Rules that determine whether there is a valid application for the Department to consider.
Visa application charges
Visa
Charge
Amount
417
Specified nil-fee class
Nil[item 1225(2)(a)(i)][reg 2.12C]
417
First 417 application
AUD $840[F2026L00874 Sch 3 · item 1225(2)(a)]
417
Second or third 417 application
AUD $1,000[F2026L00874 Sch 3 · item 1225(2)(a)]
Application and grant location
Item
Requirement
First 417 application
The applicant must be outside Australia when lodging.
[item 1225(3A)(a)]
Repeat 417 application
The application may be lodged in or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance.
[item 1225(3B)(a)]
Visa held at application
Item
Requirement
Onshore repeat applicant
Must hold a substantive visa, or have held one during the 28 days before lodging.
[item 1225(3B)(f)]
Prior 462 history
A person who has previously been in Australia as a 462 holder cannot make a valid 417 application.
[item 1225(3C)]
Age requirements
Visa
Stream
Requirement
417
Primary applicant
At least 18 and no more than 35, unless the current passport instrument sets a younger maximum for that passport
[item 1225(3AA)]
Specified-work declaration
Item
Requirement
Second 417 application
The application must include a declaration of at least 3 months of specified 417 work on the first visa, unless a passport or COVID-affected-visa exception applies.
[item 1225(3B)(c), (3BA)–(3BB)]
Third 417 application
The application must include a declaration of at least 6 months of specified work on or after 1 July 2019 while holding the second 417 or its linked bridging visa, unless an exception applies.
[item 1225(3B)(ca), (3BA)–(3BB)]