호주 워킹홀리데이 비자, 산불피해지역 동일 고용주 6개월 근무조건 완화 소식
호주내무부에서는 최근 산불로 피해를 입은 지역의 재건을 돕기 위해 기존 워킹홀리데이 근무 조건 중 동일 고용주와 6개월 이상 일할 수 없다는 조건을 완화하여 1년까지 연장한다고 합니다.
또한 2차(Second) 및 3차(Third) 비자를 신청할 수 있는 업종에 산불 피해 지역에서의 건설 관련 업무(주택 건설, 펜스 설치 등)도 포함한다고 합니다. 다만, 건설업종은 기존 워킹홀리데이비자(subclass 417) 2차 또는 3차 비자 신청 조건에 포함되어 있던 것이나 비자를 신청 가능한 근무 지역에는 다소 차이가 있을 수 있습니다.
※ 2차 또는 3차 비자를 신청하기 위해서는 정해진 지역(Regional Australia)의 특정 업종(specified work)에서 3개월(2차 비자) 또는 6개월(3차 비자) 이상 근무해야 합니다.
산불 피해 지역은 아래 링크에서 확인이 가능합니다.
기존, 2차 또는 3차 비자 신청이 가능한 근무 지역 및 특정 업종은 아래와 같습니다.
Regional Australia
For the purpose of a second or third Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa, regional Australia includes the areas in the following table.
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State/territory : Postcode
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– Australian Capital Territory : The Australian Capital Territory is not classified as part of regional Australia
- New South Wales : 2311 to 2312, 2328 to 2411, 2420 to 2490, 2536 to 2551, 2575 to 2594, 2618 to 2739, 2787 to 2899 / Note: Excludes Sydney, Newcastle, the Central Coast and Wollongong
– Norfolk Island : All of Norfolk Island is classified as part of regional Australia
- Northern Territory : All of Northern Territory is classified as part of regional Australia
- Queensland : 4124 to 4125, 4133, 4211, 4270 to 4272, 4275, 4280, 4285, 4287, 4307 to 4499, 4510, 4512, 4515 to 4519, 4522 to 4899 / Note: Excludes the Greater Brisbane area and the Gold Coast
– South Australia : All of South Australia is classified as part of regional Australia
– Tasmania : All of Tasmania is classified as part of regional Australia
- Victoria : 3139, 3211 to 3334, 3340 to 3424, 3430 to 3649, 3658 to 3749, 3753, 3756, 3758, 3762, 3764, 3778 to 3781, 3783, 3797, 3799, 3810 to 3909, 3921 to 3925, 3945 to 3974, 3979, 3981 to 3996 / Note: Excludes Melbourne metropolitan area
Western Australia : 6041 to 6044, 6055 to 6056, 6069, 6076, 6083 to 6084, 6111, 6121 to 6126, 6200 to 6799 / Note: Excludes Perth and surrounding areas
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Approved industries for specified work
Approved industries for specified work include:
plant and animal cultivation
fishing and pearling
tree farming and felling
mining
construction
Specified work is any type of work described in the list below:
plant and animal cultivation the harvesting and/or packing of fruit and vegetable crops
pruning and trimming vines and trees
Note: This must be your primary employment task and directly associated with the cultivation and commercial sale of plant produce, such as fruit and nut crops (commercial horticultural activities). General garden maintenance is not eligible.
general maintenance crop work
cultivating or propagating plants, fungi or their products or parts
immediate processing of plant products
maintaining animals for the purpose of selling them or their bodily produce, including natural increase
Note: Maintaining animals for tourism or recreational purposes is not eligible.
immediate processing of animal products including shearing, butchery, packing and tanning
Note: Secondary processing of animal products, such as small goods processing and retail butchery is not eligible.
manufacturing dairy produce from raw material.
fishing and pearling conducting operations relating directly to taking or catching fish and other aquatic species
conducting operations relating directly to taking or culturing pearls or pearl shell
tree farming and felling planting or tending trees in a plantation or forest that are intended to be felled
felling trees in a plantation or forest
transporting trees or parts of trees that were felled in a plantation or forest to the place where they are to be milled
mining coal mining
oil and gas extraction
metal ore mining
construction material mining
non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying exploration
mining support services
construction residential building construction
non-residential building construction
heavy and civil engineering construction
land development and site preparation services
building structure services
building installation services
building completion services
other construction services
Work undertaken in the areas of plant and animal cultivation, fishing and pearling, and tree farming and felling must be described in the list above to meet the specified work requirement.
The Australian New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) provides further detail about eligible work in mining and construction. Work undertaken in the mining and construction sectors must appear in the ANZSIC division for these sectors to meet the specified work requirement.
Supporting work, such as book-keeping, in any industry described in the list above does not meet the definition of specified work.
Specified work:
must be an activity listed above
must be the primary role, function or activity performed during the applicants employment.
Examples of eligible specified work:
picking fruits on an orchard
feeding and herding cattle on a farm
horse breeding and stud farming
landscaping the grounds of a construction/house site
painting the interior/exterior of new buildings
conservation and environmental reforestation work
zoo work involving plant or animal cultivation
erecting fences on a construction site
scaffolding
Examples of ineligible specified work:
ship/boat building
performing specialised social science services (such as anthropological and archaeological assessments) for mining companies
town planning or architecture
working as a nanny on a farm
working at a cellar door providing wine tastings
manufacturing materials used on a construction site (such as concrete or steel)
cooking/catering on a mine site
cleaning the interior of mine complexes or buildings
Specified work in disaster affected areas
Construction work can be vital in helping regional disaster zones, such as those affected by flood or bushfire, to rebuild and recover from disaster.
Working Holiday visa holders who conduct construction work in eligible regional areas of Australia following disasters can count the work as specified work.
Examples of construction work that qualify as specified work include:
demolition of buildings, trench digging, land clearing and earth moving
residential and non-residential construction or renovation/repair, including of roads, footpaths, bridges, parking lots, fencing, railways, dams, irrigation systems, sewage and storm water drainage systems.
A full list of eligible construction activities is available from the Australia Bureau of Statistics.
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