Working Holiday Condition 8547 Reset Occurs on Each New Visa
Working holiday condition 8547 reset rules often cause confusion for visa holders changing to a new visa or bridging visa.Working Holiday and Work and Holiday visas impose condition 8547, limiting work to six months with any one employer. Clients often wonder whether this period resets when a Bridging Visa A (BVA) comes into effect after lodging another visa application. Each time a new visa is granted, a working holiday condition 8547 reset occurs, restarting the six-month work period.
The six-month limit is assessed per visa. When a BVA is granted, it’s a new visa; therefore the six-month clock resets. If you later apply for and obtain a Bridging Visa B (BVB) to travel, this counts as yet another visa and the six-month period resets again. However, condition 8547 still applies; you cannot exceed six months with any one employer without permission.
As your 482 or 186 nomination approaches decision, you can apply for permission to lift 8547 if you need to keep working beyond six months.
Points to Remember
• Each new visa (WHV, BVA, BVB) starts a fresh six-month period under condition 8547.
• You can return to the same employer for another six months once the new visa takes effect.
• To work longer, lodge a request to waive condition 8547 as your employer-sponsored visa nears grant.
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