Make your regional days count.
Farm, mine, build, fish or pour beers up north. Add your payslips and see how many days you've done.
Free, no sign-up. Only checking a postcode? Check it here
Does your postcode count?
Check it against the six official Home Affairs lists, for both the 417 and 462 visa. Or see them all on the map.
It's not just farm work
Farm work, mining, construction, fishing, tree farming, tourism and disaster recovery all count, in the right postcodes. Some only on the 417 visa.
Farm work: crops
Picking, packing, pruning
Mining
Plant labourer, wash-down, scaffolding, rope access, site cleaning
Construction
Building, civil works, landscaping on site
Fishing & pearling
Catching fish, pearl farms
Tourism & hospitality
Bars, cafés, hotels and tours in the north and outback
Tree farming & felling
Plantations and logging
Farm work: animals
Cattle stations, dairies, shearing sheds
Disaster recovery
Flood, storm and bushfire clean-up, paid or volunteer
Popular regions
Second year or third, same rules.
88 calendar days for your 2nd visa, 179 for your 3rd. A normal full week (38 hours) counts all 7 days, weekends too. Casual takes longer, in proportion.
Quick answers
- Do weekends count?
- I work casual. How do my days count?
- How many hours is 88 days?
- Does mining count? FIFO and shutdowns
- Does hospitality count?
- Do public holidays and sick days count?
- What evidence do I need?
- Is there a second-year ballot now?
- How do I apply for my second year visa?
- How many payslips do I need?
- When is harvest season?
- When is the best time to go to Australia?
UK passport holders: you don't need specified work for a 2nd or 3rd visa if you apply on or after 1 July 2024 (Home Affairs).