首先是一条已经实施的新规定：从2015年11月21日起，462签证持有者在北澳大利亚地区可以为同一雇主工作12个月。

以下是移民局网站原文：

Up to 12 months work with one employer in northern Australia

From 21 November 2015, you might be eligible for an employment extension to work with one employer in Northern Australia beyond the usual limit of six months.

See: Working in Australia – six months with one employer

回到正题。关于462延签的消息去年就出来了，现在这个是进一步的说明，目前还只是一个倡议，需要经过法律程序之后才能正式实施。有关实施的时间表将会在近期公布。

具体内容：

462签证持有者需要在澳大利亚北部地区的农业、旅游及相关行业工作至少88天，才能有资格申请二签。

所谓澳大利亚北部地区包括北领地全境，西澳和昆士兰州的南回归线以北地区。大家看看下图就明白了，虚线就是南回归线。顺便来学点英语——the Tropic of Capricorn就是“南回归线”的意思。

以下为移民局网站原文：

Second Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) initiative

This initiative will be available to participants from all of Australia's Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) arrangement partner countries. It will be open to applications once the necessary legislation comes into effect. More information about the timeframe for implementation will be available shortly.

Subclass 462 visa holders who undertake three months (88 days) work during their stay in either the agriculture or tourism and hospitality industries within northern Australia, will become eligible to apply for a second Work and Holiday visa. For this purpose, northern Australia includes all of the Northern Territory, and those parts of Western Australia and Queensland above the Tropic of Capricorn.

All participants will be required to pay a new Visa Application Charge when they apply for a second Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462).

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