Merci pour les infos ! Pour ceux qui voudrait une preuve officielle je viens de recevoir un mail de l’embassade :
Thank you for your email in relation to your electronic Working Holiday
(subclass 417) visa application lodged via the Department of Immigration
and Citizenship website.
WORKING HOLIDAY (SUBCLASS 417) VISA – GENERAL INFORMATION
A Working Holiday visa allows the holder 12 months to travel to Australia
from the date the visa is granted. This 12 month validity period cannot be
extended and if the visa holder has not entered Australia within the 12
month period, the Working Holiday visa will cease.
The visa also allows the holder a stay in Australia of 12 months from the
date of first entry to Australia (this is the date when the visa is
activated). The visa validity period can not be extended beyond 12 months
from date of first entry.
A Working Holiday visa provides the holder with multiple travel to
Australia, which means that the visa holder can leave and re-enter
Australia as many times as they wish during their 12 month stay. However,
if the holder departs Australia during their 12 month stay they are not
able to recover, in any way, the period of time spent outside Australia.
Please note that people who have arrived in Australia with another type of
visa cannot change to a Working Holiday visa while in Australia.
INITIAL ENTRY INFORMATION
As your electronic Working Holiday visa was granted on 16 October 2009,
your initial entry to Australia must not be after 16 October 2010 as this
visa allows you to make your initial entry into Australia no later than 12
months from the date that the visa was granted.
