Work restrictions for student visa holders From 1 July 2023, student visa holders will be restricted to 48 hours of work a fortnight. From 1 July 2023, student visa holders can work no more than 48 hours a fortnight while studying. Student visaholders have no work restrictions when their course of study or training is not in session. This ensures that studentvisa holders are able to focus on obtaining a quality Australia education and qualification, while remaining able to gain valuable work experience, and contribute to Australia’s workforce needs. Student visa work restrictions were relaxed throughout the pandemic, and completely removed in January 2022.This allowed student visa holders to work over their normal limit of 40 hours per fortnight to address workforceshortages. This ended on 30 June 2023. The Australian Government has announced that student visa holders already working...