[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":82},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fBagr0en5lVzR340tSIFJm4f4a4SPfPoOUNzJ3MDIgpI":3,"$fgGpcmMruo6TMQJxznk5nf1eKETMXqIT4gThpSNXjC4M":34},{"_id":4,"name":5,"subclass":6,"slug":7,"category":8,"type":9,"description":10,"officialUrl":11,"sections":12,"__v":33},"69e1a26f403a1dad6f4593ce","Global Special Humanitarian visa","202","global-special-humanitarian-202","Refugee","Permanent","Allows individuals outside Australia who face substantial discrimination or human rights abuses in their home country to live permanently in Australia.","https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-listing\u002Fglobal-special-humanitarian-202",[13,17,21,25,29],{"title":14,"content":15,"_id":16},"Overview","From 1 July 2025, you must use ImmiAccount if you are proposing a person, or applying for, a Refugee and Humanitarian visa. You must complete the proposal first and use your transaction reference number (TRN) within 60 days to apply for the visa in ImmiAccount.\n\nFor more information, see the [step-by-step guide](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-listing\u002Fglobal-special-humanitarian-202#HowTo).\n\n#### Stay\n\nPermanently\n\n#### Cost\n\nThere is no visa application charge for this visa unless an Approved Proposing Organisation proposes you under the [Community Support Program](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Frefugee-and-humanitarian-program\u002Fcommunity-support-program).\n\n#### Processing times\n\nEach year we receive more applications for resettlement than the number of available visas. This means the decision process may take many years and most applications will be unsuccessful.\n\n#### With this visa, you can\n\n-   stay in Australia permanently\n-   work and study in Australia\n-   propose certain family members for permanent residence.\n\n[See all conditions](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Falready-have-a-visa\u002Fcheck-visa-details-and-conditions\u002Fsee-your-visa-conditions?product=202)\n\n[Check your eligibility](#Eligibility)\n\n#### You must\n\n-   have a proposer\n-   enter Australia by the date on your visa\n-   you and your family members must obey all Australian laws.\n\n#### Help with your visa\n\nIf you are getting help with your visa, before you pay someone, read information on [Who can help with your visa application](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fwho-can-help-with-your-application\u002Foverview).\n\n[Apply](https:\u002F\u002Fonline.immi.gov.au\u002Flusc\u002Flogin)","69e1a26f403a1dad6f4593cf",{"title":18,"content":19,"_id":20},"About this visa","[With this visa, you can](#aboutVisa-index-0)\n\n[How long you can stay](#aboutVisa-index-1)\n\n[Include family](#aboutVisa-index-2)\n\n[Cost](#aboutVisa-index-3)\n\n[Apply from](#aboutVisa-index-4)\n\n[Processing times](#aboutVisa-index-5)\n\n[Your obligations](#aboutVisa-index-6)\n\n[Assisted Passage](#aboutVisa-index-7)\n\n[Travel](#aboutVisa-index-8)\n\n[Visa label](#aboutVisa-index-9)\n\n* * *\n\n## With this visa, you can\n\n-   stay in Australia permanently\n-   work and study in Australia\n-   enrol in Australia's public healthcare scheme, [Medicare](http:\u002F\u002Fwww.humanservices.gov.au\u002Findividuals\u002Fmedicare)\n-   propose family members for permanent residence\n-   travel to and from Australia for 5 years\n-   if eligible [become an Australian citizen](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fcitizenship\u002Fbecome-a-citizen)\n-   attend free English language classes through the [Adult Migrant English Program](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fsettling-in-australia\u002Famep\u002Fabout-the-program\u002Fbackground).\n\n## How long you can stay\n\nThis is a permanent visa. It lets you stay in Australia permanently.\n\nYou become a permanent resident on the day you enter Australia on this visa. This counts for citizenship purposes.\n\n## Include family\n\nYou can include family in your application when you apply. You can also add certain family members to your application at any time before we decide on your application.\n\nFor this visa, your family are:\n\n-   your \n-   your ren\n-   your partner’s dependent children\n-   other relative who is a dependant (parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew or cousin).\n\nIf your child is not dependent on you, they must apply for their own visa.\n\nFamily members who apply for the visa must meet our [health](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fhealth) and [character requirements](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fcharacter).\n\nFamily members who are not coming to Australia might also have to meet our [health requirement](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fhealth).\n\nIt is important to declare all your family members, even if they will not be applying with you.\n\nIf you do not declare a family member in your application, you may not be able to propose them for a Humanitarian visa after you arrive in Australia.\n\n## Cost\n\nThere is no visa application charge for this visa unless you are proposed under the [Community Support Program](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Frefugee-and-humanitarian-program\u002Fcommunity-support-program) by an Approved Proposing Organisation.\n\n## Apply from\n\nYou must be outside Australia and outside your country of origin when you apply for this visa.\n\n## Processing times\n\nEach year we receive more applications for resettlement than the number of available visas. This means the decision process may take many years and most applications will be unsuccessful. We will tell applicants when their application reaches the next stage of processing or when the application is finalised.\n\nProcessing time is lengthy and varies according to the circumstances of each applicant.\n\nYour application can take longer to process if:\n\n-   your application form is not filled in correctly\n-   you do not include all the documents we need, or we need more information from you\n-   it takes us time to verify your information.\n\nWe do not give processing updates.\n\n### Priorities\n\nWe process SHP applications in order of priority group. Visa applications for family reunion are more likely to be successful if the proposer is an immediate or close family member because they receive a higher priority. \n\nPriority groups within the SHP are as follows:\n\n1.  Your proposer is an immediate family member (partner or dependent child, or, if the proposer is under 18 years of age, the proposer's parent). They must also have been granted a Class XB visa or are an Australian citizen who held a Protection or Resolution of Status visa.\n    You must also meet the split-family criteria. This means your proposer:\n    -   was a member of your immediate family when we granted their visa\n    -   told us about your relationship before we granted their visa\n    -   proposed your visa application within 5 years of us granting their visa.\n2.  You do not meet the split-family criteria and your proposer is a close family member (partner, child, parent or sibling) and does not hold a Protection or Resolution of Status visa.\n3.  Your proposer is an extended family member (grandparent, grandchild, cousin, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew) and does not hold a Protection or Resolution of Status visa.\n4.  Your proposer is a distant relative, friend or community organisation and does not hold a Protection or Resolution of Status visa.\n5.  Your proposer holds a Protection or Resolution of Status visa.\n\nA person who arrived in Australia as an unauthorised maritime arrival (UMA) on or after 13 August 2012 cannot propose family members under the Humanitarian Program. This is in line with the Migration Regulations 1994.\n\nTo satisfy the criteria for a Woman at Risk\u002Fvulnerable women visa in either the subclass 204 (Woman at Risk) or under the SHP, women must not:\n\n-   be living with a male person who is over 18 years of age or\n-   have a male relative residing in the same locality.\n\nWomen who are granted a Woman at Risk (subclass 204) visa or who are prioritised under the SHP on the basis of being a vulnerable women should sponsor any existing or new spouses under the Family Stream of the Migration Program. Similarly, children (under 18) who are granted a visa on the basis of their mother’s vulnerability as a woman, should sponsor their parent under the Family Stream of the Migration Program.\n\nThe Australian Government has established policy to guide decisions on which applications we should generally give priority. For more information about these priorities, see [About the refugee and humanitarian program](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Frefugee-and-humanitarian-program\u002Fabout-the-program\u002Fabout-the-program).\n\nAs all humanitarian applicants are in similarly compelling circumstances, the department is unable to expedite applications outside of these priorities.\n\n## Your obligations\n\nYou must enter Australia before the first entry arrival date (initial arrival date) specified in your grant letter.\n\nIf you signed a health undertaking, you must comply with it.\n\nYou and your family members must obey all Australian laws.\n\n## Assisted Passage\n\nThe Assisted Passage program supports the delivery of Australia’s Offshore Humanitarian Program and provides health screening and medical related services to Special Humanitarian Program visa applicants and visa holders.\n\nThe Assisted Passage service has transitioned from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to Toll Remote Logistics Pty Ltd (Toll). Toll are responsible for delivering Assisted Passage services globally.\n\nToll will help you to attend health appointments and, if you are granted a visa, assist you to travel to Australia.\n\nHelp with travel to Australia may be available through the International Organization for Migration (IOM) under their prepaid migration travel program. More information is available on the IOM website [Travel to Australia with IOM](\u003Chttps:\u002F\u002Faustralia.iom.int\u002Fsites\u002Fg\u002Ffiles\u002Ftmzbdl1001\u002Ffiles\u002Fdocuments\u002FIOM_Travel Assistance Flyer.pdf>).\n\nYou and your proposer are responsible for paying for your travel to Australia.\n\nTell us about your travel bookings so that we can ensure you receive settlement assistance when you arrive in Australia.\n\nMore information about Assisted Passage services for 202 Global Special Humanitarian visa applicants can be found in the information sheets below:\n\n-   [Comms for 202 visa holders - English (166KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002FVisa-subsite\u002Ffiles\u002Fcomms-for-202-visa-holders-english.PDF)\n-   [Comms for 202 visa holders - Arabic (567KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002FVisa-subsite\u002Ffiles\u002Fcomms-for-202-visa-holders-arabic.PDF)\n-   [Comms for 202 visa holders - Burmese (501KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002FVisa-subsite\u002Ffiles\u002Fcomms-for-202-visa-holders-burmese.PDF)\n-   [Comms for 202 visa holders - Chin Hakha (173KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002FVisa-subsite\u002Ffiles\u002Fcomms-for-202-visa-holders-chin-hakha.PDF)\n-   [Comms for 202 visa holders - Dari (293KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002FVisa-subsite\u002Ffiles\u002Fcomms-for-202-visa-holders-dari.PDF)\n-   [Comms for 202 visa holders - Farsi (551KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002FVisa-subsite\u002Ffiles\u002Fcomms-for-202-visa-holders-farsi.PDF)\n-   [Comms for 202 visa holders - Karen (218KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002FVisa-subsite\u002Ffiles\u002Fcomms-for-202-visa-holders-karen.PDF)\n-   [Comms for 202 visa holders - Nepali (651KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002FVisa-subsite\u002Ffiles\u002Fcomms-for-202-visa-holders-nepali.PDF)\n-   [Comms for 202 visa holders - Somali (180KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002FVisa-subsite\u002Ffiles\u002Fcomms-for-202-visa-holders-somali.PDF)\n-   [Comms for 202 visa holders - Spanish (179KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002FVisa-subsite\u002Ffiles\u002Fcomms-for-202-visa-holders-spanish.PDF)\n-   [Comms for 202 visa holders - Swahili (70KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002FVisa-subsite\u002Ffiles\u002Fcomms-for-202-visa-holders-swahili.PDF)\n-   [Comms for 202 visa holders - Turkish (261KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002FVisa-subsite\u002Ffiles\u002Fcomms-for-202-visa-holders-turkish.PDF)\n\n## Travel\n\nYou and your proposer or approved proposing organisation are responsible for arranging your travel to Australia. \n\nIf the first entry arrival date (initial arrival date) specified in your grant letter has passed, contact the visa processing office for a travel facilitation letter. We may first ask you to undergo another medical examination.\n\nYou can travel to and from Australia for 5 years from the date we grant the visa. After 5 years you will need a [Resident Return (RRV) visa (subclass 155) or (subclass 157)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-listing\u002Fresident-return-visa-155-157) to re-enter Australia.\n\n## Visa label\n\nWe will digitally link your visa to your passport or other travel document. You will not get a label.","69e1a26f403a1dad6f4593d0",{"title":22,"content":23,"_id":24},"Eligibility","## With this visa you can move to and stay permanently in Australia\n\n-   You face substantial discrimination or human rights abuses in your home country and you have a proposer or \n-   You are a member of the immediate family of a person who has been granted this visa and this person is your proposer.\n\nYou must:\n\n-   Be living outside Australia and outside your country of origin\n-   Be subject to substantial discrimination in your home country\n-   The discrimination would amount to a gross violation of your human rights in your home country.\n\nOr\n\n-   Living outside Australia\n-   A member of the immediate family of a person who was granted this visa in the last five years.\n\n* * *\n\n## Have a proposer\n\nYou must be proposed for this visa by a person or organisation in Australia.\n\nYour proposer must be one of the following:\n\n-   an Australian citizen\n-   an Australian permanent resident\n-   an or\n-   an organisation in Australia.\n\nIf you are applying for this visa as an immediate family member of a person who was granted this visa, your proposer must be that person.\n\nThe cost of the travel is your or your proposer’s responsibility. Toll can provide help to organise travel to Australia. Toll is the department’s Assisted Passage service provider. Your Toll case manager will be in contact with you to offer help. This includes help with:\n\n-   booking flights\n-   getting exits permits and\n-   providing you with your AMS ImmiCard.\n\nThe Australian Migration Status (AMS) ImmiCard is an official International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) compliant travel document. It is also an identity document that you can use in Australia to prove your eligibility for government services and to check your visa details.\n\nThe International Organization for Migration (IOM) can also help you. Learn more at the [International Organization for Migration website](https:\u002F\u002Faustralia.iom.int\u002Fservices-global-special-humanitarian-visa-subclass-202-holders).\n\nYou or your proposer should tell the Department about your travel bookings. This is so that we can send you an invitation to attend the Australian Cultural Orientation (AUSCO) program before you travel to Australia and settlement assistance when you arrive in Australia.\n\nYour proposer also has other responsibilities to help you settle in Australia.\n\nSelect the ‘For Proposers’ switch at the top of this page for information about proposing.\n\n* * *\n\n## Meet our health requirement\n\nYou and any family members who apply for the visa with you must meet our [health requirement](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fhealth).\n\nFamily members who do not apply with you might also have to meet our [health requirement](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fhealth).\n\nIf you have compassionate and compelling circumstances, we might waive your health requirement\n\n* * *\n\n## Meet our character requirement\n\nYou and any family members who apply for the visa with you must meet our [character requirement](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fcharacter).\n\nFamily members who do not apply with you might also have to meet our [character requirement](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fcharacter).\n\n* * *\n\n## Sign the Australian values statement\n\nIf you are 18 years of age or older, you must confirm you will respect the Australian way of life and obey Australian laws by signing or accepting the [Australian Values Statement](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Faustralian-values).\n\n* * *\n\n## Have paid back your debt to the Australian Government\n\nIf you owe the Australian Government money, you must have paid it back or have a formal arrangement to pay it back.\n\n* * *\n\nMeet all these criteria? Check how to apply in our [step by step](#HowTo) guide.","69e1a26f403a1dad6f4593d1",{"title":26,"content":27,"_id":28},"How to apply","Step 1\n\nGather your documents\n\n#### Provide accurate information\n\nProvide accurate information. See what happens if you can't [prove your identity or don't provide true information](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fproviding-accurate-information).\n\n#### Identity documents\n\nProvide the pages of your current passport showing your photo, personal details, and passport issue and expiry dates.\n\nAlso provide:\n\n-   a national identity card, if you have one\n-   proof of change of name.\n\nDocuments that prove a change of name include:\n\n-   a marriage or divorce certificate\n-   change of name documents from an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, or the relevant overseas authority\n-   documents that show other names you have been known by.\n\nIf you can't provide these items, provide a statement explaining why you have no travel or identity documents.\n\n#### Humanitarian circumstances\n\nProvide proof If you have registered with any international organisation dealing with refugees, such as the [United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)](http:\u002F\u002Fwww.unhcr.org\u002F).\n\nProvide a detailed statement, in English about why you left your home country.\n\n#### Visas or residence permits\n\nProvide certified copies of any visas or residence permits you hold.\n\n#### Relationship documents\n\nProvide certified copies of marriage certificates or relationship registrations for you and anyone else included in your application, even if they are not joining you in Australia.\n\n#### Photographs\n\nOnline applications need 1 scanned photograph per applicant.\n\nThe photographs should be of the head and shoulders only against a plain background.\n\n#### Character documents\n\nProvide military service records or discharge papers if you served in the armed forces of any country.\n\n#### Tell us you are getting help\n\nTo nominate someone to:\n\n-   receive your correspondence, use [Form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient (301KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F956a.pdf)\n-   provide immigration assistance, use [Form 956 Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person (308KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F956.pdf).\n\nFor more information see [Who can help you with your application](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fwho-can-help-with-your-application\u002Foverview).\n\n#### Partner documents\n\nProvide:\n\n-   identity documents\n-   character documents\n-   documents about other relationships, if applicable\n-   any visas or residence permits held\n-   a photograph, as described in the information for the main applicant.\n\nProvide either:\n\n-   your current marriage certificate, or\n-   documents to prove you have been in a de facto relationship with your partner for at least 12 months before you apply.\n\nDocuments that prove your de facto relationship can include:\n\n-   joint bank account statements\n-   billing accounts in joint names\n-   joint leases or mortgages\n-   documents that show your partner has lived at the same address as you.\n\n#### Dependants under 18 documents\n\nFor every dependant under 18 years old who is applying with you, provide:\n\n-   identity documents, or a statement explaining why they have no travel or identity documents\n-   proof of your relationship with them, like a birth or marriage certificate\n-   any visas or residence permits held\n-   any marriage certificates or relationship registrations held\n-   character documents, if applicable\n-   a photograph, as described in the information for the main applicant.\n\n#### Parental responsibility documents\n\nUnless you have a court order you must get consent for the child to resettle in Australia from anyone who:\n\n-   has a legal right to decide where the child lives and\n-   is not coming to Australia with the child.\n\nThey must complete either:\n\n-   [Form 1229 Consent form to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years (276KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F1229.pdf)\n-   a statutory declaration giving their consent for the child to resettle in Australia.\n\nInclude a document with the signature and photo of the person who completed the form or declaration, such as a:\n\n-   passport\n-   driver’s licence.\n\nIf the child is not staying with a relative or legal guardian, provide [Form 1257 Undertaking declaration (211KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F1257.pdf). The person they are staying with must sign the form.\n\n#### Dependants over 18 documents\n\nFor every dependant aged 18 years or older who is applying with you, provide:\n\n-   identity documents\n-   documents about their other relationships, if applicable\n-   character documents\n-   any visas or residence permits held\n-   a photograph, as described in the information for the main applicant.\n\n#### Proof of dependency\n\nYou need to prove that this person is dependent on you. You must demonstrate financial, physical or psychological dependence. \n\n#### Prepare your documents\n\n#### Translate\n\nHave all non-English documents translated into English.\n\nProvide original and translated documents in your application.\n\nTranslators in Australia must be accredited by the [National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.naati.com.au\u002F).\n\nTranslators outside Australia do not have to be accredited. On each translation, they must include their:\n\n-   full name\n-   address and telephone number\n-   qualifications and experience in the language they are translating.\n\nThese details must be in English.\n\nStep 2\n\nApply for the visa\n\n#### Provide accurate information\n\nApply for this visa online.\n\nProvide accurate information. See what happens [if you can't prove your identity or don't provide true information](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fproviding-accurate-information).\n\n#### Apply\n\nYour proposer must use ImmiAccount to submit a proposal, unless you are applying under the Community Support Program (CSP). Your proposer will then give you the transaction reference number (TRN).\n\nFollow these steps to apply:\n\n1.  Log in to [ImmiAccount](https:\u002F\u002Fonline.immi.gov.au\u002Flusc\u002Flogin). If you do not have an ImmiAccount login, you will need to create a new account.\n2.  Click ’New application’.\n3.  Click ’Refugee & Humanitarian’.\n4.  Click ‘Offshore Humanitarian Visa (200, 201, 202, 203, 204)’.\n5.  Complete the application. \n6.  Submit the application.\n\nYou must submit the application within 60 days of the proposal. The proposal will expire after 60 days if you have not submitted the application.\n\nIf the proposal has expired, the proposer must submit a new proposal. Use the new TRN for the application.\n\nSelect the ‘For Proposers’ switch at the top of this page for information about proposing.\n\nProposers under the CSP must submit:\n\n-   Form 842 Application for an Offshore Humanitarian Visa\n-   a proposal form specific to Approved Proposing Organisations (APO).\n\nYour APO will explain the full process for submitting application forms under CSP.\n\n#### Having family applications processed together\n\nSubmit your applications at the same time. This helps give us a clear idea of everyone that is applying for a visa.\n\nIn your application, you must list all family who are also applying for their own visa.\n\nStep 3\n\nAfter you apply\n\nWe will let you and your proposer (if you have authorised them) know when we have received your application and documents.\n\n#### Status updates\n\nWe can’t give updates on applications.\n\nWait for us to contact you.\n\n#### Travel after you apply\n\nDo not arrange travel to Australia until we let you know, in writing, that we have granted you the visa.\n\n#### Health exams\n\nWe will let you know if you need [health examinations](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fhealth). \n\n#### Biometrics\n\nWe might ask for [biometrics](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fbiometrics) (fingerprints and photo). We will let you know if you need to provide them.\n\n#### Attach more information\n\nIf you did not attach all documents when you applied send them to the office where you sent the application. Quote the file number we have given you.\n\nWe might also ask you to provide more information.\n\n#### Attend an interview\n\nWe might ask you to attend an interview. You must bring your passport or other identification and any other requested documents. We might ask you about:\n\n-   your situation, including why you are applying for a humanitarian visa\n-   your family\n-   information you provided in your application.\n\nIf we receive information that could result in us refusing you a visa, we will usually ask you to comment.\n\nWe might contact your proposer to:\n\n-   clarify details in their proposal\n-   assess the kind of help they can give you.\n\n#### Pay the second instalment\n\nIf you need to pay a second instalment, we will send you an invoice after you have met all other requirements for the visa. Pay the instalment after you get the invoice. Do not ask for the invoice.\n\n#### Add family\n\nIn some circumstances you can add certain family members to your application before we decide on your application.\n\nComplete [Form 1436 Adding an additional applicant after lodgement (481KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F1436.pdf).\n\n#### Mistakes on your application\n\nLet us know as soon as you can if you made a mistake on your application.\n\nComplete [Form 1023 Notification of incorrect answers (168KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F1023.pdf).\n\n#### Help with your application\n\nLet us know if you no longer want someone to:\n\n-   receive your correspondence - complete [Form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient (301KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F956a.pdf)\n-   provide immigration advice - complete [Form 956 Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person (308KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F956.pdf).\n\nFor more information see [Who can help you with your application](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fwho-can-help-with-your-application\u002Foverview).\n\n#### Tell us if things change\n\nThings you need to let us know about after you have applied include:\n\n-   changes to your phone number, email, address or passport\n-   changes to your marital or de facto status\n-   the birth of a child\n-   you want to withdraw your application.\n\nSee how to [tell us if your situation changes](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fchange-in-situation).\n\nStep 4\n\nVisa outcome\n\nWe will let you know our decision in writing.\n\nYou must be outside Australia when we make our decision.\n\nIf we grant your visa, we will tell you:\n\n-   your visa grant number\n-   the date your visa starts\n-   your visa conditions, if applicable.\n\nKeep a copy of the decision.\n\nIf we refuse your visa, we will tell you:\n\n-   why we refused the visa\n-   whether you have a right to a review of the decision.","69e1a26f403a1dad6f4593d2",{"title":30,"content":31,"_id":32},"When you have this visa","[Coming to Australia](#haveThisVisa-index-0)\n\n[In Australia](#haveThisVisa-index-1)\n\n[Leaving Australia](#haveThisVisa-index-2)\n\n* * *\n\n## Coming to Australia\n\n### Before you leave\n\nTo find out about Australian history, culture, society and values, read the [Life in Australia booklet](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Faustralian-values).\n\nYou must come to Australia initially by the date specified in the letter we sent you when we granted your visa.\n\n#### Find support\n\nYou or your proposer must pay for you to travel to Australia.\n\nYou will be contracted by Toll, who are the Department’s Assisted Passage service provider, to offer assistance with your travel arrangements to Australia.\n\nOnce you arrive, your proposer has responsibilities to help you settle in Australia.\n\nThe Australian Government also offers some general support services for visa holders.\n\n#### Australian Cultural Orientation (AUSCO) Program\n\nThis 5-day program is free and open to all humanitarian visa holders over the age of 5. It is delivered overseas, to give you an understanding of life in Australia before you arrive.\n\nRead more about the [AUSCO program](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fsettling-in-australia\u002Fausco\u002Foverview).\n\n#### Humanitarian Settlement Program\n\nThis service will contact your proposer once your visa is approved. It is free and runs across Australia. The focus is on helping you to learn English and to gain education or work skills.\n\nRead more about the [Humanitarian Settlement Program](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fsettling-in-australia\u002Fhumanitarian-settlement-program).\n\n#### Departure health check\n\nYou, and any family members travelling with you on the visa, may have a health check in the 72 hours before you leave for Australia. An approved [immigration panel physician](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fhealth) must do the check. This will assist in reducing any health issues after you arrive, and make resettlement easier.\n\nYour departure health check might include:\n\n-   checking that you are healthy enough to travel\n-   a physical check up\n-   a pregnancy test\n-   tests for communicable diseases\n-   vaccinations if needed, such as for measles, mumps and rubella\n-   treatment of parasites and infestations if needed\n\nYou must agree to follow up on any health conditions after you arrive in Australia.\n\n#### Check your travel documents\n\nYou must have a valid travel document.\n\n### At the Border\n\n#### Completing an Incoming Passenger Card\n\nAll people arriving in Australia must complete the Incoming Passenger Card. You will get a card on board.\n\n## In Australia\n\n### What can you do when you have this visa\n\n-   stay in Australia permanently\n-   work and study in Australia\n-   enrol in Australia's public healthcare scheme, [Medicare](http:\u002F\u002Fwww.humanservices.gov.au\u002Findividuals\u002Fmedicare)\n-   propose family members for permanent residence\n-   travel to and from Australia for 5 years\n-   if eligible [become an Australian citizen](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fcitizenship\u002Fbecome-a-citizen)\n-   attend free English language classes through the [Adult Migrant English Program](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fsettling-in-australia\u002Famep\u002Fabout-the-program\u002Fbackground)\n\n### What you must do on your visa\n\nYou and your family members must obey all Australian laws.\n\n### Tell us if things change\n\nThings you need to let us know about include:\n\n-   changes to your phone number, email, address or passport\n-   changes to your relationship status\n-   the birth of a child\n\nSee [what to do if your situation changes](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fchange-in-situation).\n\n### Travelling on your visa\n\nYou can travel to and from Australia for 5 years from the date we grant the visa. After 5 years you will need a [Resident Return (RRV) visa (subclass 155)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-listing\u002Fresident-return-visa-155-157) to re-enter Australia. To see when the 5 years ends, use [VEVO](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Falready-have-a-visa\u002Fcheck-visa-details-and-conditions).\n\n### Work and study\n\nWith this visa, you can work and study. You are protected by Australian workplace law. For more information on your workplace rights and entitlements see [Visa holders and migrant workers](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fairwork.gov.au\u002Ftools-and-resources\u002Ffact-sheets\u002Frights-and-obligations\u002Fvisa-holders-and-migrant-workers-workplace-rights-and-entitlements).\n\n### Bringing family\n\nAs an Australian permanent resident, you might be able to sponsor eligible family members to come to Australia.\n\nTo find a visa for your family member, [explore visa options](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-finder).\n\nYou can also propose a family member for a [Subclass 202 Global Special Humanitarian visa](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-listing\u002Fglobal-special-humanitarian-202).\n\n### Becoming an Australian citizen \n\nAfter a certain time, you might be eligible for Australian citizenship. Find out more about [becoming an Australian citizen](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fcitizenship\u002Fbecome-a-citizen).\n\nFor citizenship purposes, your permanent residency starts on the day you entered Australia on this visa.\n\n## Leaving Australia\n\n### Before you leave\n\n#### Check your travel documents\n\nYou must have a valid passport or non-citizen travel document to leave Australia. Find out more about [non-citizen travel documents](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.passports.gov.au\u002Fnon-citizen-travel-documents).\n\nYou must [tell us](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fchange-in-situation\u002Fpassport-details) if you have a new travel document so that we can link it to your visa.\n\nYou cannot use your ImmiCard to leave Australia and return.\n\n#### Ensure your visa is still valid and allows for re-entry to Australia\n\nYour visa allows you to travel overseas and return to Australia for 5 years from the date we grant the visa. To see when the 5 years ends, use [VEVO](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Falready-have-a-visa\u002Fcheck-visa-details-and-conditions). After 5 years you will need a [Resident Return (RRV) visa (subclass 155)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-listing\u002Fresident-return-visa-155-157) to re-enter Australia.\n\nSee what to do if [your visa has expired or is about to expire](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fvisa-about-to-expire).\n\n### At the Border\n\n#### Leaving the airport faster\n\nWe have an automated process that uses facial recognition technology and your ePassport. You could leave the airport faster if you use [SmartGate](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.abf.gov.au\u002Fsmartgates).\n\n### After you leave\n\n#### Proving you have been to Australia\n\n[Request your international movement records](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fentering-and-leaving-australia\u002Frequest-movement-records) to get proof of your travel in and out of Australia.","69e1a26f403a1dad6f4593d3",0,[35,57,67,75],{"name":36,"slug":37,"city":38,"state":39,"services":40,"phone":53,"website":54,"stateSlug":55,"citySlug":56},"Australian Immigration Law Services","australian-immigration-law-services","Sydney","NSW",[41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52],"skilled-nominated-190","skilled-independent-189","skilled-work-regional-491","permanent-residence-skilled-regional-191","skilled-employer-sponsored-regional-494","skills-in-demand-482","employer-nomination-scheme-186","partner-820-801","student-500","temporary-graduate-485","global-talent-858","visitor-600","61280542537","https:\u002F\u002Faustraliavisa.com","new-south-wales","sydney",{"name":58,"slug":59,"city":60,"state":61,"services":62,"phone":63,"website":64,"stateSlug":65,"citySlug":66},"Immagine Australia Immigration Pty. 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