Australian Visas

For high-calibre business owners and entrepreneurs with a proven track record of success to operate a business in Australia.

Lets skilled workers who are nominated by their employer live and work in Australia permanently.

Permits skilled workers nominated by regional employers to live and work permanently in regional Australia.

For invited workers, eligible New Zealand citizens and eligible Hong Kong or British National (Overseas) passport holders with skills Australia needs, to live and work permanently anywhere in Australia.

Permits skilled workers who are nominated by an Australian state or territory government to live and work in Australia permanently.

Grants permanent residency to skilled workers who have lived and worked in regional Australia on a qualifying provisional visa.

Facilitates permanent residency for citizens of Pacific Island countries and Timor-Leste to live, work and study in Australia.

Allows visa holders to do short-term, highly specialised work in Australia for up to 3 months.

Enables individuals to work in Australia under specific government-to-government agreements or for diplomatic purposes.

Allows individuals to come to Australia temporarily for specific activities such as entertainment, religious work, research, or sport.

Lets an employer sponsor a suitably skilled worker to fill a position they cannot find a suitably skilled Australian worker to fill.

A temporary visa that allows international students to live, study and work in Australia after completing their studies.

Permits skilled workers to live and work in regional Australia temporarily with a pathway to permanent residence.

Allows skilled workers nominated by a state or territory or sponsored by an eligible family member to live and work in designated regional areas for up to five years.

Allows skilled workers sponsored by an employer to live and work in regional Australia with a pathway to permanent residency.

Allows highly skilled and talented individuals in specific target sectors to live and work permanently in Australia.

Grants permanent residency to skilled workers who have lived and worked in regional Australia for the required period.

Allows business owners and investors to live permanently in Australia after meeting certain business or investment requirements.

Enables individuals to participate in workplace-based training to improve skills for their current job, area of tertiary study or field of expertise.

Allows international students to study full-time in Australia at a recognised educational institution for up to 6 years.

Permits guardians to stay in Australia to provide care and support for a student visa holder under 18 years of age.

Allows a child outside Australia to move to Australia to live permanently with their parent.

Allows adopted children from overseas to live in Australia permanently with their adoptive parents.

Enables parents of Australian citizens, permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens to live in Australia permanently.

Permits aged relatives who are dependent on an Australian citizen or permanent resident to live in Australia permanently.

Permits individuals outside Australia whose only near relatives are in Australia to live there permanently.

Permits carers to move to Australia to provide long-term care for a relative with a medical condition.

Permits an orphaned child outside Australia to live permanently with their Australian relative.

Allows parents to live permanently in Australia with their child who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident.

Permits parents to stay temporarily in Australia while their permanent Contributory Parent visa application is being processed.

Allows individuals to come to Australia to marry their Australian partner and then apply for a permanent partner visa.

Allows partners of Australian citizens or permanent residents who applied outside Australia to live in Australia temporarily and then permanently.

Enables a dependent child to stay in Australia temporarily while their parent's permanent partner visa is being processed.

Allows non-New Zealand citizen family members of New Zealand citizens to live and work in Australia temporarily.

Permits a child already in Australia to stay permanently with their parent.

Enables aged parents of Australian citizens, permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens to live in Australia permanently.

Permits partners of Australian citizens or permanent residents who applied in Australia to stay temporarily and then permanently.

Allows individuals already in Australia whose only near relatives are in Australia to stay permanently.

Allows individuals already in Australia to stay permanently to care for a relative with a long-term medical condition.

Allows an orphaned child already in Australia to stay permanently with their Australian relative.

Allows aged dependent relatives already in Australia to stay permanently with their family.

Enables aged parents to live permanently in Australia with their child who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident.

Enables parents of Australian citizens, permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens to stay in Australia temporarily for up to three or five years.

Allows aged parents to stay temporarily in Australia while applying for a permanent Contributory Aged Parent visa.

Permits young adults from eligible countries to work and holiday in Australia for up to 12 months.

Allows young people from eligible countries to work and holiday in Australia for up to a year.

For tourists, business visitors or to visit family for three, six or 12 months.

Allows short-term visits to Australia for tourism or business activities. Visit as often as you wish in a 12-month period for up to three months at a time.

Permits travel to Australia for tourism or business as often as you wish in a 12-month period for up to three months at a time.

Enables travellers to transit through Australia for up to 72 hours on their way to another destination.

For individuals who are subject to persecution in their home country and are in need of resettlement in Australia.

Allows individuals outside Australia who face substantial discrimination or human rights abuses in their home country to live permanently in Australia.

Provides permanent residency to certain individuals who held a temporary protection or humanitarian visa and meet the eligibility criteria.

Grants permanent residency to individuals already in Australia who meet the criteria for refugee status or complementary protection.

Allows individuals to stay lawfully in Australia after their current substantive visa ceases while their new visa application is being processed.

Permits individuals to leave and return to Australia while their visa application is being processed.

Enables individuals who do not hold a substantive visa to stay lawfully in Australia while their visa application is processed.

Allows individuals to stay lawfully in Australia while resolving their immigration status, making arrangements to leave, or waiting for an immigration decision.

Grants permanent residency to former Australian permanent residents and certain people who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Allows Australian permanent residents and former citizens to maintain or obtain a travel facility to return to Australia.

Allows self-funded retirees to live in Australia during their retirement years.

Issued automatically to New Zealand citizens on arrival in Australia, allowing them to live, work and study with a pathway to permanent residency.

Permits individuals to travel to Australia for medical treatment or to support someone who is receiving medical treatment.

Allows foreign crew members of non-military ships to enter and stay in Australia temporarily by sea.