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TEMPORARY VISAS
Australia's
temporary residence program is designed to allow overseas people to come to Australia
for specific purposes which result in some benefit to Australia. The program
consists of three streams:
·
Economic;
·
Social/Cultural; and
·
International relations.
Temporary
residents are required to pay taxes on income earned in Australia. They do not
have access to social welfare benefits or national public health cover (with
some exceptions). Included in the criteria to be met in all of the temporary
resident visa classes is that applicants must be assessed as satisfying
Australia's strict good health and character requirements.
THE
ECONOMIC STREAM
Business
Entry Visas
The
Business Entry Visas allow employers to overcome temporary skilled labour
shortages by recruiting key personnel from overseas, or for genuine business
people who make short trips for legitimate business reasons or longer stay for
establishing a business in Australia. For employers, labour market testing may
be required to establish that the required skills are not readily available in
Australia.
Educational
Visas
Educational
Visas allow educational and research institutions or organizations to fill
academic, teaching and research positions which they have been unable to fill
from the Australian labour market. This category includes overseas students who are
enrolled in Australian educational institutions for short-term or long-term
studies. Students visas are subjected to some control as there have been
instances of students overstaying their visas. New policies are now in place, which are quite
involved, for people who want to study in Australia. Different requirements are
needed for different countries based on the level of risk from historical data.
Click here to Download 'Student Assessment Form' for a free assessment and subsequent advice.
Medical
Practitioner Visas
Suitably qualified
medical practitioners from overseas who satisfy labour market requirements.
Consistent with Government intentions in reforming practitioners access to
Medicare bulk billing, visa grants in this class are expected to decrease. Visa
grants to medical practitioners will have a much greater focus on providing
service to rural and remote communities.
THE
SOCIAL/CULTURAL STREAM
Entertainment
Visas
Entertainment
Visas are opened to people in a wide range of social and cultural
events/activities, taking into account the need t protect employment of
Australians in the industry.
Media
and Film Staff Visas
Media and
Film Staff Visas are available to correspondents and other professional media
staff posted to Australia by overseas news organisations, and photographers and
film and television teams making documentaries or commercials for overseas
consumption.
Sport
Visas
Sport
Visas are issued to amateur or professional sports people from other countries
to engage in competition with Australian residents and to improve general
sporting standards in Australia through high calibre competition and training.
Religious
Worker Visas
Religious
Worker Visas are issued to religious workers, including ministers, priests and
spiritual leaders to serve the spiritual needs of people of their faith in
Australia.
Family
Relationship Visas
This
allows young people of secondary school age to have an extended holiday and to
provide an opportunity to learn about Australia, while staying with relatives
or close family friends who are Australian citizens or permanent residents.
Retirement
Visas
This is an
extended temporary stay visa for people who want to retire in Australia.
Public
Lecturer Visas
These are
extended to professional lectures or subjects experts invited to make public presentations.
Visiting
Academic Visas
These are
extended to academics whose presence will contribute to the sharing of research
knowledge.
THE
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STREAM
Working
Holiday Visas
These are
extended to young people wanting to holiday and travel within Australia and
have the opportunity to work to supplement their funds. Australia has
reciprocal workings holiday arrangements with the United Kingdom, the
Netherlands, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Korea and Malta.
Foreign
Government Agency Staff Visas
These
visas are for foreign government officials to conduct official business on
behalf of their government where the officials do not have diplomatic and
official status in Australia.
Exchange
Visas
These are
extended to skilled people from overseas wanting to come to Australia to
broaden their work experience and skills while guaranteeing Australian
residents similar opportunities overseas, or, people under certain by-lateral
exchange agreements.
Special
Program Visas
Special
Program Visas are extended to people from overseas to come to Australia broaden
their experience and understanding of the country, generally in the context of
youth exchange.
Diplomatic
Visas
These
visas allow for the temporary entry of those who seek to travel to Australia in
a diplomatic or official capacity, on advice from the Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade. People eligible for a diplomatic visa are encouraged to
apply for this visa regardless of their intended period of stay in Australia.
Domestic
Worker (Diplomatic) Visas
These
allow the entry of domestic staff for diplomats and consular staff posted to
Australia, on advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Domestic
Worker (Overseas Executive) Visas
These
allow the entry of domestic servants for certain senior executives who are
temporarily in Australia. This is a concession applies where it can be shown
that a domestic servant is necessary for the proper discharge of the
executive's representational duties.
Occupational
Trainee Visas
These
allow temporary entry for training compatible with an applicant's employment
history. The training should be to upgrade existing skills and be readily
useable on return to the home country.
Supported
Dependent Visas
These
allow for the temporary entry of the dependents of Australian citizens and
holders of permanent resident visas, who are living abroad and who intend
temporary stay in Australia.
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