REFUGEE AND HUMANITARIAN VISAS TO AUSTRALIA

Refugee and Humanitarian Visas to Australia

Global Special Humanitarian visa (subclass 202)

Features

This visa allows you to:

• live, work and study in Australia
• propose or sponsor people for permanent residence.

Requirements

You might be able to get this visa if you are:

• outside Australia
• living outside your home country
• subject to substantial discrimination, amounting to a gross violation of your human rights, in your home country
• proposed by a person or organisation in Australia.

In-country Special Humanitarian Visa to Australia

Features

This visa allows you to:

• live, work and study in Australia
• propose or sponsor family members for permanent residence.

Requirements

You might be able to get this visa if you:

• are living in your home country
• are subject to persecution in your home country
• have not been able to leave that country to seek refuge elsewhere.

Protection Visa to Australia

Features

This visa allows you to:

• live and work in Australia as a permanent resident.

Eligibility

You might be able to get this visa if you:

• are in Australia and you engage Australia’s protection obligations
• did not arrive in Australia as an illegal maritime arrival or unauthorised air arrival.

Length of stay

Permanently

Cost

From AUD 35

Global processing times

For visa processing times, see Refugee or humanitarian programme visa processing times.

Refugee Visa to Australia

Features

This visa allows you to:

• stay indefinitely in Australia
• propose or sponsor family members for permanent residence.

Requirements

You might be able to get this visa if you:

• are outside Australia
• are living outside your home country
• are subject to persecution in your home country.

Woman at Risk Visa to Australia

Features

This visa allows you to:

• live, work and study in Australia
• propose or sponsor family members for permanent residence.

Requirements

You might be able to get this visa if you are female and you:

• are outside Australia
• are living outside your home country
• do not have the protection of a male relative
• are in danger of victimisation, harassment, or serious abuse because of your gender.

Emergency Rescue Visa to Australia

Features

This visa allows you to:

• live, work and study in Australia
• propose or sponsor family members for permanent residence.

Requirements

You might be able to get this visa if:

• you are subject to persecution in your home country
• have an urgent and compelling need to travel to Australia.