SUBCLASS 408
Australian Government endorsed events
(COVID-19 Pandemic event)
This temporary visa lets you stay in Australia to work if you are employed or have an offer of employment in a key sector or any other sector of the economy.
Basic Eligibility
You must:
apply online
be in Australia
maintain adequate health insurance during your stay in Australia
At time of application you must:
have evidence of your employment or an offer of employment
hold a substantive visa with work rights that expires in 90 days or less, or that expired 28 days ago or less
Subclass 186
Temporary Activity Visa
With this visa, you can
This temporary visa lets you stay in Australia to work if you are employed or have an offer of employment in a key sector or any other sector of the economy.
agriculture
food processing
health care
aged care
disability care
child care, and
tourism and hospitality
remain in Australia for 12 months if you are working for or have a job offer from a Commonwealth funded aged care service.
remain in Australia for 6 months if you are working or have a job offer to work in any other sector in Australia.
include members of the family unit in your application.
If you are a visitor to Australia with no work rights and cannot support yourself, you should make arrangements to return home.
If you apply on or after 21 February 2022, you will no longer be eligible for this visa on the grounds of being unable to depart Australia due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Stay
up to 12 months if you are working in the key sectors of agriculture, food processing, health care, aged care, disability care, child care, and tourism and hospitality
up to 6 months if you are working in any other sector
If you applied before 21 February 2022, your visa application, including your stay period, will continue to be assessed under the arrangements in place at the time you lodged your application.
Cost
Free
Applicants must select ‘yes’ to the ‘visa application charge concession’ question, and select the ‘Nil VAC’ option in the application form.
Processing times
Processing Time
You must
apply online
be in Australia
maintain adequate health insurance during your stay in Australia
At time of application you must:
have evidence of your employment or an offer of employment
hold a substantive visa with work rights that expires in 90 days or less, or that expired 28 days ago or less
If you arrive in Australia on or after 21 February 2022, you must hold a substantive visa with work rights to be eligible for a COVID-19 Pandemic event visa, unless you have a job offer from a Commonwealth funded aged care service.
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