VISA FAQs

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Information For Visa Holders

  • I am in Australia. Should I travel overseas?
  • What if I am overseas, can I travel to Australia?
  • Can I still make a visa application to come to or stay in Australia?
  • What should I do if I am in Australia and my visa is about to expire?
  • What happens if I have been temporarily laid off from work or made redundant?
  • Can I work for someone other than my sponsor?
  • I have a valid visa. Can the Department cancel my visa because of the ban while I am overseas?
  • How can Ajuria assist further?
  • Can I still complete the medical examinations required for my visa application?
  • Can I still sit an English test?
  • If I am in Australia, can I apply for the COVID-19 Pandemic Temporary Activity (subclass 408) visa?
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Information For Visa Holders
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• What are the arrangements for quarantine in Australia?
• What do I need to do prior to my arrival in Australia?
• How do I prepare for mandatory quarantine?

General Questions

• Citizenship

  • Citizenship
  • When do I become eligible to apply for citizenship?
  • Can I have more than one passport?

• Incoming Passenger Cards

  • Incoming Passenger Cards
  • What is an incoming passenger card?
  • What happens if I do not complete an incoming passenger card?
  • Who can view the information on the incoming passenger card?
  • What if I have filled in the incoming passenger card incorrectly?

• Permanent Residency

  • Permanent Residency
  • What does Permanent Residency mean for me?
  • Am I eligible for Permanent Residence through my employer?
  • What are the employer sponsored pathways to Permanent Residence?
  • Will my employer support my application?
  • I now have Australian permanent residency – what next?
  • What happens at the end of five years?
  • What is a Resident Return Visa (RRV)?
  • What is the residency requirement for the RRV?
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• TSS Visas

  • TSS Visas
  • What do I need to show?
  • What will this visa let me do?
  • What does it mean if my occupation is on the two-year list?

Including Family and Pets

• Bringing Pets to Australia

  • Bringing Pets to Australia
  • Can I bring my pet to Australia?

• Family in Application

  • Family in Application
  • Can I include my family in the application?
  • Can my family work?
  • Can my partner undertake study? Can my children go to school?
  • What if my family situation changes?

Processing Your Applications

• Approval & Rejections

  • Approval & Rejections
  • What if my current visa expires before my new visa is approved?
  • What happens when my visa is granted?
  • What happens if my application is rejected?

• Processing & Timeframes

  • Processing & Timeframes
  • What can I expect to happen?
  • How long will my application take?
  • How can I check on progress?
  • Can I travel while my application is being processed?

• Starting Work in Australia

  • Starting Work in Australia
  • When can I start work in Australia?
  • Working Holiday Makers

Payment

• Employer Payments

  • Employer Payments
  • Will my employer pay for my application or will I?

• My Costs

  • My Costs
  • What will I have to pay for?
  • When will I have to pay?
  • Can I get a refund?

Documents

• My Documents

  • My Documents
  • What documents will you need from me?
  • Additional documents we may request for you
  • Will my documents need to be translated into English?

• My Family Documents

  • My Family Documents
  • Documents we will require from your partner and children
  • Additional documents we may request for your family
  • Will my documents need to be translated into English?

Medical and Medical Insurance

• Health Declaration

  • Health Declaration
  • What if I fail?
  • What is the health declaration?
  • Health Declaration
  • Will my family need to do the same?
  • How do I arrange a medical if I need one?
  • What happens then?
  • How long are the medicals valid for?

• Health Insurance

  • Health Insurance
  • Do I need to have health insurance?
  • What health insurance do I need?

• Medical Exams

  • Will I need to do a medical exam?
  • Will I need to do a medical exam?
  • Countries with Possible Medical Exceptions

English and English Tests

• Booking a test

  • Booking a Test
  • How do I book a test?
  • Can I repeat the test?
  • How long are the tests valid for?

• What score do I need to achieve?

  • What score do I need to achieve?
  • TSS - 4 Year Visa
  • TSS - 2 Year Visa
  • ENS - Main Applicant
  • ENS - Family over 18 Years Old

• Who needs to do an English Test?

  • Who needs to do an English Test?
  • Will I need to do an English test?
  • Will my family need to do an English test?

Police Checks and Character Matters

• Character Declaration

  • Character Declaration
  • Character Declaration
  • What Character Matters do I need to disclose?

• Military Discharge

  • What if I have served?
  • What if I have served?

• Police Checks

  • Police Checks
  • Will my visa be refused if I have a past offence?
  • Will my employer have to know?
  • Will I need to obtain a police check?
  • Will my family need to do the same?
  • How do I arrange a police check if I need one?
  • How long is a police check valid for?
  • What if I travel back to my country?
  • What names need to be disclosed in a police check?
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Changes to My Circumstances

• Changes in Details

  • Changes in Details
  • I’ve got a new passport, what do I do?
  • Do I need to update the Department about a change of address?

• Family Situation Changes

  • Family Situation Changes
  • New Relationship
  • Birth of Child
  • Separation

• Job Situation Changes

  • Job Situation Changes
  • What if I want to change jobs?

• Leaving Australia

  • Leaving Australia
  • I’ve ceased employment and am returning to my home country. Do I need to do anything?
  • How can I access my superannuation funds if I am leaving Australia?

Privacy and Waivers

• Privacy Policy

  • Privacy Policy
  • Who might have access to my information or documents?
  • What types of information is collected?
  • How do we collect it?
  • Why do we collect it?
  • Are you collecting my data if I visit your website?
  • How do we use and disclose Personal Information?
  • How is my information stored?
  • Can I access and correct my personal information?
  • What if I want to make a complaint or contact you about my privacy?
  • Relevant Law & Changes
  • Information on the Migration Agent Profession
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