Offshore – Resettlement
Refugee Visa (Subclass 200)
This visa is a permanent visa and is for individuals who are living outside of their home country and are subject to persecution in that country and wantto seek protection in Australia. To apply for this visa the applicant would usually need to be referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to the Australian Government. The Applicant will also have to provide evidence of persecution they have faced in their home country and undergo health and character requirements. If the applicant has a proposer the proposer must be a family member who is an Australian citizen or Permanent resident and is able to provide evidence that they are able to support the applicant for their arrival and permanent stay in Australia. Please note that refugee visas can take up to 12 months or longer to be processed and decisions can vary due to many more people applying to be granted refugee visas than there are available visas to be granted. The Australian government currently has a limit on the amount of refugee visas that can be granted in a year which means the process may take longer and or higher chance of an unsuccessful application.
In-Country Special Humanitarian Visa (Subclass 201)
This visa is a permanent visa and is for individuals who are still living in their home country, have not been able to leave that country to seek refuge elsewhere and are subject to persecution in that country and want to seek protection in Australia. To apply for this visa the applicant would usually need to be referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to the Australian Government. The Applicant will also have to provide evidence of persecution they have faced in their home country and undergo health and character requirements. If the applicant has a proposer the proposer must be a family member who is an Australian citizen or Permanent resident and is able to provide evidence that they are able to support the applicant for their arrival and permanent stay in Australia. Please note that refugee visas can take up to 12 months or longer to be processed and decisions can vary due to many more people applying to be granted refugee visas than there are available visas to be granted. The Australian government currently has a limit on the amount of refugee visas that can be granted in a year which means the process may take longer and or higher chance of an unsuccessful application
Global Special Humanitarian Programme (Subclass 202)
This visa is a permanent visa and is for individuals who are living outside of their home country and are subject to substantial discrimination amount to gross violation of their human rights in that country and want to seek protection in Australia. To apply for this visa the applicant would usually need to be referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to the Australian Government. The Applicant will also have to provide evidence of persecution they have faced in their home country and undergo health and character requirements. The applicant will be required to be proposed by a family member who is an Australian citizen or Permanent resident and is able to provide evidence that they are able to support the applicant for their arrival and permanent stay in Australia or organisation in Australia. Please note that refugee visas can take up to 12 months or longer to be processed and decisions can vary due to many more people applying to be granted refugee visas than there are available visas to be granted. The Australian government currently has a limit on the amount of refugee visas that can be granted in a year which means the process may take longer and or higher chance of an unsuccessful application
Woman at Risk Visa (Subclass 204)
This visa is a permanent visa and is for women who are living outside of their home country and are subject to persecution in that country, who doesn’t have a male relative to protect them, is in danger of victimisation, harassment and or serious abuse and want to seek protection in Australia. To apply for this visa the applicant would usually need to be referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to the Australian Government. The Applicant will also have to provide evidence of persecution they have faced in their home country and undergo health and character requirements. If the applicant has a proposer the proposer must be a family member who is an Australian citizen or Permanent resident and is able to provide evidence that they are able to support the applicant for their arrival and permanent stay in Australia. Please note that refugee visas can take up to 12 months or longer to be processed and decisions can vary due to many more people applying to be granted refugee visas than there are available visas to be granted. The Australian government currently has a limit on the amount of refugee visas that can be granted in a year which means the process may take longer and or higher chance of an unsuccessful application
Onshore – Protection (Subclass 866)
This visa is a permanent visa and is for individuals who are located in Australia and have entered Australia on a valid visa and are seeking protection in Australia from persecution, the death penalty, arbitrary deprivation of life, torture, cruel or inhuman treatment or punishment and or degrading treatment or punishmentin their home country.. To apply for this visa the applicant must provide evidence that if they were to go back to their home country there would be a real risk of significant harm to their lives. The Applicant will also have to provide evidence of persecution they have faced in their home country and undergo health and character requirements. If the applicant has a proposer the proposer must be a family member who is an Australian citizen or Permanent resident and is able to provide evidence that they are able to support the applicant for their arrival and permanent stay in Australia. Please note that refugee visas can take up to 12 months or longer to be processed and decisions can vary due to many more people applying to be granted refugee visas than there are available visas to be granted. The Australian government currently has a limit on the amount of refugee visas that can be granted in a year which means the process may take longer and or higher chance of an unsuccessful application