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Last updated: 30 April 2020
This FAQ and resources page is dedicated to common questions many visa holders may have about their status in Australia and what they can do in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreBREAKING: From 9 pm AEDT tomorrow (20 March 2020), all non-Australian citizens and non-Australian permanent residents will be banned from entering Australia until further notice. There are limited exceptions to this ban for temporary visa holders.
Read MoreAged care facilities have joined supermarkets as businesses that can request authorisation to allow student visa holders who are subject to work restrictions to work in excess of 40 hours per fortnight. The announcement yesterday also flags the possibility that these temporary and extraordinary measures may not stop there.
Read MoreToday is an important day for any person who held or was an applicant for (and subsequently granted) a 457 visa on 17 March 2017 as the instrument that allows these people to access beneficial transitional/grandfathering arrangements to apply for an employer sponsored 186 visa will expire in less than 2 years. This is the minimum time needed to work for their nominator. However, policy may allow a little leeway to this regulation….
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