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Humanitarian visas in Australia

All visa options within this category.

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Refugee visa (subclass 200)

Entry: multiple
Stay: permanent
visa

Fee: 0 AUD (Humanitarian program visas generally exempt from application charges)

Work allowed: yes

Extendable: not_applicable

Processing time: varies (priority and processing dependent)

Protection visa (subclass 866)

Entry: onshore decision
Stay: permanent
visa

Fee: 0 AUD (Onshore protection visa for people in Australia found to meet refugee criteria)

Work allowed: yes

Extendable: not_applicable

Processing time: varies (case-dependent)

Woman at Risk visa (subclass 204)

Entry: multiple
Stay: permanent
visa

Fee: 0 AUD (Humanitarian visa for women at risk offshore)

Work allowed: yes

Extendable: not_applicable

Processing time: varies

Emergency Rescue visa (subclass 203)

Entry: multiple
Stay: permanent
visa

Fee: 0 AUD (Reserved for persons evacuated to Australia from offshore)

Work allowed: yes

Extendable: not_applicable

Processing time: priority processing in emergency situations

Temporary Protection visa (subclass 785)

Entry: conditional
Stay: temporary (subject to conditions)
visa

Fee: 0 AUD (Temporary protection arrangements for those found to be refugees in specific contexts)

Work allowed: yes

Extendable: conditional

Processing time: varies

Safe Haven Enterprise visa (subclass 790)

Entry: conditional
Stay: temporary (usually 5 years)
visa

Fee: 0 AUD (Introduced as a temporary protection pathway for certain onshore applicants)

Work allowed: yes

Extendable: no

Processing time: varies

Global Special Humanitarian visa (subclass 202)

Entry: multiple
Stay: permanent
visa

Fee: 0 AUD (Humanitarian visa for people subject to substantial discrimination)

Work allowed: yes

Extendable: not_applicable

Processing time: varies

In-country Special Humanitarian visa (subclass 201)

Entry: multiple
Stay: permanent
visa

Fee: 0 AUD (Offshore humanitarian subclass within program)

Work allowed: yes

Extendable: not_applicable

Processing time: varies

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