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Subclass 785Refugee and humanitarian visas

Temporary Protection visa (subclass 785)

This visa is designed for people who arrived in Australia without a visa, and want to seek asylum. It lets you remain in Australia temporarily if you engage Australia's protection obligations and meet all other requirements for the grant of the visa.

At a Glance

Stay

3 years

Cost

AUD 50.00

Processing Time

Processing times for this visa are unavailable.

Conditions

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You need to

  • engage Australia's protection obligations (or be a member of the same family unit of someone who does)
  • meet all other visa requirements, such as health, character, identity and security.

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With this visa, you may...

  • remain in Australia temporarily for 3 years
  • work and study
  • access government services such as Centrelink

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