Up to 12 months on your first visa. A further Domestic Worker stream visa will let you stay for the time specified in your Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) support letter.
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Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular) stream
This visa stream lets a person aged 18 years or older do temporary full-time domestic work in Australia in the household of someone who holds a Diplomatic (Temporary) visa (subclass 995).
At a Glance
From AUD 375.00
for an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.
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You need to
- be outside Australia when you lodge an application and when we decide on your first visa application
- be 18 years old or older
- have an employment contract that meets Australia’s workplace relations laws
- have the support of DFAT
- lodge an application online.
Help with your visa
If you are getting help with your visa, before you pay someone, read information on Who can help with your visa application.
With this visa, you may
- do full-time domestic work in the household of someone who holds a Diplomatic (Temporary) visa (subclass 995)
- travel to and from Australia as many times as you want while your visa is valid.