This is a temporary visa. Approved special program participants are normally granted a remain in Australia of between 3 and 12 months.
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Special Program
This visa allows you to remain in Australia to take part in an approved special program. Special programs can include youth exchange, cultural enrichment or community programs, school language assistants or "gap year school volunteering ".
At a Glance
Price estimation for this visa is currently unavailable. to lodge an application to become a sponsor. There is no cost to sponsor someone for the visa after you are approved.
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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Things for the sponsor to note
- be an Australian non-profit organisation or government agency. Other Australian organisations may be eligible to sponsor under the youth exchange category.
- be able to meet your supporter or sponsor obligations
With this visa the applicant can
- take part in a special program to that promotes cultural exchange
- travel to and from Australia as often as they want while the visa is valid
- include members of the family unit in their application