Offshore Visas

This visa is for you if you are living in, and subject to persecution in, your home country, and have not been able to leave that country to seek refuge elsewhere.

This is a permanent visa, which allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident and have access to Medicare and Centrelink services.

If a member of your immediate family was granted this visa in the past five years, they can propose you for this visa under ‘split family’ provisions.

You must be outside Australia when you lodge your application and when your application is granted.

This visa is for you if you are outside Australia, are living outside your home country and are persecuted in your home country.

To be considered for resettlement in Australia under this visa, you would usually need to be referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to the Australian Government.

This is a permanent visa, which allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident and have access to Medicare and Centrelink services.

If a member of your immediate family was granted this visa in the past five years, they can propose you for this visa under ‘split family’ provisions.

You must be outside Australia when you lodge your application and when your application is granted.

This visa allows you to come to Australia if you are a woman outside Australia, living outside your home country, do not have the protection of a male relative and are in danger of victimisation, harassment or serious abuse because of your gender.

This is a permanent visa, which allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident and have access to Medicare and Centrelink services.

You must be outside Australia when you lodge your application and when your application is granted.

This visa is for you if you are subject to persecution in your home country and face an immediate threat to your life or personal security.

To be considered for resettlement in Australia under this visa, you would usually need to be referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to the Australian Government.

This is a permanent visa, which allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident and have access to Medicare and Centrelink services.

If a member of your immediate family was granted this visa in the past five years, they can propose you under ‘split family’ provisions.

You and any eligible family members included in the application must be outside of Australia when you apply for this visa, and when the visa is granted.

This visa is for you if you are outside Australia, are living outside your home country, are subject to substantial discrimination amounting to a gross violation of your human rights in your home country, and are proposed by a person or organisation in Australia.

This is a permanent visa, which allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident and have access to Medicare and Centrelink services.

If a member of your immediate family was granted a Protection or Humanitarian visa in the past five years, they can also propose you for this visa under ‘split family’ provisions.

You and any eligible family members included in the application must be outside of Australia when you apply for this visa, and when the visa is granted.