Acting Minister Alan Tudge and Minister Simon Birmingham announced various measures to support Australian tourism and agricultural sectors, including VAC refunds and VAC free applications for various visa subclasses.
๐๐ด๐ถ ๐พ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ฌ๐น๐บ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ :
Visitors visa holders – overseas and with visas that expired or will expire between March 2020 and December 2021 will be eligible for VAC waiver for a new visa.
Working holiday maker visa holders – unable to enter Australia or who left Australia early due to COVID-19 – eligible for a VAC waiver for a new visa.
Temporary skilled visa holders – who have been unable to make initial entry to Australia, or who returned home due to COVID-19 – eligible for VAC waiver for subsequent applications.
๐๐ด๐ถ ๐น๐ฌ๐ญ๐ผ๐ต๐ซ๐บ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ :
Prospective Marriage visa holders – visa holders unable to enter Australia before their visa expired due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions – eligible for refund of VAC.
Seasonal and Pacific Island workers – who applied for visas before 20 March 2020 and were unable to enter Australia – eligible for refund of VAC.
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