As of the evening of March 24,2020, there have been more than 2,050 cases in Australia. Over the past week, the number of confirmed and death cases of new crown pneumonia in australia has shown a steady increase, allowing states, territories and federal government to introduce the most banned orders in history and gradually implement them.
Australia, as a major country for immigration, work and tourism purposes, has about 2.4 million temporary visa holders inside and outside Australia (data as at 23 March 2020). These temporary visa holders will face the possibility of applying for new visas or extending existing visas, thus ensuring legitimacy in Australia.
"Over the past few days, as an immigration agent, we have received a large number of calls from highly stressed visa holders and we hope to provide guidance to the general temporary visa holders through reasonable and legal advice to overcome the difficulties ," said Jake Zheng Cheng, director of the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Immigration. "
Highlights:
If the visa holder is in Australia and the visa is about to expire, be sure to apply for a new visa stay or an extension of stay;
If the visa holder is outside Australia and is unable to enter the country, the validity of the visa and subsequent applications will be judged according to the type of visa;
on the issue of the approval time for domestic and foreign visas.
Student visa holders
● Australia
If the student is in Australia, the travel ban has little effect for the time being. Students can normally renew or apply for a new student visa. However, it is important to note that state government and territories have already begun to make a clear ban on state closure, and that outbound travel may not be possible now and in the next few weeks. If cross-state students are involved, arrangements should be made in advance, for example, at present Tasmania has refused non-essential travelers to the island. At the same time, universities also began to arrange online classes, for students in the country, stay at home is the safest choice.
● Australia
If a person is not able to enter Australia outside the country, please delay admission, change admission time or change study plan.
Travel and Work Vacation Visa
● Australia
Domestic tourist visa holders, such as 600 visas ,601 visas ,651 visas ,462 visas and 417 visas, if extended or applied for 600 domestic tourist visas, need to take into account the current restrictions on the holding of visas, such as the 8503 clause. At the same time, there are some important issues that need to be considered in the extension of visas in China. Please refer to the article "How to extend tourist visas in China ".
● Australia
CHENG Qiao, director of Immigration Department, provides advice on how to extend visas for different types of Australian visas.
Employer guarantee visa
● Australia
During the new crown pneumonia epidemic, many enterprises began to implement home office, which directly impacted employers guarantee visa holders. the employer guarantee the visa holder should complete the new guarantee application within 60 days if the enterprise of the guarantee person is in custody liquidation, otherwise the visa has the risk of being cancelled; or, the applicant with other visa application qualifications may apply for other types of visa instead.
Whether companies have the ability to guarantee overseas employees and the need for them are the next tough questions to face if financial economic falls sharply during the epidemic. If you encounter a similar situation and have overseas guarantee employees, be sure to consult a professional immigration agent to discuss the plan. Of course, during the outbreak of business impact, immigration will certainly have a corresponding support bill in the future, as the end of 2019, the impact of the Australian mountain fire affected the enterprise subsidies.
● Australia
If an employer guarantee a visa holder, he or she will not be able to enter Australia because of the ban and may not be able to do so in the short term. The best way for Australian companies to offer remote work arrangements is to create the paradox of whether overseas employees need to enter Australia to work conflict. Therefore, when it comes to overseas guarantee visa employees, remote overseas work arrangements need to be carefully managed.
Family Type Visa
● Australia
Whether it is guarantee spouse`s visa or a child`s visa, the domestic application is currently not affected.
● Australia
Submission will not be affected, but approval and waiting will be delayed or delayed.
