Protection Visa

Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (Subclass 790)

The SHEV offers a temporary solution for asylum seekers, allowing them to stay in Australia for up to five years while creating pathways to other visas if conditions are met.

Key Features:-

• Duration: Up to 5 years.
• Work and Study Rights: Permission to work and study.
• Access to Services: Permission to work and study.

Eligibility:-

• Must meet Australia's protection obligations or be a family member of an eligible applicant.
  Fulfill health, character, and security requirements.
  Declare intent to work or study in designated regional areas.

Pathway Opportunities

• To access pathways to other visas, SHEV holders must:
  Work in designated regional areas for 42 months without receiving Special Benefit payments, or
  Study full-time in a SHEV regional area for the same duration.

Note:Refer to the Department of Home Affairs for updated regional area listings.

Temporary Protection Visa (Subclass 785)

The TPV offers temporary protection for asylum seekers who arrive in Australia without a valid visa but are found to meet the protection criteria.

Key Features

• Duration: Typically up to 3 years.
• Work and Study Rights: Full access granted.
• Access to Services: Includes Medicare, Centrelink, and trauma counseling.
• Travel Restrictions: Overseas travel requires written approval; return to home country is prohibited.

Eligibility

• Must face a well-founded fear of persecution or harm in home country.
  Must meet health, character, and security requirements.
  Must not have previously been refused a protection visa.