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Short Stay Specialist Visa Subclass 400

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Short Stay Specialist Visa Subclass 400

Allows skilled professionals to undertake short-term, highly specialised work for an Australian business or participate in non-ongoing projects where the work requires highly specialised skills not ordinarily available in Australia

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    What Does This Visa Let You Do?

    With a Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) Visa (Subclass 400), you can:

    • Work in Australia for a short period (generally up to 3 months, in limited cases up to 6 months) in a highly specialised role.
    • Provide short-term, non-ongoing, highly skilled services that cannot reasonably be sourced within Australia.
    • Undertake work or activities that require specialised knowledge, skills, or experience.
    • Participate in certain non-ongoing projects such as equipment installation, urgent repairs, or specialised training delivery.
    • Travel in and out of Australia for the duration of your visa.
    • Include eligible family members in your application so they can accompany you.

    Short Stay Specialist Visa โ€“ Subclass 400

    A visa for people who want to engage in highly specialised, non-ongoing work or participate in an activity or work relating to Australiaโ€™s interests. Australian or overseas companies who have a specific contract or project to fulfil in Australia which requires specific employees from overseas with highly specialized skills may consider a short stay specialist 400 visa.

    How This Visa Works

    The visa application has to be made outside of Australia.

    Who Is Eligible For This Visa?

    The applicant will need to have specialised skills, knowledge or experience that can assist an Australian business complete a specific project or contract.

    General Requirements

    • Be invited by an Australian company that needs to demonstrate they have a need for specific specialist skills to assist in the fulfilment of a project or contract in Australia.
    • The visa applicant has to demonstrate that he or she has highly specialized skills, knowledge or experience which cannot reasonably be found in the Australian labour market that can assist the Australian business in fulfilling a project or contract. The work has to be non-ongoing. This means that the work is likely to be completed within a continuous period of six months or less.
    • There should also be a benefit to Australian employees through the transfer of skills by the overseas employer to Australian employees.
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    Subclass 186 Frequently Asked Questions

    Where can I see my current visa status?

    As a visa holder, you can use VEVO to check your current visa details and conditions.

    Living in Australia for at least two years (can be accumulative) in the last 5 years prior to lodging your visa you will automatically be granted a new 5 -year Permanent Residence Visa.

    If you have spent less than 2 years in Australia, then you may be eligible for a one-year RRV. You would need to present ties you have to Australia such as employment, investment, family or business ties.

    Speak to us how best to present your RRV application and what to do in the lag time between lodgement and assessment.

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