ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROTECTION VISA (SUBCLASS 866)

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To be eligible for the Protection Visa (Subclass 866 ), you will need to:

• Have arrived in Australia on a valid visa and be immigration cleared on arrival and NOT be an unauthoriseed maritime arrival.

• Either be a refugee or alternatively meet the complementary protection criteria.

• Prove your identity, citizenship and biometrics.

• You can't make a valid permanent protection visa application if you:

  • have been refused a protection visa since your last arrival to Australia, or

  • have had a protection visa cancelled since your last arrival to Australia, or

  • are a national of 2 or more countries, or

  • have protection in a prescribed safe third country

  • The Minister has the power to lift any application bar if it is determined to be in the public interest.

• You must not hold or ever held any of the visas listed below:

  • Temporary Protection visa (subclass 785)

  • Temporary Safe Haven visa (subclass 449)

  • Temporary (Humanitarian Concern) visa (subclass 786), or

  • Safe Haven Enterprise visa (subclass 790)

• Meet health requirements.

• Meet character requirements.

• Meet security requirements.

• Sign the Australian values statement.

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