ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SAFE HAVEN ENTERPRISE VISA SUBCLASS 790

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To be eligible for the Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (Subclass 790), you will need to:

• not be able to make a vaild application for a Permanent Protection visa (subclass 866) and You must also:

  • be an unauthorised maritime arrival

  • have been refused immigration clearance at Australia's border when you last entered Australia, or

  • entered Australia without a valid visa, or

  • hold or have held in the past, one of the following visas:

  • Temporary Protection visa (subclass 785)

  • Temporary Safe haven visa (subclass 449)

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

  • Safe Haven Enterprise visa (subclass 790)

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

• Prove your identity, citizenship and biometrics.

• You can't make a valid Safe Haven Enterprise (SHEV) visa application if you:

  • are an unauthorised maritime arrival, or

  • did not clear immigration when you arrived in Australia, or 

  • 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, or

  • hold or held a Humanitarian Stay (Temporary)(subclass 449) visa since last entering Australia and are not an unauthorised maritime arrival or a transitory person

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

  • We will let you know if an application bar affects your SHEV application.

• Meet health requirements.

• Meet character requirements.

• Meet security requirements.

• Sign the Australian values statement.

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