Compliance
Millions of people travel to Australia each year to work, visit, study, or settle permanently. The vast majority of visitors comply with their visa conditions and with departmental requirements.
Despite the department's prevention strategies, a small number of people enter the country illegally, break our laws or fail to leave when their visas expire. Our priority is to locate and appropriately respond to people that pose a high risk to our national security, the integrity of our migration program and to the Australian community.
We are also committed to managing other compliance issues such as combating illegal working, identifying fraudulent migration claims and documentation, and working cooperatively to resolve long-term visa overstayers.
Staying Legally in Australia
Information on expired visas
Working Legally in Australia
Information on non-citizens working unlawfully and how you can check if your visa allows you to work in Australia
Information for Australian Employers
Information to help Australian employers check an employee's immigration status
Community Status Resolution Service
Information about how the department works with clients in the community who need extra assistance to resolve their immigration status