When You May Not Be Eligible

If you are applying in Australia, you may not be eligible for this visa, if you or your accompanying dependent family members:

• do not hold a substantive visa (that is; a visa that is not a Bridging visa or a Criminal Justice visa) and your previous visa has ceased
• hold a visa with a No Further Stay condition (conditions 8503, 8534 or 8535)
• hold a Sponsored Visitor visa
• hold a Criminal Justice Entry visa
• since your last entry to Australia, hold or last held a Skilled-Independent Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 495); or a Skilled-Regional Sponsored (Subclass 475) visa; or a Skilled-Regional Sponsored (Subclass 487) visa and you have not held or did not hold the visa for at least two years
• have a debt to the Australian Government and have not made satisfactory arrangements to repay the debt
• have been refused a partner category visa in the last 21 days and hold a Partner (subclass 820) visa or a Partner (subclass 309) visa
• currently hold a Contributory Parent (subclass 173 or 814) visa.

Note: If you do not hold a substantive visa and have had a visa refused or cancelled since your last entry to Australia (other than a visa cancellation or refusal on character grounds or a Partner visa refusal) you may be able to make a valid application in Australia.
See: Expansion of Partner Visa in Australia

If you believe that any of the above circumstances apply, you should contact your nearest departmental office or Australian mission before making an application.
See: Contact Us

Before lodging an application, please read all related eligibility requirements.
See: Eligibility