About this Visa

This visa provides for the temporary stay of persons who will be full-time religious workers in Australia. Religious work is work of a religious nature for which the applicant has had relevant religious training. The religious work proposed must directly serve an organisation's religious objectives. It would usually be religious work involved in:

• providing spiritual leadership
• conducting worship
• teaching or guidance in religion
• ministering, pastoral care or proselytising
• other high level specialist work in relation to the above.

Who is this visa for?

Religious workers from overseas who want to work in Australia to directly service an organisation's religious objectives. You must be sponsored and nominated by a religious organisation in Australia for this visa.

How much will this visa cost?

You must pay a non-refundable visa application charge when you lodge your visa application.
See: Specialist Entry Visa Charges

What does this visa let me do?

With this visa you can:

• stay and work or undertake activities in the nominated position for your sponsoring religious institution in Australia with a maximum period of stay being two years
• bring any eligible secondary applicants with you to Australia
• leave and enter Australia as many times as you want while your visa is valid.