Special Category visa (subclass 444), granted on arrival
Vamola has read this route for travellers asking about: Holiday.
It has read it for one passport: New Zealand.
Who must act
You apply yourself: the page names no other party who has to act first.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
Where it leads
Temporary. The page says you can go on to apply for permanent residence, without naming the route.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
What its page publishes about age
No age limit is published for this route
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
What the route states about itself
What it costs to apply
How long you can stay
There is no maximum stay. You can stay for as long as you remain a New Zealand citizen.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
How long it is valid
There is no fixed validity. The visa starts on the day it is granted and ceases on the day you leave Australia.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
Entries
Single entry
The visa ceases when you leave Australia. You must apply for a new one each time you enter.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
Work
You may work
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
Study
You may study, and the official source publishes no time limit on it.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
Money for your stay
The official source publishes nothing about money you must have for your stay.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
Whether it is accepting applications
The page publishes nothing saying this route has stopped taking applications.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
What the route asks for
Hold an eligible passport
You must have a valid New Zealand passport.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
You must remain a New Zealand citizen while you hold this visa. If your citizenship status changes and you are no longer a New Zealand citizen, the visa ceases.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
Apply through the right channel
You usually apply for this visa when you enter Australia, and the application is processed at the airport or seaport.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
Meet the character requirement
You must not be a behaviour concern non-citizen. If you are assessed as one, the visa may be refused and entry to Australia may be refused.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
Meet the health requirement
You must not be a health concern non-citizen. You may be assessed as one if you declare on entry that you have tuberculosis.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
Not hold a 'no further stay' condition
You cannot apply for this visa if you currently hold a visa that has a 'no further stay' condition.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 Checked
How to read this page
This page does not know who you are, so it cannot tell you whether a route is open to you. It states what the official page publishes. Vamola answers that question in the app, by matching your passport, your destination, why you are going and your age against these conditions, and what you enter never leaves your device.
Every figure above is what a government page said on the date shown. Vamola reads those pages automatically and links every one of them, so you can check it yourself, and it is not responsible for what they say.
Vamola publishes government information and does not give immigration advice. It matches you against the conditions each route states, and it never predicts whether an application will be granted.
Vamola covers only a few passport, destination and purpose combinations so far, and is still being built. If a combination is not covered yet, Vamola says so plainly instead of guessing.
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