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Visa overview
Current Home Affairs dataA practical place to start
Your visa action plan
Turn the official rules into three manageable decisions.
1
CHECK YOUR FIT
Confirm the essentials
- Meet the subclass-specific skills or business criteria
- Secure sponsorship, nomination or invitation where required
- Meet English, age and experience rules where applicable
- Meet health and character requirements
2
PLAN REALISTICALLY
Budget money and time
- Base application fee
- Check the official fee table
- Current processing guide
- No subclass-specific figure published
3
PREPARE EVIDENCE
Follow the official sequence
Use the application checklist below to organise documents, lodge correctly and respond after lodgement.
STAY
Permitted stayLength of stay granted by this visa
Varies by stream and grant notice
Important stay conditionsThe headline duration can be a maximum, not an automatic grant.
Subclass 403 contains several streams. The Government Agreement stream may be granted for up to 4 years, while MATES may allow up to 2 years. The controlling date is the one specified in the visa grant notice.
What this visa lets you do
A work or skilled migration pathway based on skills, sponsorship, nomination, innovation or regional eligibility.
Permitted stay: Varies by stream and grant notice.
Core requirements
- Meet the subclass-specific skills or business criteria
- Secure sponsorship, nomination or invitation where required
- Meet English, age and experience rules where applicable
- Meet health and character requirements
Data provenance
Read here. Verify at the source.
This page brings the Department’s overview, eligibility, application process and post-grant information into one readable view. Rules can change and personal circumstances matter.
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