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 Offshore:
Subclass 204
Woman at Risk (Subclass 204)
This permanent residency visa gives the right to settlement services,
welfare system, family reunion and a right of return to Australia
if the visa holder leaves. This is a visa for women who:
- Suffer persecution in their home country and are not living
there, or who are registered by the UNHCR as being of concern,
and have not spent more than 7 days in a country where they could
have obtained protection
- And are in danger of serious abuse because of being a female
who does not have the protection of a male relative
or
- This type os visa is also available to applicants who are proposed
by a family member who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident
and who has been given a Woman at Risk visa. However, a spouse
cannot propose the applicant if her visa was granted within the
previous 5 years, and at the time the visa was granted she was
divorced or permanently separated from the applicant, or the relationship
was not declared to the Immigration Department.
What
proof do I need?
Health and Character
Requirements
You can download application forms 842
and 681
(for sponsors) in PDF form. You will need the Adobe Reader, version
4 or later, on your computer. For help with using PDF click here.
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