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What types of visas you would be granted if you are successful
Before 27 August 2004 TPV holders were only eligible to apply for
a Class XA visa unless
• granted permission by the Minister to apply for another
type of visa or
• they left Australia to apply overseas for another visa .
Since 27 August 2004 some TPV holders and secondary movement visa
holders can apply for other types of visas (even though their visas
are subject to a condition that saying they cannot be granted any
other visa than a protection visa.
To learn more about these mainstream visas, please click
here.
Until 1 July 2005, some TPV holders who arrived in Australia as
unaccompanied minors and have lived their
formative years in Australia may under some circumstances be eligible
to apply for a Close Ties Visa.
To learn more about this visa, please click here.
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Further Protection Visas
The type of protection visa a TPV holder will be eligible for will
depend on the date that
the further protection visa application was lodged with DIMA.
• If an applicant made their application for a FPV before
27 September 2001, they can obtain a Permanent
Protection Visa (provided they meet the criteria for the visa).
• If an applicant made their application for a further protection
visa after 27 September 2001
it depends on whether the 7 Day Rule applies.
7 Day Rule
If an applicant stayed in another country for more than 7 days on
their way to Australia, and
they sought and obtained effective protection from that country
or obtained protection through the offices of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in that country, then the
‘7 Day rule’ applies.
After making an application for a FPV; if you meet the definition
of a refugee under the Refugees Convention but fall within the 7-Day
rule provision, then t you will be eligible for another TPV unless
the DIMA waives this requirement and grants you a permanent protection
visa because it is in the public interest to do so. However, you
may be eligible for a mainstream visa. (See above) .
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