# Compelling need to work

> reg-1.08 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

1.08 Compelling need to work
               For the purposes of these Regulations, a non-citizen has a compelling need to
               work if and only if:
                (a) he or she is in financial hardship; or
                (d) he or she:
                       (i) is an applicant for a Temporary Business Entry (Class UC) visa who
                           seeks to satisfy the criteria for the grant of a Subclass 457 (Temporary
                           Work (Skilled)) visa; and
                      (ii) is identified in an approved nomination of an occupation made by:
                                (A) a standard business sponsor; or
                                (B) a former standard business sponsor; or
                                (C) a party to a labour agreement;
                           who is specified in the application for that visa; and
                     (iii) appears to the Minister, on the basis of information contained in the
                           application, to satisfy the criteria for the grant of that visa.