Temporary Work (International Relations) (Class GD)

(1) Form: The approved form specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for this item under subregulation 2.07(5).

(2) Visa application charge:

(a) first instalment (payable at the time the application is made):

(i) for an applicant who is in a class of persons specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for the purposes of this item under subregulation 2.07(5), the amount is nil; and

(ii) for an applicant whose application is combined with an application made by a person referred to in subparagraph (i), the amount is nil; and

(iia) for an applicant for the grant of a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility stream:

(iii) for any other applicant:

Note: Regulation 2.12C explains the components of the first instalment of visa application charge and specifies the amounts of subsequent temporary application charge and non-Internet application charge. Not all of the components may apply to a particular application. Additional applicant charge is paid by an applicant who claims to be a member of the family unit of another applicant and seeks to combine the application with that applicant’s application.

(b) the second instalment (payable before grant of visa) is nil.

(3) Other:

(a) An application must be made at the place, and in the manner, (if any) specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for this item under subregulation 2.07(5).

(b) Subject to paragraphs (cae) and (cag), an applicant may be in or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance.

(cae) If:

(i) an applicant is seeking to satisfy the criteria for a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility stream; and

(ii) the applicant does not hold a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility stream, the Seasonal Worker Program stream or the Pacific Labour Scheme stream when the application is made; and

(iii) if the last substantive visa held by the applicant was a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility stream, the Seasonal Worker Program stream or the Pacific Labour Scheme stream—that visa expired more than 28 days before the application is made; the applicant must be outside Australia.

(caf) If an applicant is seeking to satisfy the primary criteria for a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility stream, the applicant must meet the requirement in subitem (3E).

(cag) If an applicant is seeking to satisfy the primary criteria for a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme stream, the applicant:

(i) must be outside Australia when the application is made; and

(ii) must meet the requirements in subitem (3F).

(cb) An applicant must not hold a permanent visa.

(cc) If the applicant (the secondary applicant) claims to be a member of the family unit of a person who:

(i) is an applicant for the grant of, or holds, a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility stream; or

(ii) holds a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Pacific Labour Scheme stream;

the application by the secondary applicant is supported, in writing, by a Department responsible for administering the scheme known as the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme.

(d) An application by a person claiming to be a member of the family unit of a person who is an applicant for an Temporary Work (International Relations) (Class GD) visa may be made at the same time and place as, and combined with, an application by that person or any other member of the family unit who claims to be a member of the family unit of the primary applicant.

Note: An applicant for a Temporary Work (International Relations) (Class GD) visa cannot meet the secondary criteria for the grant of the visa if the primary applicant holds a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular) stream (see clause 403.311 of Schedule 2).

(3E) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(caf), an applicant meets the requirement in this subitem if:

(a) the applicant is participating, as a worker, in the scheme known as the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme; and

(b) the applicant specifies in the application a person who has agreed to be the applicant’s sponsor in relation to the application and the person is:

(i) a temporary activities sponsor or a person who has applied for approval as a temporary activities sponsor but whose application has not yet been decided; and

(ii) participating, as an employer, in the scheme known as the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme.

(3F) For the purposes of subparagraph (3)(cag)(ii), an applicant meets the requirements in this subitem if:

(a) the applicant is not, and has not previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme stream; and

(b) the applicant holds a valid passport issued by the Republic of India; and

(c) the requirements of the following table are met.

Requirements for certain applicants Item Requirements 1 The applicant is a selected participant for a visa pre-application process (the relevant process) conducted in relation to:

(a) the Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme stream; and

(b) the Republic of India

2 At the beginning of the registration open period for the relevant process, the applicant was at least 18 and no more than 30 3 At the time the applicant became a registered participant for the relevant process, the applicant held a valid passport issued by the Republic of India 4 The applicant:

(a) must have graduated from a foreign educational institution specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for the purposes of this table item; and

(b) must have so graduated within 2 years of the beginning of the registration open period for the relevant process

5 The application must be made on or before the date specified in the notice of selection given to the applicant as the date by which the applicant must make a valid visa application for a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme stream