Subclass 444 — Special Category
CurrentSchedule 2 · Migration Regulations 1994
F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287As in force on 1 June 2026
View on the Federal Register of LegislationIn Schedule 1
1219Special Category (Temporary) (Class TY)Applications for this subclass are made under item 1219 of Schedule 1 (Classes of visa).
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- Provision
- Subclass 444
- As in force on
- 1 June 2026
- Citation
- F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287
Subclass 444 — Special Category
444.1—Interpretation
Note: No interpretation provisions specific to this Part.
444.2—Primary criteria
Note: The only criteria are those set out in section 32 of the Act and in regulation 5.15A.
444.3—Secondary criteria: Nil.
Note: All applicants must satisfy the primary criteria.
444.4—Circumstances applicable to grant
444.411
At the time of grant, the applicant must:
(a) be in Australia; or
(b) intend to travel to Australia on a pre-cleared flight and be in immigration clearance at a port outside Australia at which pre-clearance procedures are carried out.
Note: For pre-cleared flight see the Act, s 17.
444.5—When visa is in effect
444.511
Temporary visa permitting the holder to remain in Australia while the holder is a New Zealand citizen.

