408 visa, also known as temporary activity visa, allows visa applicants to stay temporarily in Australia and engage in short-term entertainment, research, exchanges, religion and other activities. In short, a 408 visa allows you to stay in Australia:
Engage in entertainment and performance activities
Invited by Australian institutions to participate in activities.
Participate in or observe research projects in Australia.
According to the employee exchange agreement, engage in jobs that require skills.
Participate in high-level sports competitions or sports training programs.
Participate in approved special projects.
Engaged in full-time religious work
Be employed as a yacht crew
Participate in activities approved by the government
It should be noted that the 408 visa needs to be guaranteed under the following circumstances:
Stay in Australia for more than 3 months
Submit an application in Australia.
If the application is submitted outside Australia and the stay in Australia is 3 months or less, the organization or individual responsible for activities/events in Australia must pass the support test; If you submit your application outside Australia and stay in Australia for more than 3 months, the applicant must have an approved temporary activity guarantor or a guarantor who has passed the guarantee test (somewhat evasive, meaning that the guarantor guarantees you and this guarantor has passed the test). The 408 visa allows the applicant to work and live full-time in Australia for up to four years: general entertainment, performances, company activities, etc. can get a visa for three months. You can get a four-year visa for government activities.
408 visa application fee
The visa application fee is greater than or equal to 280 Australian dollars, and some applicants may need to pay some health tests or other required tests.
408 visa approval time
The trial time given by the Immigration Bureau will vary according to the purpose of coming to Australia. For example, if you want to participate in entertainment activities in Australia, the waiting time is relatively short, and you can sign it in 19 days. If you want to come to Australia to participate in religious activities, the waiting time is a little longer, about 3-5 months.
408 visa materials
Forms to be filled in:
1480 form (online application)
Logo:
passport
Color copy of the applicant's household registration book.
Color copy of ID card.
Photo: Each applicant should provide a passport photo and attach it to the first page of the application form.
Other materials:
visa fee
Public certificate of no criminal record. If you have military service experience, you also need to provide service (retired) public documents.
Health insurance policy
Proof of funds: it can be a bank deposit certificate or an institutional fund.
Letter of Guarantee: It generally takes 1-2 weeks for Australia to process the letter of guarantee approval.
Medical report
408 visa is suitable for a large number of people, and different application materials are needed to prove different types of applicants. For example, researchers need to provide proof that meets the requirements of academic background. In addition, if the applicant stays in Australia for less than 3 months, he only needs to receive an invitation letter from the organization, which should include the following elements: the applicant's name, activities, job responsibilities, starting and ending time and place. If the applicant stays in Australia for more than three months, he/she needs to provide a letter of guarantee in duplicate, one of which is called the notice of approval responsibility, and the other is sent to the applicant, and the letter contains the guarantee application ID number or the responsibility transaction reference number (TRN). Another thing to note is that this is a work visa that you can take your family with you. So life and work are the same!