Refugee, Humanitarian and Permanent Protection Visa sub-classes 005-02060020

Visa subclass

Description

200

Refugee

201

In-country Special Humanitarian Program

202

Global Special Humanitarian Program

203

Emergency rescue

204

Woman at risk

205

Camp clearance (no longer issued - repealed November 1997)

206

Lebanese concession (no longer issued - repealed August 1994)

207

Soviet concession (no longer issued - repealed August 1994)

208

East Timorese in Portugal, Macau or Mozambique (no longer issued - repealed November 1997)

209

Citizens of the former Yugoslavia - displaced persons (no longer issued - repealed November 2012)

210

Minorities of former USSR (no longer issued - repealed July 1999)

211

Burmese in Burma (no longer issued - repealed November 2000)

212

Sudanese (no longer issued - repealed November 2000)

213

Burmese in Thailand (no longer issued - repealed November 2000)

214

Cambodian (no longer issued - repealed November 1997)

215

Sri Lankan (special assistance) (no longer issued - repealed November 2000)

216

Ahmadi (no longer issued - repealed November 2000)

217

Vietnamese (no longer issued - repealed July 1999)

800

Territorial asylum

803

Refugee (no longer issued - repealed August 1994)

807

Humanitarian grounds (no longer issued - repealed August 1994)

810

Refugee (permanent) (no longer issued - repealed August 1994)

811

Refugee (no longer issued - repealed July 1990)/Pilot program (no longer issued - repealed August 1990)

817

Protection (Ex class 784 visa) (no longer issued - repealed August 1994)

851

Resolution of Status visa (granted after 9 August 2008)

866

Protection

Item

Description

1

Asylum seekers who enter Australia without valid documentation are considered illegal maritime arrival

Illegal maritime arrivals are not granted a permanent protection visa. They are granted a temporary visa. These visa holders do not qualify as refugees under the Social security Act 1991:

• 447 Secondary Movement Offshore Entry (repealed August 2008)
• 449 Humanitarian Stay (Temporary)
• 451 Secondary Movement Relocation (repealed August 2008)
• 695 Return Pending (repealed August 2008)
• 785 Temporary Protection
• 786 (Temporary Humanitarian Concern)
• 790 Safe Haven Enterprise

The visas above may allow the holder to be considered a refugee child for a DOP claim under section 995 of the Social Security Act 1991.

2

Eligibility for payments and services

Although holders of visa subclasses 060, 447,449,451, 695, 785, 786 and 790 (and 070 Bridging Visa R(Removal Pending)) are not permanent residents.

Department of Social Services Ministerial Determinations allows them to qualify for Special Benefit (SpB) and be exempt from the SpB Newly Arrived Resident's Waiting Period.

This also qualifies them for family assistance, ancillary payments and concession cards.

They are Fully Eligible Participant (FEP) for employment services through Workforce Australia and are also eligible for the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP).

3

Visa subclasses 447, 451and 695 remain valid until expiry

While visa subclasses 447 (Secondary Movement Offshore Entry), 451 (Secondary Movement Relocation) and 695 Return Pending were abolished from 9 August 2008, visas already issued under subclasses 447, 451 and 695 will remain valid until they expire or the holders are granted another visa.

4

Visa subclasses that entitled holders to apply for visa subclass 851 Resolution of Status

From 09 August 2008, holders of visa subclasses 447, 451, 695 and 785 were eligible to apply for a visa subclass 851 Resolution of Status (Permanent) (Class CD).

Note: 785 visas granted from October 2013 onwards are not eligible to apply for the 851 Resolution of Status (Permanent) (Class CD) Visa.