Refugee Visa

The subclass 200 visa is for people outside Australia, living outside their home country and being persecuted in their home country.

To be considered for resettlement in Australia under this visa, you would usually need to be referred to the Australian Government by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

What you Can Do

This is a permanent residence visa. It allows you to:

• stay in Australia indefinitely
• work and study in Australia
• enrol in Medicare, Australia’s scheme for health-related care and expenses
• access certain social security payments
• apply for Australian citizenship (after you have lived in Australia for four years)
• propose family members for permanent residence
• attend English language classes

Applicant requirements

You may be eligible for this visa if you:

• you are outside Australia
• you are living outside your home country
• you are persecuted in your home country
• meet health and character requirements