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Pacific Engagement visa - Pacific Engagement stream (Subclass 192)

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Applicants cannot apply directly. They must first register in the pre-application ballot as an eligible Pacific island or Timor-Leste national; only those selected in the ballot and invited by the Department may then submit a visa application.

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  • Route page — main body
    You can only submit a Pacific Engagement visa (subclass 192) - Pacific Engagement stream application if we selected you in the ballot and invite you to apply.
  • Route page — pre-application ballot
    To apply for a Pacific Engagement visa (subclass 192) - Pacific Engagement stream, eligible citizens must first register in the ballot.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Yes. The applicant, or the applicant's spouse or de facto partner included in the application, must have an offer of employment in Australia. The offer can be permanent full-time, permanent part-time or a fixed-term contract with the same work entitlements as permanent employment; casual contracts are not considered ongoing employment. The offer must include details of the position, the salary and work conditions, and the Australian employer. If it cannot be provided when the application is submitted, it must be provided as soon as possible afterwards. Adverse information about an Australian organisation may affect its suitability as an employer.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The Department allocates up to 3,000 visas to eligible Pacific island and Timor-Leste nationals each year, with applicants selected in a pre-application ballot.

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  • Route page — main body
    This visa allows people of Pacific island countries and Timor-Leste to live and work in Australia permanently.
  • Route page — main body
    We will allocate up to 3,000 visas to eligible Pacific island and Timor-Leste nationals each year.
  • Route page — main body
    You can only submit a Pacific Engagement visa (subclass 192) - Pacific Engagement stream application if we selected you in the ballot and invite you to apply.
  • Route page — pre-application ballot
    To apply for a Pacific Engagement visa (subclass 192) - Pacific Engagement stream, eligible citizens must first register in the ballot.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The visa allows people of Pacific island countries and Timor-Leste to live and work in Australia permanently. The document does not state whether the holder is tied to an employer, occupation or sector, nor whether family can accompany.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not specify whether the holder is tied to an employer, occupation or sector.
  • The document does not state whether family can accompany.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The visa is permanent: holders may live and work in Australia permanently, so no renewal arises.

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Limits of the record
  • the page does not state any travel-facility period
  • the page does not state a pathway to citizenship

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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