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If you are an athlete, coach or trainee you may be eligible to apply for a visa is for professional and amateur sportspeople, judges and adjudicators who want to come to Australia to participate in their field of sport. Sound and detailed legal advice in from an Immigration Lawyer may be of great assistance.

Your visa is usually valid for the period of the nominated position, with a maximum period of two years. This visa allows you to participate in high-level competition or training with Australian residents, stay in Australia for the period of the nominated position, with a maximum stay of two years bring your family with you to Australia (they can work and study) and leave and enter Australia as many times as you want while your visa is valid. You and your family must comply with all visa conditions and Australian laws, maintain adequate health insurance while you are in Australia and work in Australia.  You must not cease working for the employer who sponsored you for this visa engage in work or an activity that is inconsistent with your nominated position work for another person or for yourself while also working for your sponsor. If you stop working for your sponsor, you must: be sponsored by another organisation to stay in Australia, apply for another visa and leave Australia before your visa expires.

If you want to change your position or employer, you are not required to apply for a new visa (unless your visa is close to expiry).Before you can start in a position with a new organisation, you must be nominated by your proposed new sponsor and have that nomination approved first.

If your visa is close to expiry, you will need to: be sponsored by the new organisation have the new organisation lodge a nomination under a Temporary Work (Long Stay Activity) visa orapply for a Temporary Work (Long Stay Activity) The new sponsoring organisation will need to apply for approval as a long stay activity sponsor if it is not already an approved sport sponsor or long stay activity sponsor. You must comply with notification obligations such as inform the Immigration department if your circumstances change and this includes a new residential address, a new passport, or a pregnancy, birth or death in your family.

Your sponsorship is valid for up to three years, during which time you can sponsor a sports person for a Temporary Work (Long Stay Activity) visa. If you want to sponsor someone as a sports person after that time, you will need to apply to be approved as a long stay activity sponsor which will allow you to sponsor applicants for the Temporary Work (Long Stay Activity) visa (subclass 401). If the person you intend to sponsor is the holder of a Sport visa (subclass 421) which is still valid, you may be able to sponsor them on this visa for the remainder of its validity.  

We can assist you with the processes involved in disputing adverse decisions relating to visas. We do not process Visa Applications. To book a consultation, please contact (02) 9233 4048 or send an email to info@navado.com.au.

 

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