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TEMPORARY RESIDENCE VISAS
Australia's temporary residence program is designed to allow people to enter Australia for specific purposes. The program consists of a number of streams. Further details are available at www.immi.gov.au
Please note that applications for certain temporary residence visas must be sent directly to Australia for full processing or lodged on-line on the above website. Please read the explanatory notes of the application form and relevant pages of the web for further information.
Following are the most frequent temporary residence visa classes lodged and processed in Tel Aviv.
Subclass 419 (Sabbatical- Visiting Academic)
Subclass 442 (Occupational Trainee)
Taxation and Health - Temporary residents are required to pay taxes on income earned in Australia. They do not have access to social welfare benefits or national public health cover. As part of the criteria to be met in all temporary resident visa classes, applicants must be assessed as satisfying Australia's strict good health and character requirements - See Fact Sheet 22: "The Health Requirement". and "The Character Requirement"
Citizens of countries where Australia has Reciprocal Health Care Agreements (RHCA) are entitled to emergency medical cover in Australia. There is currently no RHCA agreement between Australia and Israel. Travelers should check if they need to maintain private health insurance.