Subclass 202 · Proposed from Australia
Global Special Humanitarian Visa (Subclass 202)
Move to Australia if you face substantial discrimination or human rights abuses and have a proposer in Australia, or to join an immediate family member. Applied for outside Australia.
About the Global Special Humanitarian Visa (Subclass 202)
The Global Special Humanitarian visa (subclass 202) lets people who face substantial discrimination or human rights abuses in their home country move to Australia permanently, if they are proposed by a person or organisation in Australia. It can also let people join an immediate family member who holds a humanitarian visa.
From 1 July 2025, both the proposal and the visa application are made in ImmiAccount. The proposer completes the proposal first, and the applicant uses its reference number within 60 days.
Based on Department of Home Affairs information (October 2026). Costs shown are the starting visa application charge for the main applicant. Always confirm current details on the Department of Home Affairs website or ask our team. This page is general information, not migration advice.
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Global Special Humanitarian Visa (Subclass 202): Full Details
Everything about this visa, from eligibility to what happens after grant.
About this visa
Key facts from Home Affairs, in plain English.
People facing substantial discrimination or human rights abuses, and immediate family of some humanitarian visa holders.
You must be outside Australia.
Eligibility
What you need.
You must face substantial discrimination amounting to a gross violation of your human rights in your home country.
You must be proposed by an eligible person or organisation in Australia.
You and family applying with you must meet the health and character requirements. Permanent and provisional visa applicants, and family members applying with them, must have health examinations with an approved panel physician. Temporary visa applicants might need them, depending on the visa and their circumstances. For the character requirement, Home Affairs may ask for police certificates and Form 80.
Step by step
How it works.
Proposer lodges a proposal
Your proposer completes the proposal in ImmiAccount and gives you the reference number.
Not sure this is the right visa for you? Contact Outlook Immigration and our registered migration agent will confirm the best pathway.
Apply within 60 days
Apply for the visa in ImmiAccount using the TRN within 60 days.
Decision
Processing can take a long time because demand exceeds places.
When you have this visa
What happens next.
Live, work and study in Australia permanently, and access services such as Medicare and Centrelink.
Obey Australian laws and meet your visa conditions.
Propose eligible family members through the Humanitarian Program, and later apply for citizenship if eligible.
About proposing
Your role as proposer.
A person or organisation in Australia, such as an Australian citizen, permanent resident, eligible New Zealand citizen or community organisation, can propose an applicant.
From 1 July 2025, proposals are made in ImmiAccount. The applicant must use your proposal's reference number within 60 days to apply.
Proposer eligibility
Who can be a proposer.
You must be an eligible person or organisation in Australia.
You are expected to help the applicant settle in Australia, including with travel and accommodation where possible.
Step by step for proposers
How to propose.
Complete the proposal
Complete the proposal in ImmiAccount and receive a reference number (TRN).
Not sure this is the right visa for you? Contact Outlook Immigration and our registered migration agent will confirm the best pathway.
Share the reference
Give the applicant the TRN. They must apply within 60 days.
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Global Special Humanitarian Visa (Subclass 202) FAQs
Straight answers to the questions we hear most.
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An eligible person or organisation in Australia.
Your proposer completes the proposal in ImmiAccount, and you apply in ImmiAccount using the reference number within 60 days.
No. You must be outside Australia.
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