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Australia Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) visa (Subclass 400)
The Highly Specialised Work stream of this temporary visa lets you do short-term, highly specialised work in Australia. It is suitable if you have specialised skills, knowledge or experience not generally available in Australia.
- Route type
- Work
- Can bring
- dependants from the official record
- Requirements
- 9 each quoted below
Who qualifies
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
9 requirements quoted from the official source.
The conditions that decide it
- Australian Government Debt Cleared
If you owe the Australian Government money, you must have paid it back or have a formal arrangement to pay it back.
- Be A Genuine Visitor
You must only intend to: stay temporarily in Australia do the things you are allowed to do on this visa
- Be Able To Support Yourself And Any Dependants
While you are in Australia, you and your family members must have adequate means to support yourselves.
- Character and security
You and family members aged 16 years and over who apply for the visa with you must meet our character requirement .
- Genuine Temporary Entrant Requirement
You can't use our temporary visa program to maintain ongoing residency in Australia. The genuine temporary entrant (GTE) requirement helps us to make sure that you use temporary visas correctly. We must be satisfied that you have a genuine intention to stay here temporarily to do the things you are allowed to do on this visa. When assessing this, we will consider: your situation your immigration h
- Have Highly Specialised Skills Knowledge Or Experience
You can apply for this visa if you have specialised skills, knowledge or experience that: can assist Australian business can't reasonably be found in the Australian labour market will be non-ongoing Non-ongoing work means work that is likely to be completed within 6 months or less, and you do not expect or arrange to stay in Australia after this time for any reason related to that work. You will n
- Have Work Not In The Australian Entertainment Industry
You will need to provide proof that you have work. To see what you need to provide go to Step by Step, Gather documents. You can apply for a subclass 400 to: direct, produce or have any other role in a production that will not be shown in Australia (you will need to provide a distribution contract or other evidence to support this) come to Australia for a promotional activity, for example: an acto
- Health Requirement
You and your family members must meet our health requirement .
- Not Had A Visa Cancelled Or An Application Refused
We will consider your immigration history when we make a decision on your application, which means you might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused. In some circumstances you may still apply for a permanent visa if you have had a visa cancelled or an application refused see Limitations on applications in Australia . If applying for a visa from outside Australia s
Also stated by the source
- Eligibility summary
You can apply for this visa if you have specialised skills, knowledge or experience that: can assist Australian business can't reasonably be found in the Australian labour market will be non-ongoing Non-ongoing work means work that is likely to be completed within 6 months or less, and you do not expect or arrange to stay in Australia after this time for any reason related to that work. You will n
- Official Rights Text
do short-term work in a highly specialised job the work or activity must be non-ongoing
- Official source basis
You can apply for this visa if you have specialised skills, knowledge or experience that: can assist Australian business can't reasonably be found in the Australian labour market will be non-ongoing Non-ongoing work means work that is likely to be completed within 6 months or less, and you do not expect or arrange to stay in Australia after this time for any reason related to that work. You will n
- Report summary
You can apply for this visa if you have specialised skills, knowledge or experience that: can assist Australian business can't reasonably be found in the Australian labour market will be non-ongoing Non-ongoing work means work that is likely to be completed within 6 months or less, and you do not expect or arrange to stay in Australia after this time for any reason related to that work. You will n
- Visa Subclass
The official page identifies this route as subclass 400.
Family
Who you can bring
dependants
Costs & timelines
What the source prices
Fees
1 proven from the official source.
- Official Cost Text
From Exemptions may apply in limited circumstances, for more information, see About this visa
checked 2026-07-26
Validity
1 proven from the official source.
- Official Stay Text
We can grant this visa for up to 6 months (depending on the circumstances). Generally, for a stay period longer than 3 months, a strong business case must be provided with the application. Your stay period in Australia commences once you arrive and does not restart each time you travel. You can't apply for this visa in Australia or stay longer by extending this visa.
Processing time
1 proven from the official source.
- Processing time
For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool . This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.
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FAQ
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for the Subclass 400 to Australia?
The official source states:
The Highly Specialised Work stream of this temporary visa lets you do short-term, highly specialised work in Australia. It is suitable if you have specialised skills, knowledge or experience not generally available in Australia.
02Can I bring my family?
The official record lists: dependants.
Every answer is quoted from the official immi.homeaffairs.gov.au page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.
We checked 17 points against the official source; 17 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
See the 0 open points
Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.
The source
Where every quote comes from
Official government source immi.homeaffairs.gov.auLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Australia government page.Same category, same country
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