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Restricted Employment Visa (REV)

Papua New GuineaWork

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?

The route lets businesses sponsor and employ foreign workers with recognised qualifications, skills and experience in a particular field that cannot be sourced in Papua New Guinea. It is available to oil and gas and mining companies; major corporate, agricultural or individual companies can be considered case by case.

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

Yes. A business in Papua New Guinea must sponsor and employ the worker, and the application needs a cover letter from the PNG-based sponsor explaining the scope of work.

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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 distinctive features are recognised qualifications, skills and experience in a particular field that cannot be sourced in Papua New Guinea, and a sponsoring employer in the oil and gas or mining sector (other major corporate, agricultural or individual companies case by case).

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

The permission covers employment by the sponsoring business, with the scope of work set out in the sponsor's cover letter. The official source does not state whether the holder may work for other employers or whether family members can accompany.

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  • The official source does not state whether the holder may work for other employers or whether family members 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 REV is available online to nationals of eligible countries for a 30-day visit per entry and is limited in the booklet to 4 times in a year. It is not extendable. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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

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