Australia offers humanitarian visa options under its Refugee and Humanitarian Program for individuals affected by conflict. These include several visa subclasses for those applying from outside Australia and a protection visa for those already in Australia.
Types of visas for those applying from outside Australia:
- Refugee visa (subclass 200)
- In-country Special Humanitarian visa (subclass 201)
- Global Special Humanitarian visa (subclass 202)
- Emergency Rescue visa (subclass 203)
- Woman at Risk visa (subclass 204)
Protection visa(subclass 866): This is for people who are already in Australia and arrived on valid visa.
Community Support Program (CSP): A separate pathway that allows Australian community members and organizations to propose and support the resettlement of a refugee.