Subclass 408- Temporary Activity (Invited Participant) Visa

The Subclass 408 temporary activity invited participant visa allows overseas persons to temporarily live in Australia in order to participate in a social or cultural event to which they have been specifically invited. A visa for this type of activity is valid for a maximum of three months. The minimum requirements for those applying for this visa are as follows: (For applicants who have been invited to participate in a social or cultural event (or events) in Australia. The period of stay must not exceed three months.)

Sponsorship / Support

If you are IN AUSTRALIA when you lodge your application, you must be sponsored by an Australian organisation or a government agency.

Your sponsor must:

• be an Australian organisation that is lawfully and actively operating in Australia OR be an Australian government agency OR be a foreign government agency operating in Australia
• meet the sponsorship test, which requires it to be formally approved as a sponsor (see ‘Sponsorship Application’ on the following page), and agree in writing to sponsor your visa application

If you are OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA when you lodge your application, then you do NOT need to be sponsored for this visa. Instead, the person or organisation (Australian or foreign) that has invited you to participate in the relevant event must meet the ‘support test’. This requires it to provide a letter of invitation, giving details of the event and the nature of your participation.

Your sponsor/supporter must also be directly responsible for the event(s) to which you have been invited, or have a formal role in preparing for or conducting the event(s)

NOTE: In addition, there must not be any adverse information known that is relevant to its suitability as an approved sponsor or supporter. Adverse information includes (but is not limited to) contraventions of Commonwealth, State or Territory Laws relating to matters such as immigration, industrial relations or taxation; pending investigations or disciplinary actions; being the subject of administrative action for possible contravention of the law; insolvency; or having provided bogus documents or false/misleading information to the Department of Home Affairs (the DOHA).