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A Temporary Protection Visa (TPV) is an Australian visa category issued to persons who had been recognised as refugees fleeing persecution. TPVs are issued to persons who apply for refugee status after making an unauthorised arrival in Australia, and is the main type of visa issued to refugees when released from Australian immigration detention facilities.
The visa policy of the current government is to detain persons entering or being in Australia without a valid visa until those persons can be returned to their home country. Australia is the only country in the world with a policy of mandatory detention and offshore processing of asylum seekers who arrive without a valid visa. [8] [9]
On 23 March 2013, a new Visitor visa (subclass 600) replaced the previous Tourist visa (subclass 676). [38] In the 4th quarter of 2013 the automatic grant rate for electronically lodged applications outside Australia stood at 28.3%. Previously the rate ranged from 20.4% to 63.2%. [29]
Temporary protection may refer to any of several legal statuses for refugees or displaced people: Temporary protected status in the United States; Temporary Protection Directive in the European Union; Temporary protection visa in Australia
The bio-data page of an Australian CTD issued to a Chinese refugee.. An Australian Convention Travel Document (CTD) is a biometric refugee travel document issued for international travel purpose by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to individuals recognised as refugees residing in Australia under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. [1]
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In 1990, as part of the Immigration Act of 1990 ("IMMACT"), P.L. 101–649, Congress established a procedure by which the Attorney General may provide temporary protected status to immigrants in the United States who are temporarily unable to safely return to their home country because of ongoing armed conflict, an environmental disaster, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions.
Visa can be obtained on arrival for certain cities in the southern region of the country if travel is booked through a local travel agency. [citation needed] Visa exemption for stays of up to 30 days for those arriving by sea on government sponsored tours. [citation needed] Yes Andorra: Visa not required [12] 3 months [13] [14] Yes Angola