3-Year Ban Waiver

A re-entry ban, also known as an exclusion period, means a person may not be able to return to Australia for up to three years. A re-entry ban may be imposed when a person breaches their visa conditions.

A re-entry ban will apply, if:

  • you overstay your visa by more than 28 days
  • your visa is cancelled because:
    • you provided false documents or false information to the Department of Home Affairs
    • you are considered to be a risk to the health, safety or good order of the Australian community
    • you are convicted of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth, or a law of an Australian state or territory
    • you are found to have breached a visa condition, for example, you worked when your visa had a no work condition
    • you hold a student visa but have failed to maintain appropriate enrolment, breached another visa condition, or have been found not to be a genuine student
    • you hold a visitor visa but were found not to be in Australia as a genuine visitor.

If you find yourself in this situation, contact us today and we will advise you about your prospects of success.