{"id":49489,"date":"2024-01-29T15:01:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T04:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/?p=49489"},"modified":"2024-02-23T10:37:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T23:37:52","slug":"closure-pandemic-event-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/news\/closure-pandemic-event-visa","title":{"rendered":"Closure of the Pandemic Event Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"49489\" class=\"elementor elementor-49489\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20767a4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20767a4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db2069a\" data-id=\"db2069a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0621dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d0621dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The <span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><a style=\"color: #ed7d31;\" href=\"https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/visas\/getting-a-visa\/visa-listing\/temporary-activity-408\/australian-government-endorsed-events-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 Pandemic Event for Temporary Activity (Subclass 408) visa<\/a><\/span> has now been submitted for closure by 1<sup>st<\/sup> February 2024, and will not accept new applications after this date. Many policies granting concessions during the pandemic will soon or have been ceased. \u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><strong>Pandemic Event Visa Closure<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since 2 September 2023 to 31 January 2024, only current holders of the Pandemic Event visa are eligible to apply for this visa. This restriction is part of a transition plan aimed at maintaining the integrity of the visa system. Current valid Pandemic Event visa holders can legally stay in Australia until their visa&#8217;s expiration. This phased discontinuation of the visa aligns with efforts to tailor the visa system to better meet Australia\u2019s needs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Previous pandemic measures, such as the unlimited work hours for international students and work exemptions for Working Holiday visa holders, have since been concluded. \u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every individual must remain lawful if they wish to stay in Australia. It is essential that one <span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><a style=\"color: #ed7d31;\" href=\"\/our-services\/individuals\/\">explores other visa options<\/a><\/span> and meet criteria, or leave Australia upon cessation of their visa.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>To review your eligibility or to remain lawful, please get in touch with our expert team at <a href=\"mailto:aisupport@absoluteimmigration.com\"><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\">aisupport@absoluteimmigration.com<\/span><\/a> to arrange an online consultation.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 Pandemic Event for Temporary Activity (Subclass 408) visa will stop accepting applications after 1st February 2024. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":49499,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[282,281],"class_list":["post-49489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australia","tag-pandemic-event-visa","tag-subclass-408"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}