Schedule 3

Schedule 3 is a special provision provided by the home affairs department of Australia where an Unlawful non-citizen can apply for Substantial Visa while staying in Australia itself. But there are some criteria’s the person has to fulfil to be eligible for Schedule 3 Waiver.

3001

Schedule 3 criterion 3001 requires the visa application to be lodged within 28 days.

3003

Schedule 3 criterion 3003 applies if you meet all of the following requirements:

• you must have last become an illegal entrant or a non-substantive visa holder due to factors beyond your control;
• there must be compelling reasons for granting the visa;
• you must have complied substantially with the conditions that applied to your last held entry permit/s and any subsequent bridging visa; and
• you would have been entitled to be granted an entry permit equivalent to an onshore partner visa if you had applied for the entry permit immediately before last becoming an illegal entrant
• you intend to comply with any conditions to which the partner visa would be subject if granted; and
• the last entry permit (if any) that you held was not granted subject to a condition that you would not, after entering Australia, be entitled to be granted a further entry permit, whilst you remained in Australia.