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    Advice for Domestic Helpers

The Australian Government's Visitor policy is to issue visas with a minimum of inconvenience to persons who intend a genuine short visit to Australia.

The principle governing the entry of visitors is that they should:

• genuinely intend only to visit Australia;
• not work;
• not engage in studies or training for more than three months;
• have, or have access to, sufficient funds for personal support during the period of the visit such that they have no cause to access Australia's social welfare system; and
• leave Australia when (or before) their visa ceases to be in effect.

Therefore, when you apply for a visa, we must consider:

• Your current employment;
• Whether you intend to travel to Australia with your employer;
• The period of time you propose to stay in Australia;
• The period of time your employer is proposing to stay in Australia.

It is inappropriate, in the context of Australia's Visitor policy, to grant a visa to a domestic helper if their principal activity in Australia will be the carrying out of their usual duties as domestic helper. Where a domestic helper is accompanying a family on a genuine holiday to Australia for the purpose of tourism or visiting family or friends, we will expect to see a full itinerary supporting the visit. We will only grant a visa for the period of the proposed visit as supported by the itinerary. If insufficient information is provided to support an application, the application is likely to be refused.