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Australian Working Holiday:
Character Requirements
The Australian Government state that they will only grant a visa if they believe the applicant is of good character. There are various visa character requirements you must meet. If none of the following statements apply to you, then you are likely to meet the visa character requirement:
 - Been charged with any offence that is currently awaiting legal action.
- Been convicted of a crime or offence in any country including any conviction which is now removed from official records.
- Committed, or been involved in the commission of war crimes or crimes against humanity or human rights, or been involved in any activities that would represent a risk to Australian national security.
- Served in a military force or militia, undergone any military/paramilitary training, or been trained in weapons/explosives use however described.
- Left any country to avoid being removed or deported, or been excluded from or asked to leave any country (including Australia.)
- Had any outstanding debts to the Australian Government or public authorities.
If any of the above statements do apply to you, it does not automatically mean that you will be refused a visa. You must provide full information on each statement. The Australian Department of Immigration will use this information to make a decision on whether or not you meet the Australian visa character requirements. You must be truthful at all times as submitting incorrect information concerning visa character requirements may lead to the cancellation of your visa. Rarely, even if none of the statements apply to you, you may be asked to prove that this is the case.
A person will automatically fail to meet the visa character requirements where they have a substantial criminal record. For a criminal record to be considered substantial the person must have been either given a life imprisonment or death sentence, given a prison sentence of twelve months or more, sentenced to two or more prison terms (on either one or several occasions) and the total of those terms is in excess of two years or been acquitted of a crime by using the defence of insanity or diminished responsibility due to unsoundness of mind, and been detained in a secure hospital or institution.
 You will also fail the visa character requirement if you are currently, or ever have been associated with any individual of group that are suspected of being involved with criminal activity, or if they suspect that you may engage in criminal conduct in Australia. Finally you will automatically fail the character requirement if they suspect that you will incite discord in any segment of the Australian community or that you are not of general good character.
If you wish to discuss character requirements further or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact one of our visa experts on 01925 451165 or by email at info@visasforaustralia.co.uk
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