Compelling need to work

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For the purposes of these Regulations, a non‑citizen has a compelling need to work if and only if:

(a)

he or she is in financial hardship; or

(d)

he or she:

(i)

is an applicant for a Temporary Business Entry (Class UC) visa who seeks to satisfy the criteria for the grant of a Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled)) visa; and

(ii)

is identified in an approved nomination of an occupation made by:

(A)

a standard business sponsor; or

(B)

a former standard business sponsor; or

(C)

a party to a labour agreement;

who is specified in the application for that visa; and

(iii)

appears to the Minister, on the basis of information contained in the application, to satisfy the criteria for the grant of that visa.

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1.08 Compelling need to work