{"id":2014,"date":"2021-05-04T14:50:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T04:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blmigration.com.au\/?post_type=service&#038;p=2014"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:46:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T03:46:43","slug":"character-requirement","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/www.blmigration.com.au\/en\/service\/i-have-a-criminal-record-health-issue-and-my-visa-may-be-refused\/character-requirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Character requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2014\" class=\"elementor elementor-2014\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25ddae6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25ddae6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-2dfe186\" data-id=\"2dfe186\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-d67d03b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d67d03b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a67f59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5a67f59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\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-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98493b4\" data-id=\"98493b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-f024568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f024568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most visa applications to enter or remain in Australia contain a good character requirement, which is assured under the Section 501 character test. If you have had a past criminal record (including a charge, spent convictions etc.) there is a chance that you may not meet the character requirement to enter Australia.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being able to enter, reside and live in Australia is a privilege. The Australian government will only grant a visa to those who are of good character (pass the Section 501 character test) and do not pose any threat or danger to the Australian community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may not pass the character requirement if you:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a substantial criminal record\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are reasonably suspected to be associated with a person, group or organisation involved in criminal conduct<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Escaped from immigration detention\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Convicted or found guilty of one or more sexually based offences involving a child\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have been convicted of a domestic violence offence or have been subject to a domestic violence order.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people have a misconception that you can pass the character test as long as you have not been sentenced to imprisonment for more than 12 months however this is not true. That is only one element of the character requirement. Even a long-standing history of criminal record (not resulting in imprisonment) or a bad history of general conduct can lead an applicant to be refused a visa on the basis that they do not meet the character requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Even after your visa is cancelled, you are still subject to the good character provisions. That is, if you commit a crime in Australia or otherwise engage in bad criminal or general misconduct after your substantive visa has been cancelled, then your bridging visa may also be cancelled.<\/p><p>Since 2018, The Australian Government has been tightening the character test making it more difficult to pass especially for those being involved in violent or serious offences. 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