This visa allows you to come to Australia to do specific types of work on a short-term, temporary basis. The Subclass 408 visa covers a broad range of activities such as:

• • Australian Government Endorsed Events: lets you come to Australia to participate in events endorsed by the Australian Government.

• • Special Programs: lets you stay in Australia to take part in an approved special program. Special programs can include youth exchange, cultural enrichment or community programs, school language assistants or gap year school volunteering.

• • Religious Work: lets you do full-time religious work for a religious institution in Australia. You and your family who apply for the visa with you can stay here for up to 2 years.

• • Research Activities lets you observe or take part in a research project at a research or tertiary institution in Australia. You and your family who apply for the visa with you can stay here for up to 2 years.

• • Invited for other Social and Cultural Activity (Invited Participant): lets you come to Australia if you are invited to participate in a community-based event, including sporting events. You and your family who travel on the visa with you can stay here for up to 3 months.

• • Sporting Activities: allows you to play, coach, instruct or adjudicate for an Australian team or do high level sports training with a sporting organisation. You and your family can stay in Australia for up to 2 years.

• • Entertainment Activities: lets you come to Australia to work in the entertainment industry on film, television or live productions as a performer, production or support staff. You can include family members in your visa application.

• • Superyacht Crew: lets you work in Australia as a crew member of a superyacht. You can stay here for up to 12 months.
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  • Exchange Arrangements: lets you come to Australia as part of a staff exchange with an Australian organisation. You and your family members who travel here on the visa with you can stay for up to 2 years.
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  • Domestic Work for Executives: lets you come to Australia to do full-time domestic work in the household of certain senior foreign executives. You and members of your family unit can stay here for up to 2 years.