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Please note: VEVO Entitlement Checks are only current at the time conducted.
A VEVO check shows the visa status and entitlements associated with a particular visa holder, such as work or study rights.
Always sight the passport or the identity document, such as ImmiCard, that was used by the visa holder for the VEVO Entitlement Check;
to confirm their identity and ensure that it matches the details shown below.
Non-citizens who do not have a valid visa, or the necessary work conditions associated with their visa, are not permitted to work in
Australia.
If you hire or refer for work non-citizens who don't have the right to work, you face serious penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.
Please note: visa holders are not required to have a visa label in their passport for travel to, or stay in, Australia.
Work entitlement conditions
8547
8547 - Not work for one employer for more than 6 months :
You must not be employed by any one employer for more than 6 months, without the prior permission in writing of the
Secretary.
The Department is working with the Fair Work Ombudsman to help employees and employers understand and follow
Australian Workplace laws.
Information on pay rates, shift calculations, leave arrangements and notice and redundancy entitlements is in the Pay and
Conditions Tool (PACT).
The Fair Work Ombudsman website has more information on workplace rights and entitlements for visa holders and migrant
workers.