What Support Does Australia Offer To Ukrainian Visa Applicants Amid Recent Emergency?
This article aims to briefly highlight the recent Australian Visa Support introduced by the Australian Government in order to address the Ukraine crisis and the eligibility criteria for Visa applicants from that country. Who is who? In response to the war in Ukraine, as part of the response to the crisis, the Australian Government on 23 February 2022 announced travel bans and targeted financial sanctions on eight members of Russia’s Security Council. The Government also announced that it will amend the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 to extend existing sanctions that apply to Crimea and Sevastopol to Donetsk and Luhansk. What does Targeted Financial Sanctions mean? Targeted Financial Sanctions will mean Australian individuals and entities cannot do business with the following banks: Rossiya Bank, Promsvyazbank, IS Bank, Genbank, and the Black Sea Bank for Development and Reconstruction. This is in addition to restrictions on Australians investing in the state developme...