Public Interest Criteria: A Guide To Satisfy Public Interest Criteria 4005, 4007 & 4020 [Update January 2023]

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Almost every visa application for Australia will be subject to Schedule 4 of the Migration Regulations, which contains the public interest criteria, however, there are some exceptions. Schedule 4 Criteria are conditions that must be met in relation to health and character. The character test can be found in PIC 4001. Other common Schedule 4 requirements include PIC 4020 which relates to the provision, by the visa holder, of false and misleading information or the provision, by the visa holder, of bogus documents.

Schedule 4 also includes PIC 4005 which is a health requirement that is applicable to many visa classes and subclasses. PIC 4007 is a slightly more beneficial criterion, which applies to limited subclasses of visas, and allows for the waiver of health requirements in special circumstances. 

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