PIC 4013 and 4014: The 3-Year Exclusion Periods After a Visa Cancellation or Unlawful Departure

Many temporary visa applications, including the Subclass 482 Skills in Demand visa, require an applicant to satisfy Public Interest Criteria 4013 and 4014. For most people these criteria pass unnoticed. But for anyone with a visa cancellation or an unlawful departure in their history, they can impose a three-year exclusion that blocks a new visa…