AU
Australia
Registrants are consistently refused, or the law bars entry.
This rating rests on little or old data, so treat it as a rough guide.
Based on 1 report. Score −1.00 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. The newest report is more than three years old, so conditions may have changed. How scoring works
Law bars people with sex-offense convictions
You automatically fail Australia's character test if you have any conviction, or a guilty finding even without conviction, for a sexually based offence involving a child, or if you were sentenced to 12 months or more for any offence. Failing the test lets the Minister refuse a visa; it does not require refusal, so each case is decided individually.
Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s.501(1), s.501(6)(a), s.501(6)(e), s.501(7) · discretionary · waiver available
- Migration Act 1958 (latest compilation) · Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government)
- Migration Act 1958, compilation as at 4 June 2026, Volume 2 (contains s.501) · Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government)
- Visa cancellations under section 501 (character grounds) · Law Handbook (Legal Services Commission of South Australia)
- By 2022
Refused entry
Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.
- Registrants turned away
- Yes
- Law bars sex offenders
- Yes
- Law bars people with felonies
- Yes
- Has its own offender registry
- Yes
Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary