Tern Australian Visa Information

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Sourced Australian visa data: processing times, charges, 462 caps, 88-day postcodes, policy updates

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check_88_day_area Read-only

Whether work in an industry at an Australian postcode is on the Department of Home Affairs' specified work lists for a second or third working holiday visa (the 88 or 179 days), for subclass 417 or 462. Checks every industry unless one is given.

postcodestring, required

Four-digit Australian postcode.

subclassstring, required

The working holiday subclass the person holds.

industrystring

One industry to check: plantAnimalCultivation, tourismHospitality, construction, fishingPearling, treeFarmingFelling, mining, bushfireRecovery, disasterRecovery. Omit to check all.

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claude mcp add --transport http australian-visas https://ternvisa.com/mcp

Tools (7)

check_88_day_area

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Argument	Type	Description
industry	string	One industry to check: plantAnimalCultivation, tourismHospitality, construction, fishingPearling, treeFarmingFelling, mining, bushfireRecovery, disasterRecovery. Omit to check all.
postcode*	string	Four-digit Australian postcode.
subclass*	string	The working holiday subclass the person holds.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "postcode",
    "subclass"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "industry": {
      "enum": [
        "plantAnimalCultivation",
        "tourismHospitality",
        "construction",
        "fishingPearling",
        "treeFarmingFelling",
        "mining",
        "bushfireRecovery",
        "disasterRecovery"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "One industry to check: plantAnimalCultivation, tourismHospitality, construction, fishingPearling, treeFarmingFelling, mining, bushfireRecovery, disasterRecovery. Omit to check all."
    },
    "postcode": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^\\d{4}$",
      "description": "Four-digit Australian postcode."
    },
    "subclass": {
      "enum": [
        "417",
        "462"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The working holiday subclass the person holds."
    }
  }
}

get_country_profile

Australian visa figures for one nationality: which visitor visa its passport uses, whether it can get a working holiday visa (and the age limit), the Department of Home Affairs refusal rate for applicants of that nationality compared with all nationalities, and processing times by visa.

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Argument	Type	Description
country*	string	Two-letter passport country code (ISO 3166-1), e.g. "PH".

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "country"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z]{2}$",
      "description": "Two-letter passport country code (ISO 3166-1), e.g. \"PH\"."
    }
  }
}

get_policy_updates

Tern's dated record of changes to Australian visa policy, newest first, each marked as proposed, announced, in effect or resolved. Filter by visa subclass.

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Argument	Type	Description
limit	integer	How many updates, 1 to 20.
subclass	string	Only updates touching this visa subclass, e.g. "462".

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 10,
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "How many updates, 1 to 20."
    },
    "subclass": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^\\d{3}$",
      "description": "Only updates touching this visa subclass, e.g. \"462\"."
    }
  }
}

get_processing_times

How long the Department of Home Affairs is taking to decide applications for an Australian visa subclass: the days within which 25%, 50%, 75% and 90% of recent applications were decided, optionally for one nationality (split by applying from inside or outside Australia).

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Argument	Type	Description
stream	string	Stream id, for subclasses with streams (e.g. "29" for the 600 tourist stream applying from outside Australia). Omit for the main stream; if that has no data, the error lists the streams that do, with their names.
country	string	Two-letter nationality code (ISO 3166-1), e.g. "IN", for that nationality's times.
subclass*	string	Visa subclass, e.g. "309" or "600".

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "subclass"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "stream": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 40,
      "description": "Stream id, for subclasses with streams (e.g. \"29\" for the 600 tourist stream applying from outside Australia). Omit for the main stream; if that has no data, the error lists the streams that do, with their names."
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z]{2}$",
      "description": "Two-letter nationality code (ISO 3166-1), e.g. \"IN\", for that nationality's times."
    },
    "subclass": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^\\d{3}$",
      "description": "Visa subclass, e.g. \"309\" or \"600\"."
    }
  }
}

get_tern_services

What Tern offers for each Australian visa it handles: the products and partner visa plans, what each includes, and Tern's current service fees in AUD (separate from the government charge). Filter by visa subclass. The only source to quote Tern's prices from.

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Argument	Type	Description
subclass	string	Only the product covering this visa subclass, e.g. "820".

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "subclass": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^\\d{3}$",
      "description": "Only the product covering this visa subclass, e.g. \"820\"."
    }
  }
}

get_visa_fees

The Department of Home Affairs' current visa application charges for an Australian visa subclass, per stream: main applicant, each additional adult and child, and any lower charges for particular passports. Amounts in AUD. These are government charges, not Tern's fees.

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Argument	Type	Description
subclass*	string	Visa subclass, e.g. "820" or "600".

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "subclass"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "subclass": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^\\d{3}$",
      "description": "Visa subclass, e.g. \"820\" or \"600\"."
    }
  }
}

get_whm_cap_status

Whether each Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) country cap is open, paused, closed or allocated by ballot, when that was last checked, and the recent openings Tern has detected. Subclass 417 countries have no per-country cap.

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Argument	Type	Description
country	string	Two-letter passport country code, e.g. "ES". Omit for every capped country.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z]{2}$",
      "description": "Two-letter passport country code, e.g. \"ES\". Omit for every capped country."
    }
  }
}

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