border.gov.au Apply For Visitors Visa Australia : Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Organisation : The Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Type of Facility : Apply For visitors Visa
State : Victoria
Country : Australia

Website : https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visi

Apply For visitors Visa Australia

Visas available for visiting Australia :
** You might come to Australia for reasons such as holidays, sightseeing, social or recreational reasons, to visit relatives, friends, to be a business visitor or for other short-term non-work things like medical treatment or medical consultations.

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** Or you might just be passing through on your way to somewhere else.
** Whether you are visiting for less than 72 hours or planning on a stay of several years you must have a valid Australian visa.
** There are various types of visas available for visiting Australia.
** The type of visa that you may be able to get depends on a number of factors such as, the length of your stay, your passport, your current location and the purpose of your visit.

Visitor visas :
** You can apply online for the following visitor visas if you are outside Australia and you hold a passport from an eligible country.

Visitor visa (subclass 600) :
This visa is for people traveling to Australia :
** As a tourist
** For business visitor activities
** To see family
** On tour with a registered travel agent from the People’s Republic of China
** The visa allows you to visit Australia for a period as determined by the Minister.

Features :
This visa lets you visit Australia :
** to visit or for business visitor purposes
** for up to three, six or 12 months.
** The base application charge for this visa ranges from AUD135 to AUD340.
** If you hold a certain passport, you might be able to apply for a free or cheaper visa.
** The eVisitor (subclass 651) visa is free.
** You must be a passport holder of a certain country.
** The Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601) visa has an AUD20 service charge.
** You must be a passport holder of a certain country.

Requirements :
You might be able to get this visa if you are travelling to Australia :
** as a visitor
** for business visitor activities
** to visit family
** on a tour with a registered travel agent from the People’s Republic of China.
** If you are in Australia you can apply for the Tourist stream of the Visitor visa online provided you currently have a valid visa that does not have condition 8503 imposed.
** If you are outside Australia only certain passport holders can apply for this visa online.
** If you cannot apply online, you can lodge a paper application.

Medical Treatment visa (subclass 602) :
Features :
This visa allows people to travel to Australia –
** for medical treatment or consultations
** to support someone needing medical treatment who holds or has applied for this visa
** to donate an organ.

Requirements :
You might be able to get this visa to –
** have medical treatment in Australia
** donate an organ
** support the person needing medical treatment.
** This person must hold or is applying for this visa.
** You can also apply for this visa if you are in Australia, have turned 50 years of age, and have been refused a permanent visa only on the grounds of health.

Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601) :
Features :
This visa lets you visit Australia –
** to visit or for business visitor purposes
** as many times as you want, for up to a year
** and stay up to three months for each visit.?
** If eligible to apply for online applications, you will need to pay a service fee of AUD20.??
Note : Average processing time for this visa is less than one day

Requirements :
You might be able to get an Electronic Travel Authority if you are –
** outside Australia
** a passport holder of a certain country.