Organization : Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Type of Facility : ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Two Countries One Visa Application
Country: Australia
Website : http://www.immi.gov.au/event/wcc/Pages/Welcome.aspx
Two Countries One Visa Application :
If you are travelling to Australia and New Zealand between 26 January – 5 April 2015 for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, you only need to apply for an Australian visa.
Related : Department of Immigration & Border Protection Visa Entitlement Verification Online VEVO Australia : www.statusin.org/7006.html
Australia and New Zealand will co-host the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 which is being staged between 14 February and 29 March 2015.
Under a new Trans-Tasman visa arrangement, eligible visitors will only need to apply for an Australian visa to travel to and between both countries for the period of 26 January and 5 April 2015. New Zealand will grant a three month visa on arrival to visitors holding an eligible Australian visa for the duration of the tournament.
Eligible visas for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015:
Two countries – one visa for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
If you hold one of the following valid Australian visas, during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 (26 January – 5 April 2015) you will be eligible to travel to New Zealand without applying for a New Zealand visa, provided all New Zealand entry requirements are met.
Subclass – Visa name:
159 Provisional Resident Return
160 Business Owner (Provisional)
161 Senior Executive (Provisional)
162 Investor (Provisional)
163 State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Provisional)
164 State/Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (Provisional)
165 State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Provisional)
173 Contributory Parent (Temporary)
188 Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional)
300 Prospective Marriage
309 Partner (Provisional)
400 Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity)
401 Temporary Work (Long Stay Activity)
402 Training and Research
403 Temporary Work (International Relations)
405 Investment Retirement
406 Government Agreement
410 Retirement
411 Exchange
415 Foreign Government Agency
418 Educational
419 Visiting Academic
420 Temporary Work (Entertainment)
421 Sport
422 Medical Practitioner
423 Media and Film Staff
426 Domestic Worker (Temporary) Diplomatic or Consular
427 Domestic Worker (Temporary) Executive
428 Religious Worker
442 Occupational Trainee
445 Dependent Child
456 Business (Short Stay)
457 Business (Long Stay)
457 Temporary Work (Skilled)
459 Sponsored Business Visitor (Short Stay)
461 New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship (Temporary)
462 Work and Holiday (Temporary)
470 Professional Development
475 Skilled – Regional Sponsored
476 Skilled – Recognised Graduate
485 Temporary Graduate
487 Skilled – Regional Sponsored
488 Superyacht Crew
489 Skilled – Regional (Provisional)
495 Skilled – Independent Regional (Provisional)
496 Skilled – Designated Area Sponsored
560 Student
561 Student (category B)
570 Independent ELICOS Sector
571 Schools Sector
572 Vocational Education and Training Sector
573 Higher Education Sector
574 Postgraduate Research Sector
575 Non Award Sector
576 Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector
580 Student Guardian
600 Visitor
601 Electronic Travel Authority
651 eVisitor
676 Tourist
679 Sponsored Family Visitor
820 Partner
884 Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary)
995 Diplomatic (Temporary)
417 Working Holiday (Temporary)*
956 Electronic Travel Authority (Business Entrant – Long Validity)*
976 Electronic Travel Authority (Visitor)*
977 Electronic Travel Authority (Business Entrant – Short Validity)*
Note:
The countries eligible for the subclasses marked with (*) are already provided with a visa on arrival in New Zealand.
Fees and charges for visas :
** If you pay for your application by credit card, a surcharge will apply.
The current surcharge rates are :
** Visa and MasterCard* – 0.98%
** American Express and JCB – 1.4%
** Diners Club International – 1.99%
** The surcharge will also apply to Debit Visa cards and Debit MasterCards when making payments online.
** The cost of visas changes from time to time.
** The cost of your visa is dependent on the date we receive your application.
** If there is a price increase between the date you lodge your application and the date we receive your application, you wll need to pay the new application charge.
** The visa application charge is the amount of money in Australian dollars (AUD) that must be paid for a visa application.
** In some cases the visa application charge is nil.
Visa pricing estimator :
** Estimate the cost of your visa by using our pricing estimator.
Current visa pricing table :
** To help you work out the price of your visa, the Visa Pricing Table is divided into categories that correspond with what you plan to do in Australia.
** The categories defined in the Visa Pricing Table are visit, study, work, live, other and repealed or closed visas.