Australia is a great place to visit, whether you are staying for a holiday, to see friends or relatives, or to work or study for a short time.
Regardless of how long you intend to stay, you must have a valid Australian visa if you want to visit Australia.
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 travelling 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.
Electronic Travel Authority visa (subclass 601)
This visa is for people travelling to Australia:
– As a tourist
– For business visitor activities
In most cases, this visa allows you to visit Australia on multiple occasions within 12 months from the date of the grant of the visa or the life of the visa holder’s passport (whichever is shorter) for three months at a time.
You must be outside Australia when the Electronic Travel Authority visa is granted or, if you apply for it while you are in immigration clearance, then you must be in immigration clearance at the time it is granted.
eVisitor (subclass 651)
This is a free visa for certain people travelling to Australia:
– As a tourist
– For business visitor activities
This visa allows you to visit Australia for three months at a time and travel to and enter Australia on multiple occasions within 12 months from the date the visa is granted.
Training or research, cultural/community benefit programs
For visa options that may allow you to:
– Participate in cultural or community benefit program
– Take part in workplace- based training
– Participate in a professional development program
– Observe or participate in an Australian research project
Medical treatment (subclass 602) visa
Australia has excellent medical facilities for treatment and consultation.
You may wish to apply for a medical treatment visa in order to:
– Attend medical treatment or a medical consultation
– Donate an organ in Australia
– Support someone needing medical treatment who holds or has applied for this visa
Investor Retirement (subclass 405) visa
Enjoy your retirement by spending time in Australia.
You may want to apply for an Investor Retirement visa if you are:
– A self-funded retiree who wants to live in Australia during your retirement years
– A retiree who wants to spend some of your retirement years in Australia
New Zealand citizens and partners
You may also want to apply for a visitor visa if you:
– Are a New Zealand citizen who wants to visit, live, study or work in Australia
– Are a family member of a New Zealand citizen who wants to live and work in Australia
Transit visas
If you want to make a short stopover in Australia on your way to another country, you will need to hold an Australia visa. A Subclass 771 (Transit) visa is likely to be the most appropriate visa for that.
This visa lets you:
– Travel via Australia
– Enter and stay in Australia for up to 72 hours
Bridging Visas
You may need a bridging visa if your Australian visa has expired and you want to:
– Remain in Australia while you are waiting for a decision on another Australian visa application
-Travel to and from Australia while you are waiting for a decision on another Australian visa application
– Stay in Australia while you make arrangements to leave or finalise your immigration matter
