Visiting Australia

There are a range of visa options to choose when planning a visit to Australia.  Whether you are visiting for holidays, to visit friends or family, or are a frequent traveller, there are a number of options available.

The Visitor visa (subclass 600) lets you visit Australia for tourism or business visitor activities. Tourism includes holidays, recreation and seeing family or friends. Business visitor activities may include attending a conference, negotiation or an exploratory business visit.

You can use this option if the duration of your travel for a holiday exceeds 3 months, or you are not able to obtain an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA). Further information is available at Visitor visa (subclass 600) (homeaffairs.gov.au). Online lodgement for Subclass 600 visas is the only option available. Please apply through ImmiAccount.

Please note that it is not appropriate to undertake work on a Visitor visa. For working visa options, please click here. 

Scanned colour images or photos of the following documents should be uploaded digitally as you complete the online visa application.

1. Copies of the bio-data page of your passport and ID card (from Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan).
2. Your itinerary for your stay in Australia.
3. Evidence of sufficient funds such as personal bank statements, pay slips, taxation records, credit card limit.
4. If you are visiting relatives or friends, a letter of invitation from your relative or friend in Australia and a copy of their passport. If your relative or friend is paying for your visit, evidence that they have sufficient funds (refer to point 3 above).
5. Other information to show that you have an incentive and authority to return to your home country, such as:
   • a letter from your employer stating your intention to return to your job and your taxation records
   • evidence of enrolment at a school, college or university in your home country
   • evidence of immediate family members in your home country
   • evidence of your visa or residence status in your home country, and your right to return
   • evidence of property or other significant assets owned in your home country.
   • if you previously travelled to other countries copies of your passport pages evidencing your travel record.

Scanned colour images or photos of the following documents should be uploaded digitally as you complete the online visa application. These include:

1. Copies of the bio-data page of your passport and ID card (from Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan).
2. Evidence of why you need to visit Australia on business, such as:
   • a letter of invitation from the host organisation in Australia
   • conference registration details
   • a letter from your employer stating the reasons for your visit
   • your itinerary, with contact details of the business parties involved
3. Evidence of sufficient funds such as personal bank statements, pay slips, taxation records, credit limit or a letter from your company clearly indicating all your travel expenses associated with your business visit will be covered by your company.

Applicants younger than 18 years of age needs to also provide the following:

1. A copy of the birth certificate for applicants under 18 years of age.
2. If a child under the age of 18 will be travelling without one or both parents:
   • Form 1229 “Consent form to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years” completed and signed by the non-travelling parent/s or legal guardian/s giving consent for the child to travel and certified true copies of the parent/s' passports bearing signatures or a statutory declaration from the parent/s giving their permission for travel. 
     1229 - Consent to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years (homeaffairs.gov.au)
   • If a child is younger than 18 years of age and will stay in Australia with someone other than a parent, legal guardian or relative: a declaration signed by the person who will be responsible for the child in Australia:
     1257 - Undertaking declaration (homeaffairs.gov.au)

If you are 75 years of age or over, you will need to attend a Panel Doctor for an assessment of whether you are fit to travel to Australia. We will refer you for medical examination after you lodge your application.

If you are applying for a long stay visitor visa (a stay of more than 6 months), you may be required to undertake a medical examination or a chest x-ray. We will advise you if this is required after you lodge your application. Please see the following link for further information about the health requirement:
Who needs health examinations (homeaffairs.gov.au)

Please click here for information on the current application fee. The fee is not refundable if the application is refused or withdrawn (unless there are legal provisions for a refund in the Australian Migration Act). Please consider the requirements carefully before applying.

Please lodge your application in advance. Processing priority will be given only in exceptional compelling or compassionate circumstances. You may wish to refer to Global visa processing times (homeaffairs.gov.au) for average processing time.

Please note that once the visa is granted the validity cannot be changed. If your travel plans change outside the visa validity a new application must be made and a new application fee paid.

To apply please click here

Please note:
You should upload all the documents onto your IMMIAccount at the time of application. A decision on your application may be made based on the information available at the time.