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Visitor Visas to Australia

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.

You must not work in Australia on this visa.
If eligible to apply for online applications, you will need to pay a service fee of AUD20.

Requirements

You might be able to get an Electronic Travel Authority if you are:

outside Australia
a passport holder of a certain country.

EVISITOR (SUBCLASS 651)

Features

This visa lets you visit Australia:

to visit or for business visitor purposes
for up to three months at a time within a 12-month period.

This is a free visa.

Requirements

You might be able to get an eVisitor if you are:

outside Australia
a passport holder of a certain country.

TRANSIT VISA (SUBCLASS 771)

Features

This visa lets you and your dependent children transit through Australia for no longer than 72 hours.

Eligibility

You might be able to get this visa if:

you need to pass through Australia on your way to another country
you need to pass through Australia to join a ship as a member of the crew.

Length of stay

Up to 72 hours

Cost

From AUD 0

Global processing times

75 percent of applications processed in 6 days

VISITOR VISA (SUBCLASS 600)

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 AUD140 to AUD1020.
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 hold a passport from the People’s Republic of China and are applying from within China you might be able to apply for the Visitor Visa (subclass 600) Frequent Traveler stream visa.

WORK AND HOLIDAY VISA (SUBCLASS 462)

Features

This visa is for young people who want to holiday and work in Australia for up to a year.

Requirements

You might be able to get this visa if you:

are at least 18 but not yet 31 years of age
don’t have a dependent child with you at any time during your stay in Australia
have a passport from:

Argentina
Bangladesh
Chile
China, People’s Republic of
Hungary
Indonesia
Israel
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Poland
Portugal
San Marino
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Thailand
Turkey
USA
Uruguay
Vietnam

WORKING HOLIDAY VISA (SUBCLASS 417)

Features

This visa is for young people who want to holiday and work in Australia for up to a year.

Requirements

You might be able to get this visa if you:

are at least 18 but not yet 31 years of age
do not have a dependent child accompanying you at any time during your stay in Australia
have a passport from an eligible country.

You might be able to apply online by clicking the ‘Apply now’ button below, if you have a passport from an eligible country. See ‘How to Apply’ for a list of eligible countries.

Visa Types to Australia

Resources: border.gov.au

Visitor Visas to Australia

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