Visit Australia, tourist visa

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ETA (Visitor) (Subclass 976)

designed for people who are outside Australia and want to visit Australia for holidays, tourism, recreation or for informal study.

Evisitor (Subclass 651)

An electronically stored authority for visits to Australia for tourism or business purposes for up to three months. Available to passport holders from the European Union and a number of other European countries, who are outside Australia.

Tourist Visa (Subclass 676)

A temporary visa allowing a stay in Australia of up to three or six or 12 months. Applicants can apply from both outside and in Australia. Some tourists are eligible to lodge an online application for an e676 Tourist visa.

Sponsored Family Visitor Visa (Subclass 679)

For people seeking to visit family in Australia for a stay period of up to 12 months. Formal sponsorship by an Australian citizen or permanent resident is required.

ETA (Visitor) (Subclass 976)

An ETA (Visitor) (subclass 976) visa is designed for people who are outside Australia and want to visit Australia for holidays, tourism, recreation or for informal study.

You can stay for up to three months on each visit within the validity of the visa. ETAs are valid for 12 months from the date of grant, or for the life of the passport if the passport expires less than 12 months from the date the ETA was granted.

An ETA is not designed to allow repeated extended stays in Australia. If you want to spend long periods in Australia for tourism purposes, you may want to consider applying for Tourist visa (subclass 676) or an alternate visa that suits your purposes.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for an ETA, you must:

be outside Australia
hold a citizen passport of an ETA eligible country.
Eligible passports - ETA through a travel agent, airline, specialist service provider or an Australian visa office outside Australia

This is the list of eligible passports to apply through a travel agent, airline, specialist service provider or an Australian visa office outside Australia. These are citizen passports issued by the following countries.

Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Brunei
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong (SAR)*
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Monaco
The Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Republic of San Marino
Singapore
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan**
United Kingdom - British Citizen
United Kingdom - British National (Overseas)
United States of America
Vatican City

* A Hong Kong Document of Identity (HKDI) cannot be used to apply for an ETA. Residents of Hong Kong require a citizen passport to apply for this visa.

** Holders of Taiwan passports can only be processed for an ETA if residing and applying in Taiwan. Applications can be lodged with an approved ETA Travel Agent in Taiwan or Australian Visa Services office in Taipei.

Eligible passports - apply for an ETA online

This is the list of eligible passports to apply for an ETA online. These are citizen passports issued by the following countries.

Brunei
Canada
Hong Kong (SAR)
Japan
Malaysia
Singapore
South Korea
United States of America
European passport holders who are eligible to apply for an ETA through a travel agent, airline or specialist service provider should apply for an eVisitor if applying online.

If you feel that you are eligible for this visa or require our assistance do not hesitate to email us at info@ultrafastvisa.com

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eVisitors (Subclass 651)

You can stay in Australia for up to three months on each visit within a 12 month period from the date of grant.

An eVisitor is not designed to allow repeated extended stays in Australia. If you want to spend long periods in Australia for tourism or business purposes, you may want to consider applying for a Tourist visa (subclass 676) or an alternate visa that suits your purposes.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for an eVisitor, you must:

be outside Australia
hold an eVisitor eligible passport.
eVisitor Eligible passports

The list below are eligible passports. These are citizen passports issued by the following countries.

Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein

Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Republic of San Marino
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom - British Citizen
Vatican City

Notes:

Holders of British National Overseas (BNO), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person and British Subject passports are not eligible to apply for an eVisitor.

Australian citizens who hold dual or multiple nationalities are not eligible to apply for an eVisitor and should use an Australian passport to enter or leave Australia, even if they use a foreign passport overseas.

If you feel that you are eligible for this visa or require our assistance do not hesitate to email us at info@ultrafastvisa.com

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Tourist visa (Subclass 676)

This visa allows people to visit Australia for a holiday or recreation, or to visit family and friends. This visa may also be used for other short-term non-work purposes including study for less than three months.

This visa is available to all passport holders who are:

outside Australia and want to apply for a visa to visit Australia

in Australia and want to extend your stay as a visitor.

This visa is designed only to allow temporary travel to Australia for tourism purposes or to visit family and friends. It cannot be used for long-term stays or residence. To be eligible for a further Tourist visa in the future, you must maintain extended periods of time outside of Australia.

If you would like to migrate or spend longer periods in Australia, you should explore more appropriate visa options which may be more suitable.

If granted, this visa will allow you either a single or multiple entry to Australia for a stay period of up to three, six or 12 months.

The period of stay and number of entries granted will depend on the purpose of the visit and your personal circumstances.

To be eligible for this visa you must have a genuine intention to visit Australia as a tourist, for recreation or to visit your family and friends.

If you lodge your application whilst in Australia, you must also be in Australia at the time a decision is to be made on your application.

If you lodge your application whilst outside Australia, you must also be outside at the time a decision is to be made on your application.

You must also meet the following eligibility requirements.

Health requirements

You must meet certain health requirements.
See: Health Requirements

Health Insurance

Medical treatment in Australia can be very expensive. As a tourist, you are not covered by Australia's national health scheme, unless there is a reciprocal health care agreement between Australia and your country.

It is recommended that you take out health insurance for yourself and your family for the duration of your stay in Australia. You may be asked to provide evidence that you have health insurance or adequate funds to pay for emergency medical treatment while in Australia in order to satisfy the financial requirements for this visa.

Character requirements

You must meet certain character requirements.

Financial requirements

You must have access to sufficient funds to cover all costs for the duration of your stay in Australia, including health insurance if required. You may be asked to provide evidence of your funds.
Examples: personal bank statements, pay slips, audited accounts, taxation records, credit card limit.

Debts to the Commonwealth of Australia

You must have no outstanding debts to the Commonwealth of Australia.

Children under 18 years of age

Consent to travel:

Applications for children under 18 years of age must provide consent from the non-accompanying parent(s) or legal guardian(s) if the child is travelling:

alone
with only one parent or legal guardian.
Consent can be provided on Form 1229 or on a Statutory Declaration or equivalent under the relevant law of the child's home country.

Note: Evidence must be provided to confirm family relationship or guardianship, for example, full birth certificate stating names of both parents.

If you feel that you are eligible for this visa or require our assistance do not hesitate to email us at info@ultrafastvisa.com

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Sponsored Family Visitor visa (Subclass 679)

For people seeking to visit family in Australia for a stay period of up to 12 months. Formal sponsorship by an Australian citizen or permanent resident is required.

This visa allows people to travel to Australia to take a holiday or visit their family.

The applicant must have an eligible relative in Australia or an Australian Government official willing to sponsor them.

The sponsor provides a guarantee that their visitor will leave Australia before the visa expires. Support from the sponsor is taken into account by the visa decision-maker

What does this visa let me do?

You can visit Australia once, usually to stay for a period of up to three months or six months, but in certain circumstances a stay of 12 months may be granted. While in Australia you can:

√visit family and friends
√engage in tourist activities
√study for up to three months.

Eligible sponsor

You must have an eligible sponsor. A sponsor can only sponsor one person, or one family unit at a time.

If you do not have an eligible relative who can sponsor you, or if you want a visa which allows multiple entry to Australia, you may be eligible to apply for another Visitor visa.

Sponsor Eligibility

To be a sponsor for this visa, you must be:

√an Australian citizen or permanent resident
√aged 18 years or over
√settled in Australia for a reasonable period, usually two years

You must also be one of the following:

√a relative (partner, parent, child, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, √nephew, or the 'step' or adopted equivalent of any of these)
√a member of an Australian parliament (Commonwealth, State or Territory)
√an authorised person representing a Commonwealth, State or Territory department or instrumentality
√a local government mayor.

There are no provisions for a fiancé, cousin or friend to be a sponsor for this visa.

Special Category (Subclass 444) visa holders, eligible New Zealand citizens, New Zealand citizens and New Zealand permanent residents are also not able to sponsor an applicant under this visa subclass.

Family members of New Zealand citizens who hold a Special Category (Subclass 444) visa may be eligible to apply for the New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship (Subclass 461) visa.
See: New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship (Subclass 461) visa

You cannot be an in-law of the visa applicant, unless you are sponsoring a family unit, and the family head is your relative.

You are only able to sponsor one person (or one family unit) at a time. If:

you have already provided a sponsorship for another visitor, you must wait until they depart Australia before you can be eligible to provide another sponsorship

the visitor you sponsored chooses not to travel to Australia then the sponsorship remains in place until that visa expires.

A sponsor cannot have their sponsorship cancelled while the visa is still valid.

If you have previously sponsored a visitor as a sponsored visitor, and your visitor did not abide by the conditions of their visa, you will be ineligible to sponsor another visitor in the same visa class for five years. There are only limited circumstances under which you can apply to have the five year bar on further sponsorships lifted.

Genuine visit

You must have a genuine intention to only visit family in Australia or holiday for reasons other than business or medical treatment.

A genuine visit is where the applicant:

intends to depart Australia before their visa expires
will not work
will not study beyond what is permitted by the visa
Example: No more than three months during their total stay in Australia.

Health requirements

You must meet certain health requirements and you may be asked to undergo a health examination. If you are aged 75 or older you will be required to undergo an Aged Visitor Health Check that is completed by a Panel doctor nominated by the Australian Government. You are advised not to undertake health examinations until requested by the visa processing officer.

Health insurance

Medical treatment in Australia can be very expensive. As a tourist you are not covered by Australia's national health scheme, unless there is a reciprocal health care agreement between Australia and your country. Health care for visitors to Australia is explained on the Medicare Australia website.

Character requirements

You must meet character requirements.

Financial requirements

You must have access to sufficient funds to cover all costs for the duration of your stay in Australia, including health insurance if required. You may be asked to provide evidence of your funds.

If another person is financially supporting your visit then they should provide evidence of their funds.

Examples: Personal bank statements, pay slips, audited accounts, taxation records, traveller cheques, credit card limit.

Children under 18 years of age

Applications for children under 18 years of age must provide consent from the non-accompanying parent or legal guardian if the child is travelling:

alone
with only one parent or legal guardian.
Consent can be provided on Form 1229 or on a Statutory Declaration or equivalent under the relevant law of the child's home country.

Note: Evidence must be provided to confirm family relationship or guardianship, for example, full birth certificate stating names of both parents.

Debts to the Australian Government

To enter Australia you must:

have no outstanding debts to the Australian Government
have arranged to repay any outstanding debts to the Australian Government.

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