The purpose of the visitor visa (SC600) is to allow people to travel to Australia for tourism or business purposes, or to visit family, on a temporary basis. The minimum requirements for the Tourist stream of this visa are set out below
For people travelling to Australia for a holiday or to visit family or friends.
As the visa applicant, you must:
Meet the relevant health and character criteria (this could include a requirement to obtain health insurance for the period of your stay in Australia)
For people travelling to Australia for short-term business purposes, such as a conference, negotiation or meeting.
As the visa applicant, you must:
Meet the relevant health and character criteria (this could include a requirement to obtain health insurance for the period of your stay in Australia)
For people travelling to Australia to visit family. Applicants for this visa must be sponsored by an eligible relative who lives in Australia.
As the visa applicant, you must:
The person sponsoring your visit to Australia must:
In certain cases, an application for this visa MAY instead be sponsored by a Member of Parliament, or an authorized person representing a government department or instrumentality, or a local government mayor.
In Visitor visa you can travel or visit family or friends in Australia or enjoy holidays in Australia.
As it is a visitor’s visa / Tourist visa there are no work rights in this visa.
IF REQUIRED, your sponsor must also pay a security bond (usually between A$5000 and A$15,000). This will be refunded to your sponsor provided you comply with your visa conditions and leave Australia before your visa expires.
This visa lets you visit Australia:
The base application charge for this visa ranges from AUD190 (offshore) to AUD475 (onshore).
If you hold a certain passport, you might be able to apply for a free or cheaper visa.
The visitor (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.
You might be able to get this visa if you are travelling to Australia:
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 cannot apply online, you can lodge a paper application.
This visa lets you come to Australia for a holiday or to visit family and friends. We will tell you how many times you can enter Australia on this visa:
If you hold a visa with conditions 8503, 8534, or 8535 and have not been able to depart Australia as planned, you can request to waive this condition if your visa expires in less than 4 weeks.
If you hold a visa with condition 8531 and have not been able to depart Australia as planned, you should apply for a further visa before your current visa expires. If you apply for a new visa you may be eligible to be granted a bridging visa that will keep you lawful in Australia until a decision is made on your visa application.
If you hold a visa with condition 8558 and have not been able to depart Australia as planned, you should apply for a further visa before your current visa expires. If you apply for a new visa you may be eligible to be granted a bridging visa that will keep you lawful in Australia until a decision is made on your visa application.
If you intend to invite someone for a visit to Australia, you may write a letter explaining your and the applicant(s) situation. Your letter must include the following information about the person being invited (applicant):
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