Visitor Visa
This visa allows individuals to visit Australia for travelling, business meetings or for temporary stays with family/relatives. It is valid for three, six or 12 months. Getting a visitor visa has following 4 streams.
- Tourist stream
- Business visitor stream
- Frequent traveller stream
- Sponsored family stream
- Approved destination status stream
Other Information
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 cannot apply online, you can lodge a paper application.
What this visa lets you do
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:
- You might be allowed to enter only once. If so, you will need to apply for a new visa if you want to return to Australia again after you leave.
- You might be able to travel to and from Australia as many times as you want while your visa is valid, but the total time you spend in Australia cannot be more than the period of stay that you have been granted.
Who could get this visa
To be granted this visa, you must:
- meet health and character requirements
- have enough money to support yourself during your stay in Australia
- intend to do the activities in the Tourist stream.
You must be able to show that you are travelling to Australia as a genuine visitor, for example as a tourist, for recreation or to visit your family and friends.
You must be outside Australia when the visa is decided.
If you are visiting your family, we will tell you whether you need a sponsor or need to pay a security bond when you apply.
You could be asked to prove that you hold 12 months of health insurance cover.
Talk to us
Raman Doegar
Oceania Immigration Advisory Pvt. Ltd is a private immigration consultant organisation founded by Mr. Raman Doegar, a registered migration agent (MARN: 1797422 ) with Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA) and a Member of Migration Institute of Australia(MIA). A master in his field and passionately dedicated to it, Mr. Raman provides comprehensive and personalized services to his clients. Raman moved to Australia in 1999 as a student and completed his education from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT University) in the field of Bachelors of Applied Science-Hospitality Management. He held various senior leadership and management oles in the hotel industry especially in 5-star properties for over 15 years. Raman has over 9 years of experience in the education sector delivering education services in the field of Business and Hospitality across diverse courses ranging from diploma to bachelors level and in the range of RTOs and Universities.
