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Are you on vacation or visiting Australia to see friends and family? For both business and leisure travel to Australia, the Australia Visit Visa is ideal. Australia is one of the most aesthetically pleasing countries, with something to offer every traveller. Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Harbor Bridge, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, and many more attractions are popular tourist destinations. You can apply for visit visas under Subclass 600/601/651/444/461/417 and 462, and it allows for several sorts of visit visas depending on your reason for travelling. With our services for Australia Visit Visas, AIS Overseas can help you travel with peace of mind.
Details about Visit Visa for Australia
Visitors, families, and business travellers use the Australia Visit Visa for short trips and tourism in Australia. This particular type of visa has three main categories.
- Tourist Visitor: Someone travelling to Australia for fun and relaxation or to catch up with loved ones. You may apply for this from anywhere in Australia or from abroad.
- Business Visitor: For businesspersons travelling on brief business excursions for meetings, transactions, or events. You have to apply from outside of Australia for this.
- Sponsored Family Visitor: For family members residing outside Australia who are granted a visitation visa under the sponsorship of an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident
Parents of Australian citizens and Permanent Residents are granted longer-term visitor visas.
Processing time:
- Tourist visitor – 25% of applications: Less than 1 day / 50% of applications: 6 days/ 75% of applications: 26 days / 90% of applications: 37 days
- Business visitor – 25% of applications: Less than 1 day/ 50% of applications: 3 days/ 75% of applications: 9 days / 90% of applications: 25 days
- Sponsored family visitor – 25% of applications: 28 days/ 50% of applications: 36 days/ 75% of applications: 45 days / 90% of applications: 50 days
Processing time of visit visas depends upon the following factors:
When you submit your application, you need to provide all the supporting documentation that is required.
How quickly you respond to requests for more details:
- The amount of time it took the authorities to finish the necessary verifications on the data in your application
- How long did it take to get further details on your background, health, and national security?
- The information and supporting documentation you submit will determine whether your visa application is approved or denied.
- It is best to apply for your visa well in advance of the day you plan to go and to wait to book a trip until your visa is approved.
It is recommended that you apply for your visa well in advance of the day you plan to go and that you wait to book a trip until after your visa has been approved.
Processing Time of Various Visa Subcategories
- Tourist visitor- 75% of applications: 21 days/90% of applications: 34 days
- Business visitor- 75% of applications: 21 days/90% of applications: 34 days
- Sponsored family visitor – 75% of applications: 54 days/90% of applications: 64 days
Key points to note about this visa are:
- You cannot work on this visa
- This visa allows you to travel and stay across Australia
- The visa is typically issued for a period between 3 months to one year
Documents Required for Australia Visitor Visa
To apply for a visitation visa to Australia, candidates need to:
- Demonstrate that they have the money to pay for their visit's expenses; that they have no criminal history; and that they must abide by all Australian laws.
- Fulfil all health requirements and provide medical documents as needed.
- Present legitimate documentation and sponsor invitation letters.
- Fulfil any other conditions that may be requested.
- A valid passport
- Valid passport
- Recent colour passport-size photos
- Verified round-trip tickets
- Itinerary for the trip
- Bank statements covering a three- to six-month period
- Insurance for travel
- Evidence of sufficient funds
- Letter of invitation: A letter of invitation from the Australian relative or friend, if they are visiting, and a confirmation of the hotel reservation
How AIS Overseas Can Help You?
AIS Overseas is best positioned to help you with your Australia visit visa. Our teams will help you:
- Determine which category of visa to apply for.
- Compile and get ready for your paperwork.
- Completing forms
- Examine every piece of paper you have.
- Make a visa application.
Speak with us to begin the Australia visitation visa application process.
Frequently Asked Questions
We will provide applicants more time to complete the checks and provide the necessary information, as COVID-19 has affected services associated to the visa application process. When processing the application, consideration will be given to service interruptions.
In the process of applying for a new visa, an applicant may be given a bridging visa, which would allow them to be lawfully present in Australia until their application is processed and approved.
If your visa is about to expire in four weeks, you may request to have the "no further stay" requirement waived. A new visa application must be submitted before the current one expires if the waiver request is granted.
You have to apply for the condition to be waived if there is a “no further stay” condition attached to your visitor visa. A request to waive the condition must be submitted before applying for a visa.
According to Australian migration rules, visitor visas cannot be extended. You must apply for a new visa before its expiration.
The Australian government has recommended foreign visitors, particularly those without family support, to go back home as soon as they can do so.
An Australian tourist visa is given for short trips. The duration of stay and the type of passport you hold determines how much the visa will cost. You may have to pay anywhere from $135 to $1,000 for it.
The procedure for applying for an Australian Tourist Visa is below
- Completely filled online ETA Visa application
- Information of all the travellers and their passport details
- After payment, the application is linked to the passport
- Check the ETA confirmation in your Email
The documents required for an Australian Tourist Visa are given below.
Visitor Visa application – Form 1419 (Tourist Visitor)
Personal documents
- Passport – Notarized copies of all the pages of your passport including the first and the last page.
- Photographs – 2 passport sized photographs (Recent). The head and the shoulder should be visible in the photos. The size of the photograph should be 45mm x 355mm.
- Your name should be printed on the back of both the photos.
- Visiting purpose – You should submit an itinerary that has the information of your trip like all the sites you will be visiting and your activities.
- Your latest credit score
Financial Documents
- Your bank statement showing your savings history
- Copies of documents that show the details of funds and assets that you hold on your name.
- Documents of last 3 years of tax
If your friend or a relative is sponsoring your visit, you must submit a declaration that they are financial capable of supporting you. These docs might include a tax document, an invitation letter or a bank statement of your friend or relative.
Considering your personal reasons which might urge you to travel back to India, you must still submit the documents of your financial proofs.
Employment Related Documents
- The employment letter, which includes information about your pay, designation, duration of service, details on leaves of absence, and the person's contact information.
- If you work for yourself, you must provide documentation of your business registration.
- If you are a retired person, you must show proof of retirement.
- If you are enrolled in classes, you must present proof of enrollment, which may be a letter from the school.
Health Related Documents
- You may be required to participate in specific medical testing. This is another condition that must be met to enter Australia.
- Proof of health insurance
A notarized No objection certificate is necessary for children under the age of 18. Parents who are not going to be with their children must do this. Form 1229 needs to be completed.
The individual who will be caring for youngsters who are not related to them must fill out Form 1257 and submit a declaration. The declaration must include the person’s full name, DOB, nationality and address.
Usually, it takes about 20 days from the date of application to receive an Australian tourist visa. There may be a delay if more documentation may be required.
- Select the type of Sub-Class you want to apply
- Upload all the supporting documents
- Pay the Visa fee online
- Schedule an appointment for application submission
