How to obtain a tourist visa to Australia?

Australian visas can be divided into the following 6 types:

Visitor Visas

Students Visas

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Returning Residents Visas

Migration Visas

Working Visas

Tourist visas (categories 676 and 679)

1. Visa conditions

Applicants for Australian tourist visa (category 676) must meet any of the following conditions:

1. Going to Australia for vacation, Traveling to Australia for sightseeing, social and entertainment activities, visiting relatives and friends, or other short-term non-work reasons

2. Only young people between the ages of 18 and 30 can come to Australia to participate in working holiday activities and work for a short period of time.

3. Retired personnel aged 55 and above come to Australia to enjoy their retirement years.

4. Go to Australia for medical treatment and stay for up to 12 months.

5. When transiting through Australia, the stay cannot exceed 72 hours.

6. People who come to Australia to organize or attend meetings or important events.

7. Go to Australia to participate in informal courses or training within 3 months (inclusive). Applicants who go to Australia for vacation, sightseeing

or visiting relatives and friends can also apply for a sponsored relative visit visa (category 679) if they have relatives in Australia and are willing to sponsor them. Applications for sponsored family visit visas need to be submitted in Australia and approved by the local Australian Immigration Bureau.

Tourist visa (category 676 and 679) holders are not allowed to work while in Australia.

2. Period of stay

According to different circumstances, a tourist visa can be issued as a single or multiple entry visa. The period of stay in Australia is 3 months, 6 months or 12 months each time. months. Applicants can apply for the corresponding number of entries and length of stay as needed. The visa officer will decide whether to grant the corresponding visa based on the applicant's personal situation.

Under normal circumstances, a 3-month tourist visa can meet the needs of the vast majority of visitors to Australia. If a visa is issued for a longer stay, certain conditions need to be met. For example, the applicant is the parent of an Australian citizen or permanent resident and has submitted an immigration application, but the immigration visa has not yet been approved.

Tourist visa is a visa category designed for applicants to visit Australia for a short period of time. Therefore, under normal circumstances, this visa cannot be used to stay in Australia for more than 12 months; nor can this visa be used to achieve the purpose of long-term residence in Australia.

3. Visa fee

680 yuan or 105 Australian dollars.

4. Place of application submission

From July 1, 2009, applicants whose residence is Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province must apply at the Australian Embassy in Beijing Tourist visa.

Applicants whose residence is in the following provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions must apply for a tourist visa at the visa office of the Australian Consulate in Guangzhou: Guangdong, Fujian, Hunan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Hainan.

Applicants whose residence is in the following provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions must apply for a tourist visa at the visa office of the Australian Consulate in Shanghai: Shanghai, Chongqing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Henan, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Tibet.

Applicants whose residence is in the following provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions must apply for a tourist visa at the visa office of the Australian Consulate in Guangzhou: Guangdong, Fujian, Hunan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Hainan.

5. How to apply

It is recommended to submit the tourist visa application by mail. Please mail your application form, passport and application materials to the relevant visa office.

When submitting the application, please make sure you remit the correct visa application fee and include a copy of the postal remittance receipt with the application materials.

Applications submitted to the Beijing and Guangzhou visa offices also need to pay an EMS courier fee of 20 yuan for returning the passport and visa results (23 yuan for the Guangzhou visa office). Passport applications submitted at the Shanghai Visa Office will be delivered via SF Express.

You can also choose to submit your visa application in person. If you choose to submit your application in person, the visa application fee can be paid in cash. But this does not mean that a visa application submitted in person will be processed faster than an application submitted by post.

If there is an emergency and you need to travel to Australia urgently, please inform the consulate by email or phone before submitting your visa application so that the consulate can better provide you with assistance.

6. Visa requirements

1. Fill in the complete visa application form and visa application fee.

2. Personal information, including the following:

· My valid passport (original);

· A copy of the first page of my passport (including my information page, Such as name, date of birth, etc.);

· A recent passport size photo, which needs to be pasted in the corresponding position on the application form;

· A copy of the entire household register, etc. .

3. Proof of funds, materials proving that you have sufficient funds to travel to Australia, such as:

· A copy of your bank passbook that reflects your savings history or salary income;< /p>

· Proof of deposits and income with historical records;

· Credit card details and proof of credit limit;

· Other proofs of assets.

If your friends or relatives in Australia provide financial assistance for your trip, please provide their invitation letter and proof of their ability to provide financial assistance.

4. Proof of work and study, as follows:

· Current employees need to provide a leave approval letter from their workplace, indicating: your position and salary, working time, approval Leave, sign

The name and contact information of the person who issued the leave approval letter;

·Private owners need to provide a copy of their business license;

·Retirees need Provide a copy of your retirement certificate;

· Current students must provide proof of enrollment.

5. Other materials

If your application is submitted to the Beijing and Guangzhou visa offices, the passport and visa results will be sent back to you via EMS. Please provide a EMS mail details sheet with Chinese return address. If the application is submitted at the Shanghai Visa Office, you need to provide your Chinese return address and phone number.

Applicants who are visiting relatives and friends also need to provide:

· The name and contact information of the inviting person

· A copy of the inviting person’s passport or Australian visa .

7. Notes

All submitted Chinese materials must be accompanied by English translations.

In order for the visa processing to proceed smoothly, the applicant is responsible for providing all relevant materials that will help the visa processing. Any incomplete filling in the form, providing untrue or inaccurate information or incomplete information that does not comply with visa regulations will result in application delay or rejection.