What is the difference between an Australian ordinary visa and an electronic visa?

1. Comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of general visa and electronic visa

1. Approval process

Traditional visa:

1) Postal visa materials

2) Visa pre-approval PVA

3) Pay tuition and obtain eCOE, take physical examination

4) Visa approval

5) Mail your passport for labeling

Electronic visa:

1) Pay tuition, obtain eCOE, and take a physical examination

2) Upload the electronic visa materials through the study abroad institution< /p>

3) Visa approval

4) Mail the passport for labeling

2. Approval time

Traditional visa: domestic 28-56 days

Electronic visa: 10-35 days (individual applications will be within 1-2 weeks)

3. Main advantages

Traditional visa: no prepayment required Tuition fee

Electronic visa: faster approval

4. Main disadvantages

Traditional visa:

1) Additional postage fee is required< /p>

2) It usually takes about 1-2 months in China

Electronic visa:

1) Full tuition fee needs to be paid before approval. If the visa is refused, the refund will be very long. Trouble

2) Due to the large number of domestic electronic visa applications submitted from July to December, the approval process can take up to 2 months

3) Application materials need to be retained for one year, and the Immigration Department Within one year after the visa is approved, random checks will be carried out by phone. If there are any problems, the visa will be canceled

2. Introduction to the Australian visa form

Traditional visa (also known as "general visa" or "paper visa" "Sign"):

This is the application method used by most individual applicants. When applying for a traditional visa to study in Australia, the applicant does not need to pay tuition fees in advance. Instead, the Australian Immigration Bureau pre-reviews the applicant's materials to evaluate whether the applicant's student visa can be approved. This process is called Pre-Visa Assessment (commonly known as PVA).

The visa pre-approval process is to allow applicants to know whether they meet the requirements of the Australian Immigration Bureau before paying tuition fees. Students who have passed the PVA pre-approval process basically mean that their student visa has been approved. They only need to pay tuition and undergo a physical examination as required to obtain the final visa. With a traditional visa, there will be no troublesome procedures for visa rejection and refund.

Electronic Visa (E-Visa):

This is an online application operating system run by the Australian Immigration Bureau to improve the efficiency of student visa approval. Send the relevant visa application information in the form of electronic documents to the Australian Government's Overseas Student Visa Processing Center (OPC) for review.

The visa processing center sends file numbers, physical examination forms, visa approval letters and other documents to the overseas study service agency that applies for visas through electronic document exchange. The entire visa process is simplified and efficiency is improved. Currently, overseas students in China cannot submit personal electronic applications.

Three: Comprehensive analysis of Highland Talent Network

1. From the perspective of processing time:

The biggest advantage of electronic visa is its speed, which greatly shortens the visa review cycle .

The Australian Embassy recommends that applicants submit visa materials 12 weeks in advance. The official processing period is 8 weeks. However, if there are holidays, peak periods, or students have problems with their physical examination and need to re-examine, etc., the processing time will become longer and may even exceed 2 months. According to the current status of visa approvals submitted by us, most student visas can be approved within 10 working days, or even as little as 1 day at the fastest.

Compared with electronic visas, paper visas take longer and the procedures are more cumbersome. They were the traditional visa methods in the past.

Applicants need to send all prepared materials by mail to Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, Australia. Currently, it takes approximately 12 weeks from the time an application is received by the Adelaide Overseas Student Assessment Center to the outcome of the application. In November 2012, the pre-evaluation was canceled for universal visas, which greatly shortened the review time, but the average processing time is still much longer than that of electronic visas.

2. From the perspective of application qualifications:

Although electronic visa has been available for a long time, it is currently not possible to perform this operation as an individual.

Online visa applications must be made through an agency approved by the Department of Immigration.

For general visa, you can apply as an individual.

However, I would like to remind international students that although you can apply for a general visa by yourself, which relatively saves a small amount of fees, the vast majority of applicants are not familiar with the application process and cannot understand the visa materials. Be precise, and there are many details worth noting during the entire application process; every link is very important. If any small detail is not done well, it will most likely lead to visa rejection, which will affect your future application for an Australian visa or even other issues. The country's visa will have a very bad impact, not only the gain outweighs the loss, but also time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Four: Is e-visa suitable for everyone?

After these comparisons, e-visa has become the first choice for most applicants with its absolute advantages of speed and convenience.

So does e-Visa apply to everyone?

The answer is no. Since all materials are reviewed online, the materials required for electronic signatures are bound to be more specific and clear than for general signatures, especially in terms of income certificates and deposits. Some families have more complicated income situations, so it is not recommended to choose electronic signatures. Visa, because the rejection rate will be relatively high.

In addition, for those applicants who have a history of visa rejection, the success rate of applying for a general visa will be higher than that of applying for a visa by phone. Although there is a slight delay in time, getting the visa is the last thing. success.

No matter which method you choose, the one that suits you is the best!