WANT TO APPLY FOR A AUSTRALIA TOURIST VISA?

Visiting Australia to meet friends and family or just for a holiday? The Australia Visit Visa is perfect for leaser and tourism travel to Australia. One of the world’s most uniquely beautiful countries, Australia has much to offer to every visitor. Prominent tourist destinations in Australia includes the Sydney opera house, the Great Barrier Reef, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and many others. It allows for multiple types of visit visas based on your purpose of visiting and you can apply for visit visas under Subclass 600/601/651/444/461/417 and 462. Fexmy can help you travel with peace of mind with our Australia Visit Visa services.

AUSTRALIA VISIT VISA DETAILS

The Australia Visit Visa is used by visiting individuals, families and businesspersons to facilitate short travel and tourism to Australia. There are three major subtypes of this visa:

Tourist visitor: Someone visiting Australia for leisure and recreation or to meet friends and family. You can apply for this from outside or within Australia

Business visitor: For businesspersons making short business trips for business, negotiations or to attend events. You must apply for this from outside Australia

Sponsored family visitor- For family members outside Australia who are sponsored for a visit visa by an Australian citizen or permanent resident

Visitor visas of longer duration are issued to parents of Australian citizens and Permanent Residents.

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 are dependent on several factors:

You must have submitted all the required supporting documents when submitting your application

Your response time to requests for additional information

Time taken by the authorities to complete the required checks on the information in your application

Time taken to receive additional information pertaining to your health, character and national security

Decision to accept or refuse your visa application will be based on the information and documents you provide

It is advisable to make your visa application well in advance of your travel date and not make any travel arrangements till your visa is granted.

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

To apply for the Australia Visit Visa, applicants must:

Show that they have sufficient funds to cover their trip costs for the duration of their visit

Have no criminal record and must comply with all Australian laws

Meet all health standards and submit medical records as necessary

Show valid documentation and invitation letters from sponsors

Meet any other requirements asked for

Valid passport

Recent passport size colored photographs

Confirmed return air tickets

Trip itinerary

Bank statements for a period of 3 to 6 months

Travel insurance

Proof of enough funds

Invitation letter: If visiting relatives or friends, a letter of invitation from the relative or friend in Australia

Hotel booking confirmation