INFORMATION ON VISAS FOR AUSTRALIA
Individuals, families, and businesspeople visiting Australia use the Australia Visit Visa to make short trips and tourism easier. This visa has three primary subtypes:
Tourist Visitor
A tourist visitor is someone who comes to Australia for pleasure or to see friends and relatives. Applying for this is possible both inside and outside of Australia.
Business Visitors
Persons travelling on brief business trips for meetings, negotiations, or other business-related purposes. You must submit an application from outside of Australia.
Sponsored Family Members
Visitors from outside Australia who are sponsored for a visit visa by an Australian citizen or permanent resident are referred to as sponsored family members. Parents of Australian citizens and Permanent Residents are given longer-term visitor visas.
Processing Time
Processing time for the various visa types:
- 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
Visa Processing Time Variables
Visa processing times depend on a number of variables, including:
- When submitting your application, you must have included all necessary supporting materials. If further information is required, the authorities will respond within a specified period.
- The time needed to gather more details on your health, character, and national security.
- The time it takes the authorities to verify your application data.
It is advised to submit your visa application well in advance of your intended departure date and to postpone making travel plans until your visa has been approved. The decision to accept or deny your visa application will be based on the information and supporting documentation you provide.
Times for Processing Different Visa Subcategories
- Tourist: 75% of applications received took 21 days, while 90% took 34 days.
- Business Visitors: 75% of applications took 9 days, while 90% took 21 days.
- Sponsored Family Visitors: 75% of applications received took 54 days, while 90% took 64 days.
Important Details of This Visa
- You cannot carry a job on this visa.
- You may travel and stay anywhere in Australia with this visa.
- Typically, the visa is granted for a duration of three months to one year.
Documents Needed for an Australia Visa
Candidates who wish to apply for an Australia Visit Visa must:
- Show that they have enough money to cover their trip expenses for the duration of their visit.
- Abide by all Australian laws and have no criminal history.
- Comply with all health requirements and provide any required medical documents.
- Display the appropriate identification and the sponsors' invitation letters.
- Fulfill any additional conditions.
- Provide a current passport.
- Provide current colored passport-size photos.
- Submit confirmed tickets for a return flight.
- Provide a trip schedule.
- Provide 3 to 6 months' worth of bank statements.
- Have travel protection.
- A letter of invitation from a relative or friend in Australia if visiting family or friends.
- Submit booking confirmation for a hotel if required.
How GEV Can Assist You
The finest person to assist you with your Australia visit visa is GEV. We'll help you with:
- Deciding which visa category to use.
- Assembling and preparing your supporting evidence.
- Completing the forms.
- Reviewing all of your supporting documentation.
- Registering for a visa.
Speak with us to begin the process of obtaining an Australia visit visa.
