Australia has a culture and it is a unique and diverse country in every way, there is culture, population, climate, geography, and history. The first step to visiting Australia lies in obtaining a valid visa, to enter and spend time in Australia, whether you happen to be a tourist wishing to travel and explore the colors and excitement of Australia, or you are a professional, wanting to do business in the country.

There are a number of travel visa available for visiting Australia:

• E- Visitor
• Australian ETA visa
• Australian Short Travel Visa
• ETA Business Visitor

Basic Eligibility Criteria:

The applicant must satisfy the following conditions, to be eligible for a tourist visa:

• Genuine intention to visit
• Must satisfy character requirements
• Must satisfy health requirements
• Applicants who apply for a visa whilst outside the country must be outside the country at the time of grant.
• Applicants who are in Australia (applying for a visa extension) must be inside the country at the time of grant.
• Demonstrate that they have sufficient funds to support their travel.

Visa processing time

Processing time for an Australian tourist visa can take anywhere from 1 working day to 1 month, depending on the risk level of the visa application.

The basic documents required for an application are:

• Application charge
• Form 1419 Application for a Visitor Visa – Tourist Visitor Stream
• Two recent passport-sized photographs (45 mm x 35 mm) of each person included in the application
• Notarized copy of all pages of current passport, including the bio data page, alterations page and back page of the passport
• Print the name of the person on the back of each photograph
• These photographs should be of the head and shoulders only against a plain background
• Health and Character documents
• Employment Details
• Financial Documents

Extension

People in Australia are required to meet all of the following conditions, who want to apply online to extend their stay for tourism purposes:

• Hold a substantive visa
• Meet all the eligibility criteria for this visa
• Not have condition 8503 ‘No further stay’ imposed on your current visa or have been granted an 8503 waiver

Cancellation or rejection

Under Australian migration law, even if your application gets rejected or is cancelled, you always have ways to re-represent your case. You can try applying again with a different representation of your case or in a different subclass, in case of refusal or cancellation.

Australia tourist visa Included