This visa stream lets you visit Australia Tourism, business purposes or to visit family for 3, 6 or 12 months.
Its is mainly classified under the following categories:
- Tourist Stream ( Visa applied in Australia)
- Tourist Stream (Visa applied outside Australia)
- Business visitor stream
- Sponsored family stream - This visa stream lets people who are sponsored, usually by a family member to visit Australia to meet their family members.
Costs
- The Department of Home Affairs application charges of this visa ranges AUD145 to AUD365.
- If you are a passport holder of a certain country you might be eligible to apply for the eVisitor visa (subclass 651) which is free of charge.
Here at IME Advisors we are experienced in managing general skilled visa applications, and can help you with:
- Purchasing OVHC Health Insurance
- Lodging and monitoring your visa application
- Correspondence with the Department of Home Affairs until grant
- Managing your acknowledgements and bridging visas for yourself and family members
Please book an immigration consultation if you like a personalised eligibility assessment of your Visitor visa Subclass 600 visa application.
You can check your visa expiry date and visa conditions in VEVO, in your visa grant letter. If you are in Australia on an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA), you can check your ETA expiry and conditions through our Check an ETA service.
I’m in Australia and want to stay longer during the COVID-19
- If you are a temporary visa holder in Australia and have not been able to depart Australia as planned, you should apply for a new visa before your current visa expires.
- Please note there are limited visa options available if you are already in Australia. You may consider applying to remain in Australia as a visitor unless you are eligible to work, study or join family in Australia.
- If you apply for a new visa, you may be eligible to be granted a bridging visa that will keep you lawful in Australia until a decision is made on your visa application. You may be allowed to work in Australia depending on the visa conditions that apply to your bridging visa.
- If your visa has expired, you should immediately apply for a Bridging visa E (BVE). A BVE will keep you lawful in Australia until you are able to make arrangements to leave Australia or finalise your visa options.
Visa Conditions
No further stay condition (includes 8503, 8534 and 8535)
- If you hold a visa with condition 8503, 8534 or 8535 and have not been able to depart Australia as planned, you can request to waive this condition if your visa will expire in less than 4 weeks.
Condition 8531 (must not remain in Australia beyond the period of stay permitted by the visa)
- If you hold a visa with condition 8531 and have not been able to depart Australia as planned, you should apply for a further visa before your current visa expires. If you apply for a new visa you may be eligible to be granted a bridging visa that will keep you lawful in Australia until a decision is made on your visa application.
Condition 8558 (must not stay in Australia for more than 12 months in any 18 month period)
- If you hold a visa with condition 8558 and have not been able to depart Australia as planned, you should apply for a further visa before your current visa expires. If you apply for a new visa you may be eligible to be granted a bridging visa that will keep you lawful in Australia until a decision is made on your visa application.
Visa processing arrangements
- Some services relating to the visa application process may be impacted by COVID-19 and a range of services we rely on (such as medical checks and biometric collection) are increasingly unavailable. Applicants will be given additional time to complete checks and provide the requested information.
- I’m overseas and want to Travel to Australia during COVID-19
- If you are not a permanent visa holder, you must comply with current travel restrictions.
Travel restriction exemption
- If you think you have a compassionate or compelling reason to travel to Australia, you can apply for an exemption to the travel restriction. Do not travel to Australia until DHA confirm that you can. If you are not granted an exemption, you cannot travel to Australia. All travellers applying for an exemption must apply online. Apply online for a travel exemption.
Extending visitor visas
- Visitor visas and ETAs cannot be extended. If your visa expires before you are able to travel to Australia, you will need to apply for a new visa that meets your needs. Explore your visa options. Visa holders who have changed their travel plans due to travel restrictions are not considered eligible for a visa application charge (VAC) refund.
Visa processing arrangements
- You should reconsider your need to apply for a Visitor visa or ETA at this time and check this page regularly for updates on travel restrictions and visa processing.
- The Department is prioritising processing visa applications for those travellers in the exempt categories to support urgent travel. We encourage applicants to apply online wherever possible, as these applications will be processed faster than those lodged on paper.
- You will not be able to apply for an ETA online while the travel restrictions are in place.
- Some services relating to the visa application process may be impacted by COVID-19 and a range of services we rely on are increasingly unavailable. This includes overseas panel doctors (who undertake medical checks), English language testing facilities, biometric collection and paper application lodgement centres. While these services are unavailable, many applicants cannot meet visa requirements. Applicants will be given additional time to complete checks and provide the requested information.
