How to get the tourist visa for Australia

There are different types of visa that you can apply for, including tourist visas, work visas (such as the Working Holiday), and vacations at the nearest Australian embassy or consulate. In this case we are going to focus on the tourist visa, that is, the one they need only if they are going to vacation in the country.

The visa for which they must apply is the one called Visitor 600. Currently people with passports from Argentina, Chile, Italy, Spain and many other countries who are outside Australia can apply ONLINE to this visa in a very simple way. Unlike the visas of the United States or Canada that at some point in the process must send the passport to the respective embassies, in this case it is NOT necessary to send your passport anywhere. They will not stamp anything, nor put any stamp on your passport, but they will simply send you a notification with approval to your mailbox. It is very important that you keep it both when entering and leaving Australia.Click here if you want to get Hassle free Visa

 For those Indians who have Canadian or EU citizenship, it is convenient to apply for the eVisitor 651 which is free and it is also only for them to go on vacation to Australia, and not to work. They can also study for a period of less than 3 months. This visa allows several visits to Australia for business or tourism, each stay is up to three months at a time for a period of 12 months and cannot be extended. We repeat if they want to work they should apply to a Working Holiday visa.

Those who want to do the process personally can do so at the Australian embassy. Applications that are delivered to the office must be deposited in the visa box between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Failure to submit original documents as documentation is not returned.

But let's go back to the Visitor 600 visa online (we recommend it since the procedures are more agile in this way).


Some previous recommendations to take into account to obtain the tourist visa for Australia:

• We recommend that before submitting the application they have a passport with at least 6 months of validity.

• When you apply online, have your credit card handy. It does not need to be its own but it must be enabled for international payments.

• Depending on what credit card they have, they may have a surcharge. In this link of the embassy you can corroborate the charges according to your card.

• It is NOT necessary to have the tickets already purchased, that is, they can apply for the visa and then take out the tickets. (If they do not approve your visa, they will not return your money).

• Have your passport and ID ready, ready to scan.

• They can request it up to a year before they want to enter.

• Once they enter Australia, at that moment the time that they authorized them begins to run, that is, if they were authorized 3 months, the day they arrive in Australia that time begins to run.

• The cost will be around  $ 140, in exchange something like  $ 2000.

• For those who want to travel with children under the age of 18, we recommend reading the specific requirements for minors at this link.

• It is important that applicants enter their first and last name exactly as it appears and as it is written in their passport. If the wrong first and / or last name is entered and a visa is granted, they may have problems boarding the flight. It is also important that they include information on other names or surnames by which they are currently known. For example, the maiden name or any variation in the way of writing their names.

• It is illegal to work with this visa.

• Those applicants who declare any health problem must provide specific but brief information regarding their health status and any required treatment or medication on the visa form. We remind you that they will not be covered by the Australian health system and that medical care in this country is very expensive, so it is recommended to take out travel insurance.

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