Visitor visa
There are three visas that you can apply for online to visit Australia for tourism or business visitor activities: Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601), eVisitor (subclass 651) and Visitor visa (subclass 600).
Tourism includes holidays, recreation and seeing family and or friends. Business visitor activities may include attending a conference, negotiation or an exploratory business visit.
Note: If you intend to visit for medical treatment or to transit through Australia, you should not apply for a Visitor visa.
Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601)
Features
This visa lets you visit Australia:
to visit or for business visitor purposes
as many times as you want, for up to a year
and stay up to three months for each visit.
If eligible to apply for online applications, you will need to pay a service fee of AUD20.
Requirements You might be able to get an Electronic Travel Authority if you are:
outside Australia
a passport holder of a certain country.
eVisitor (subclass 651)
Features
This visa lets you visit Australia:
to visit or for business visitor purposes
for up to three months at a time within a 12-month period.
This is a free visa.
Requirements
You might be able to get an eVisitor if you are:
outside Australia
a passport holder of a certain country.
Visitor visa (subclass 600)
Features
This visa lets you visit Australia:
to visit or for business visitor purposes
for up to three, six or 12 months.
The base application charge for this visa ranges from AUD135 to AUD340.
If you hold a certain passport, you might be able to apply for a free or cheaper visa.
Requirements
You might be able to get this visa if you are travelling to Australia:
as a visitor
for business visitor activities
to visit family
on a tour with a registered travel agent from the People’s Republic of China.
If you are in Australia you can apply for the Tourist stream of the Visitor visa online provided you currently have a valid visa that does not have condition 8503 imposed.
If you are outside Australia only certain passport holders can apply for this visa online.
If you cannot apply online, you can lodge a paper application.
