Visiting Australia

Australia is a great place to visit, whether you are staying for a holiday, to see friends or relatives, or to work or study for a short time.

Regardless of how long you intend to stay, you must have a valid Australian visa if you want to visit Australia.

Visiting Australia

Australia is a great place to visit, whether you are staying for a holiday, to see friends or relatives, or to work or study for a short time.

Regardless of how long you intend to stay, you must have a valid Australian visa if you want to visit Australia.

Visitor visas

You can apply online for the following visitor visas if you are outside Australia and you hold a passport from an eligible country.

Visitor visa (subclass 600)

This visa is for people travelling to Australia:

As a tourist
For business visitor activities
To see family
On tour with a registered travel agent from the People’s Republic of China
The visa allows you to visit Australia for a period as determined by the Minister.

Electronic Travel Authority visa (subclass 601)

This visa is for people travelling to Australia:

As a tourist
For business visitor activities
In most cases, this visa allows you to visit Australia on multiple occasions within 12 months from the date of the grant of the visa or the life of the visa holder’s passport (whichever is shorter) for three months at a time.

You must be outside Australia when the Electronic Travel Authority visa is granted or, if you apply for it while you are in immigration clearance, then you must be in immigration clearance at the time it is granted.

eVisitor (subclass 651)

This is a free visa for certain people travelling to Australia:

As a tourist
For business visitor activities
This visa allows you to visit Australia for three months at a time and travel to and enter Australia on multiple occasions within 12 months from the date the visa is granted.