VISA & Passport Information
International Visitors
WHAT VISA DO YOU NEED?
Visit this website to find out what type: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-finder/visit
WHAT TRAVEL DOCUMENTS DO YOU NEED?
Visit here to find out more information about crossing the border: https://www.abf.gov.au/entering-and-leaving-australia/crossing-the-border/at-the-border/travel-documents
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO PROCESS?
Please allow up to 30 days for your visa to process
Typical processing times:
75% of applications: 18 days
90% of applications: 30 days
VISA LETTER OF INVITATION
A letter of invitation for your visa is available to download from your online registration profile. Once you have paid your registration fees in full and the payment has cleared, log in to your profile with your email address and password and scroll down to the bottom of your profile. A visa letter option will show. Once you click on the icon, you will be prompted to enter your passport details. Once completed the visa letter will become available to download.
IMPORTANT:
We recommend that applicants applying for a paper-based visa lodge their application at least 6-8 weeks before their intended travel date to Australia. All travellers to Australia must have a valid visa before boarding their plane. Travellers to Australia cannot apply for a visa on arrival.
On 23 March 2013, the department implemented changes to the types of visas available to persons wishing to travel to Australia to attend, participate at, or compete in events being held in Australia.
Under Australia's universal visa system, all visitors to Australia must have a valid visa to travel to and enter Australia (other than New Zealand passport holders who will normally be granted a Special Category visa on arrival, provided they meet health and character requirements; and permanent residents of Norfolk Island who may be granted a Permanent Resident of Norfolk Island visa on arrival). For more information, see the fact sheet: http://www.border.gov.au/about/corporate/information/fact-sheets/47temporary-residence
There are many visa options available to people wishing to visit Australia. The appropriate visa option will depend, among other things, on the person's purpose for visiting Australia.
Click here for the new visa fact sheet, effective from 1 July 2013. This fact sheet includes information about the visa options available for those who are travelling to Australia as business visitors, including the new arrangements in place for online applications for the Visitor (Subclass 600) visa and the Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) visa (subclass 400). For the purposes of attending this event, you may wish to consider applying for one of these visas, based on your role at the event.
Please note that only certain passport holders are eligible to apply for these visas online
