Visa Information for Australia Visitor visa (subclass 600) Tourist Stream: document checklist Visa application requirements d...
Visa Information for Australia
Visitor visa (subclass 600) Tourist Stream: document checklist
Visa application requirements differ from country to country. If you are outside Australia, your nearest immigration office outside Australia will tell you exactly how to lodge your application and what documents to provide.
You need to provide documents to support your application for this visa. We can make a decision using the information you provide when you lodge your application. It is in your interest to provide as much information as possible with your application.
Provide certified copies of original documents. Do not include original documents unless we specifically ask for them. Police certificates should be original documents. Documents not in English must be accompanied by accredited English translations.
Use this checklist to make sure your application is complete.
Forms
A completed application form.
Receiving assistance
If someone gives you advice or lodges your application for you:
Form 956 Advice by a migration agent/exempt person of providing immigration assistance (133KB PDF) (the agent or exempt person completes the form and you must sign it).
If you would like someone else to receive correspondence from us on your behalf:
Form 956a Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient (116KB PDF)
Charges
Pay the visa application charge.
Your identity
Certified copies of the biographical pages of the current passports or travel documents of all people included in the application (these are the pages with the holder's photo and personal details and the issue/expiry dates).
One recent passport sized photograph (45 mm x 35 mm) of each person included in the application.
These photographs should be of the head and shoulders only against a plain background.
Print the name of the person on the back of the photograph.
If your name has changed or the name of anyone included in your application has changed: a certified copy of evidence of the name change.
Certified copies of birth certificates for you and any other person included in the application. The certificates must show the names of both parents of each person.
The character requirements
If anyone included in the application has served in the armed forces of any country: certified copies of their military service record or discharge papers.
Documents to show you are a visitor
Evidence of sufficient funds, such as personal bank statements, pay slips, audited accounts, taxation records or credit card limit.
If you are visiting relatives or friends, a letter of invitation from your relative or friend in Australia. If your relative or friend is paying for your visit, evidence that they have the necessary funds.
If you are visiting under the Tourist stream: Your itinerary for your stay in Australia.
Other information to show that you have an incentive and authority to return to your home country, such as:
a letter from your employer stating your intention to return to your job
evidence of enrolment at a school, college or university in your home country
evidence of immediate family members in your home country
evidence of your visa or residence status in your home country, and your right to return
evidence of property or other significant assets owned in your home country.
Children younger than 18 years of age
If you are younger than 18 years of age: evidence that every person with a legal right to decide where you live consents to your travel to Australia on this visa. If one or both parents are not coming with you, provide:
a statutory declaration (88KB PDF) giving their permission
Form 1229 Consent form to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years (125KB PDF).
If you use this form, you will have to attach a certified copy of your parent’s or guardian’s government-issued identification document (such as a passport or drivers licence) with their photograph and their signature.
If you are younger than 18 years of age and you will stay in Australia with someone other than a parent, legal guardian or relative: a declaration signed by the person who will be responsible for you in Australia
Form 1257 Undertaking declaration (125KB PDF).
Evidence of enrolment at school, college or university
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