Visitor Visa

Subclass 600

Visitor Visa Subclass 600

For tourists, business visitors or to visit family for 3, 6 or 12 months.

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Visitor visa Subclass 600

For tourists, business visitors or to visit family for 3, 6 or 12 months.

Basic Eligibility

This visitor visa is the most common one and is known for the visa for Australia tourist, and it has five different streams.

  • Tourist stream: This visa stream lets you visit Australia as a tourist or see family and friends. This visa generally allows you to stay for up to 3 months. But if you are parent of an Australian citizen or PR, you can stay for up to 12 months.
  • Sponsored Family stream: This visa stream lets applicants who are sponsored by a family member, come to Australia to visit their relatives. In most cases, you can stay for up to three months.
  • Business Visitor Stream: This visa stream lets applicants to come to Australia to undertake business activities, such as make general business or employment enquiries, negotiate contracts, or take part in a conference or trade fair. However, business visitor must not directly work or sell goods or services.
  • Approved Destination Status stream: This visa stream is exclusively available to Chinese citizens who join an Australian tour organized by China travel agent.
  • Frequent traveler stream: This visa stream is exclusively available to Chinese citizens who can show business or personal reasons to travel to Australia frequently. Visa granted under this visa stream will carry a ten years validity duration.

Visitor visa (subclass 600) Features:

  • No age requirements on applicants.
  • Travel for multiple purpose, you can see family and friends; as a tourist; or undertake business activities.
  • Person who is onshore can apply for a new visitor visa to extend your holiday.
  • People who are stuck in Australia due to COVID-19 travel ban can apply this visa to extend your stay.
  • Lets you visit Australia up to three months. Some parent of Australian citizens or PRs can stay for 12 months.
  • Most visitor visas can allow multiple travel to Australia as long as you travel during visa validity duration.

Visitor visa (subclass 600) Limitations:

  • No work visa condition (8101). You must not work in Australia.
  • No Further Stay condition (8503). Sponsored Family stream visitor visa holders cannot apply for a new visa in Australia.
  • Non-Resident Condition (8558). Some visitor visa holders cannot extensively stay in Australia, namely Cannot stay for more than 12 months in any 18-month period.
  • Must leave before visa expiry (8531). Most traveller cannot stay beyond period of stay permitted by the visa unless they submit another valid visa application onshore.

If you have an enquiry that relates to a particular visa:

TESTIMONIALS

Visitor visa (subclass 600)

Tourist stream (apply in Australia)

This visa stream lets you visit Australia as a tourist, to see family and friends or for purposes other than business or medical treatment.

Stay

Up to 12 months

Cost

From AUD365

Processing Time

Visitor visa (subclass 600)

Tourist stream (apply outside Australia)

This visa stream lets you visit Australia as a tourist, to go on a cruise or to see family and friends.

Stay

Up to 12 months

Cost

From AUD145

Processing Time

Visitor visa (subclass 600)

Sponsored family stream

This visa stream lets people who are sponsored, usually by a family member, come to Australia to visit their family members.

Stay

Up to 12 months

Cost

AUD145. We might ask your sponsor to pay a security bond.

Processing Time

Visitor visa (subclass 600)

Business visitor stream

This visa stream lets you visit Australia for business reasons.

Stay

Up to 3 months

Cost

AUD145

Processing Time

Visitor visa (subclass 600)

Approved Destination Status stream

This visa stream is for citizens from certain areas of China visiting Australia on a tour organised by an approved travel agent.

Stay

For the period or until the date we specify in your grant letter

Cost

AUD145

Processing Time

Visitor visa (subclass 600)

Frequent traveller stream

This visa stream is for citizens of the People’s Republic of China who travel often to Australia for business or personal reasons.

Stay

The visa can be granted for up to 10 years. Stay up to 3 months each time you enter.

Cost

AUD1,065

Processing Time

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