HOW TO APPLY VISITOR VISA FOR AUSTRALIA
Large Number of Visitor Visa Applicants from all over the word and especially people of young age in age group 18 to 35 face rejections in their visitor visa applications and cannot fulfil their dreams of visiting Australia and get disappointed – Yes, it is TRUE! You have concerns and we have solutions!
Decision of granting visa is Country Specific – who is coming from where?
Many people who were granted visitor visas have taken disadvantage of generosity of Govt. of Australia because they either worked without work permission or applied other kinds of visas when they were not permitted to do and especially those who applied for refugee status totally on bogus claims – so would you blame Dept. of Immigration for hard stance or would you blame those who misused their visas. Certainly blame goes to those unscrupulous elements of human societies who do not have genuine purpose of visiting Australia. If you are a GENUINE applicant, we welcome you and will try our best to receive visitor visa for you so that your Dreams Come True to visit Australia and you will remember your trip lifetime – We Make My Trip 2 Australia a Reality!
First, please note that there are various kinds of visitor visa for Australia – the subclass is 600 but it has several streams mentioned below and accordingly you have to provide documents which can prove your purpose and convince Immigration Officer that you will return home before expiry of your visitor visa. If you choose wrong stream and if you do not provide appropriate documents you will certainly fail in your visitor visa application and you will not be granted visitor visa and it will cause you disappointment as your Dream did not Come True to visit Australia. We have almost 20 years of experience in applying for Visitor Visa for Australia and We will Make Your Trip 2 Australia – please contact us anytime suitable to you.
- Visitor Visa application for visiting your friends or close relatives settled in Australia
- Visitor Visa application for holidaying in Australia (You do not know anybody in Australia and may be visiting first time)
- Visitor Visa application for business purpose ( you wish to explore business opportunities in Australia or you wish to meet some business persons or you wish to attend seminar or conference or any activity related to business) and
- Visitor Visa application for Sponsored Visitors (You are sponsored by your close relative settled in Australia or sponsored by those who are allowed to sponsor overseas visitors)
Apart from above mentioned streams for visitor visa, there are several other subclasses of visas meant for Australia – for example, Working Holiday or Work & Holiday or Specialised Work Visa for specific countries and these things make situation more and more complex for a visitor visa applicant who simply wishes to visit Australia for holiday purpose. These different kinds of visitor visas often confuse the visitor visa applicants who simply wish to visit Australia for holiday purpose. Because of confusion, you do not select proper stream and you do not provide proper documents and you will get rejection and your dreams did not come true to visit Australia – Don’t be disappointed – We Make Your Trip 2 Australia a Reality if you engage us for your visitor visa application and planning your trip to Australia.
Please always remember that Australian Immigration Laws are Complex and Changing frequently and when you apply you would not have idea about complexity of laws or changes in laws and your visitor visa application can be affected if you do not meet criteria of visa grant and you will face disappointment. Don’t Worry! We Make Your Trip 2 Australia successful!
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Documents Required for Visitor Visa Application
Please remember that EACH APPLICATION BECOMES UNIQUE and Each Applicant has to meet criteria for visa grant and Each Applicant has to apply separately – for example, Husband, Wife and Two children – Each has to apply separately so there will be 4 Separate Applications and Each applicant has to meet with criteria for visa grant so now you will image how hard it is and how complex it is to get visitor visa for Australia – We have experience of almost 20 years in various kinds of visitor visa applications and We Make Your Trip 2 Australia a Reality if you engage us for your visa application and tour planning to Australia. We will provide you our service at a fraction of total cost – Guarantee!
- Original Passport Bio Data Page and all used pages where stamps have been affixed for your previous travel and address page – you can scan in colour mode all these pages – No need for certifying your passport- Passport must be valid for at least 6 months or more preferably one year
- All Visitor Visa Applications are now made ONILNE so you will have to have an account with Dept. of Immigration; However, if you appoint us your agent, we can lodge your online application from our account with Dept. of Immigration – No hassle for you as many times system does not work efficiently and you will end up losing your details and you can confuse yourself in proving information required by Dept. of Immigration and you can end up in negative reply from Dept. We provide ONLINE Visitor Visa Lodgement service at fraction of your total travel costs
- If you appoint us as your agent, you will have to fill in and sign Form 956 – appointment of an agent
- You have to provide details of your family including your parents – your partner, children, date of birth, residential address, married/single, date of marriages, where they live now – all details of your family members which is very time consuming and if you do not provide and if Dept notices you can be refused visa for not providing details to them
- You must address a letter why you wish to visit Australia (Purpose of visit) – we will assist you if you appoint us as an agent and this is very important document and your case will be judged based on information you provide to Dept. of Immigration, Australia
- Two RECENT (latest) colour photograph 35 x 45 mm size with white background – please write your full name and date of birth on back of one of the photographs
- A Letter of Invitation from friend or relative if visiting friend or relative (friend or relative must provide colour photocopy of their bio data page of passport, bank balance statement, employment or business proof, if married, also of partner and children passport and details; and evidence of sufficient fund)
- If Sponsored by close relative then sponsor must provide a letter of invitation and passport copy and evidence of sufficient fund (or visa proof and bank balance)
- If you wish to visit Australia for more than 3 months and/or if you wish to visit Hospital or any health related premise, you will be asked to provide Chest X-ray
- If you are 75 years old or about that age, it will be good to provide proof of Health Insurance – medical fitness letter from Dept approved doctor in your country (Dept appointed penal doctor) – details of health and medication or health treatment details
- Proof of sufficient funds – bank balance statement of last 6 months, income proof, employment letter or business proof, accountant letter, cash available, accumulation of funds, property, share, bond, any item which can prove you have sufficient funds to travel to Australia; bank statement must show name and address and contact details of bank and if possible get a letter from bank manager with all details of contact of bank manager
- Income tax returns of last 3 years – all pages submitted to income tax dept and assessment notice and tax paid receipt
- Salary slips of last 3 months
- Hotel Confirmation (accommodation confirmation in Australia; details of hotels or motels or premise, phone contact number, address etc)
- If you are a student and applying for visitor visa you must provide letter from your educational institute confirming all your details of study
- If you are self-employed you must provide proof of your business – registration, sole trader or partnership deed or company memorandum of articles and any other proof that will prove your self-employment
- If a minor is accompanying you, you must provide consent letter from parents of minor, No Objection Letter from parents or guardians of minor, form 1229 to be filled in giving all details
- Indian passport holders (passport issued outside India) needs to provide an old passport containing the addresses of India from respective jurisdiction wise
- Travel Itinerary – Booking of return air ticket – dates of travel and names and addresses of places to be visited in Australia
- Visitor Visa Application fee (Govt. Visa Fee) varies depending upon you are applying from outside Australia or within Australia – Exact Govt. visa fee is to be paid at the time of application plus credit card surcharge @1.32% if paid by Visa or Master Card (other credit cards attract more surcharge may be up to 5%). If urgent processing is required the govt visa fee will be A$1,000; if applying within Australia additional fee $700 or more will apply on top of regular govt visa fee $345; or if applying from outside Australia normal govt. fee is A$140 – all fees will attract credit card surcharge – you can pay govt visa fee by your credit card or you can deposit into our account and we will pay Govt Visa fee from our bank account to Dept. of Immigration and receipt of fee paid will be sent to you. Our Visitor Visa Application processing fee varies case to case; country to country and on background of visa applicant and it is ranging from A$500 to A$1,500 Plus Govt Visa fee and other costs associated with visa application. We may consider Discounts in our fees depending upon bulk of cases that is more than one case to be processed by us.
Business Visitor Visa Applicants – Documents Required for Australian Visitor Visa for Business Purpose
- Passport – Bio data page and all used pages and address page – colour scanned and valid for at least 6 months and preferable one year – also of Old passport bio data page and used pages – no need of certifying pages unless asked for – we can certify your original passport – however, colour scanned photocopy will serve purpose for applying for visitor visa for business purpose
- Details of self and all family members – Date of Birth, Addresses, Married/Single, Date of Marriage
- Form 956 appointment of agent if we are appointed as your agent
- Two Recent Colour passport size photographs 35 x 45 cm
- Covering letter on company’s letterhead stating purpose of business travel to Australia and duration of stay and people to visit
- Invitation letter from host organisation in Australia
- Travel Itinerary with names and contact details of business parties involved
- Proof of sufficient funds
- Bank Statements of last 6 months with all details of bank
- Letter from Bank Manager if required
- Income tax return of last 3 years
- Payslips of last 3 months
- If you are self-employed please provide registration of business; partnership deed; memorandum of articles and other proofs of self employment
- Visa fee as mentioned above
- If you are 75 years of age or over please provide medical insurance for period of travel, and declare any disease or medical conditions or medication; you may require physical fitness letter from a panel doctor appointed by Dept. of Immigration, Australia
- Indian passport holders need to provide details of old passport and photocopy of old passport
- Our fee to process visitor visa application for business purpose as mentioned above and higher charges may apply if case is complex
Benefits of engaging our services to apply for visitor visa for you – Appointing us as your agent to process your visitor visa application and to deal with Dept. of Immigration, Australia
- With our vast experience of 25 years, you will be assured of selecting most appropriate stream of visitor visa, providing proper documents, use our account to lodge online application and increase chances of receiving visitor visa to visit Australia
- We Make Your Dreams Come True – to visit Australia once in a lifetime