If you are able to secure this visa, you’ll be able to travel in Australia to visit your family and friends, be there as a tourist for an event, or for purposes other than business or medical treatment. Applying for this type of visa may have some eligibility requirements that you may find in this link here.

Provide the pages of your current passport showing your photo, personal details, and passport issue and expiry dates. Please also secure:

• A national identity card, if applicable in your country
• Proof of change of name, if applicable, such as:
• Marriage or divorce certificate
• Change of name documents from an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, or the relevant overseas authority
• Documents that show other names you have been known by
• Provide as much proof as you can to show you are visiting Australia as a temporary visitor only. This could include:
• Proof you have enough money for your stay and to leave Australia, such as personal bank statements, pay slips, audited accounts, tax records or credit card limit.
• Letter from your relative or friend in Australia, inviting you to visit. The letter could state:
• Their relationship to you
• The purpose of your visit and length of stay if you will be staying with them
• If this person will be paying for your stay, provide proof of their funds.
• Your itinerary while in Australia

Proof that you have reasons to return home such as:

• A letter from your employer stating you plan to return to your job
• Proof that you study at a school, college or university in your home country
• Proof that you have immediate family members in your home country
• Proof that you can return home
• Proof that you own a house or other major assets in your home country

In applying, you may either online or on paper. Here are the steps for both options:

If Application is online:

1. Log in or create an ImmiAccount, just click the link
2. Attach documents in this link
3. Pay the application fee. We will not process your application until you pay the fee.

If Application is on paper:

1. Collate all your documents and look for a local Visa Application service provider.
2. If there are no service providers, you may submit to Australian Embassies in this link here.

Australia offers several opportunities for expats to come over to the country, thus, the several types of visas that are made available. In searching for the appropriate visa to apply to, take into account your skill set, available resources, established business connections, and end goals in going to Australia. Explore the array of visa options made available for you and find one that fits your qualifications. You may start exploring through this visa finder in this link.