14 March 2013: CHANGES TO VISITOR AND TEMPORARY WORK VISAS FROM 23 MARCH 2013.
From 23 March 2013 the Australian government intends to introduce significant changes to the Visitor and Medical Treatment visas.
DIAC will no longer be accepting new applications for the following visas:
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Tourist visa (subclass 676) |
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Sponsored family visitor visa (subclass 679) |
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Business (short Stay) visa (Subclass 456) |
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Sponsored business visitor (short stay) visa (subclass 459) |
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Medical Treatment (short stay) visa (subclass 675) |
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Medical Treatment (long stay) visa (subclass 685) |
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Electronic Travel Authority (visitor) (subclass 976) |
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Electronic Travel Authority (business – short validity) (subclass 977) |
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Electronic Travel Authority (business – long validity) (subclass 956). |
Applicants who were previously eligible for the visas listed above may be eligible for one of the following five visa subclasses below.
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Temporary work (short stay activity) visa (subclass 400) |
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Visitor visa (subclass 600) |
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Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601) |
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Medical Treatment visa (subclass 602) |
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eVisitor (subclass 651) |
For more information see: www.immi.gov.au/visas/visitor
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27 December 2012: Increase in Visa Fees with effective from 01 January 2013
With effective from 01 January 2013 there is a revision in Visa Fees. Please refer to the visa fees menu under individual visa categories to check the revised visa fee. |
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| 29 August 2012: Please note: GDA courier center will not service for VFS with effective from 01 September 2012. |
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30 June 2012: Increase in Visa Fees with effective from 01 July 2012
| With effective from 01 July 2012 there is a revision in Visa Fees. Please
refer to the visa fees menu under individual visa categories to check the
revised visa fee. |
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21 May 2012:
| As of 1 June 2012, Visa Labels will no longer be issued for visa granted by the
Department of Immigration and Citizenship office, Australian Embassy Bangkok.
Keep a copy of your grant letter with your passport when you travel, this
letter contains all the important about your visa. |
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15 March 2012:
| Effective 15.03.2012, VFS change for courier service from GDA courier center to
Thai Post courier center. |
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21 December 2010, Increase in VFS Service Fee with effect from 01 January
2011:
| With effect from 01 January there is a revision in VFS Service Fee. The new
service charge will be THB 600 per person (inclusive of VAT) and for Visa
Evidencing THB 535 per person (inclusive of VAT). The fee can be paid by cash
or applicants may bring in their own cashier’s cheque in the name of VFS
(Thailand) Ltd. Please note that the facility to purchase cashier’s cheque at
the Application Centre will be discontinued from the same date and applicants
will have the option to pay the visa fees by cash or cashier’s cheque payable
to Australian Embassy Bangkok. |
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8 February 2010, Effective 08.02.2010, Label free evidence for
non-permanent visas”
| Australia's modern electronic visa system does not require you to have a visa
label placed in your passport to confirm your immigration status and
entitlements in Australia. When you check in to fly to Australia, the airline
staff will electronically confirm that you have authority to travel to
Australia prior to you boarding the aircraft. The visa is linked to the
passport number that you provided in your application. If you obtain a new
passport after visa grant, you should advise the department of the new passport
details. If you do not provide us with the details of any new passport, you may
experience delays at the airport and may be denied permission to board your
flight to Australia. |
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15 October 2007, Important changes have been made to Australian visa
application forms:
| From 15 October, applicants aged 18 years and over are required to sign an
Australian Values Statement when applying for selected visas. The statement
requires certain visa applicants to confirm that they will respect the
Australian way of life and obey the laws of Australia before being granted a
visa. All provisional, permanent and a small number of temporary visa
applicants are required to have read (or had explained to them) the Life in
Australia booklet before signing the statement. For all other temporary visa
applicants the Australian Values Statement is included in the general
declarations section of their application form. Copies of the Life in Australia
booklet can be obtained from
www.immi.gov.au. Updated visa application forms containing the new
statement are also available from
www.immi.gov.au or at the Australian Visa Application Centre. |
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