Tips on Making Sure Your Australia Visitor Visa is Issued

In order to travel down under and experience the beauty and culture of Australia, you need to apply for an Australia visitor visa. In order for your visa to be issued you need to meet certain requirements for the specific visa for which you have applied. These tips will help you know what qualifications you must meet:

It is best to wait until your visa has been approved before you make travel plans.

You never know if your visa application will be denied. Wait to spend large sums of money on flights and travel arrangements until you are sure that your visa has been issued.

Know what conditions you must meet for your Australia visitor visa to be issued.

If you meet the visa requirements and conditions then there should be no reason for them to deny your visa.

The short-stay Australia visitor visa requires:

• You must be from an eligible country.
• You may not have any criminal convictions
• You may not work while in Australia, except for limited volunteer work.
• No studies or training may last longer than three months.
• Those 11 years old and older must pass a chest x-ray exam if you intend to participate in classroom instruction.
• You may not have tuberculosis at your time of entry into Australia.
• You must leave Australia while your visa is still valid.
• You may not have any criminal convictions while traveling with on the short-term Australia tourist visa.

The long-stay Australia visitor visa is a little less restrictive. The conditions that must be met include the following:

• You must be outside of Australia when you apply for the visa.
• You must be in good health.
  • Tourists wishing to stay at least 6 months in Australia must undergo a chest x-ray and medical examination.
  • People over the age of 70 must provide evidence of health insurance to cover your stay in Australia and undergo a health examination by a doctor to prove proper fitness to travel to Australia.
• You must hold an eligible passport.
• You must provide sufficient proof that you are able to cover your expenses for the duration of your stay in Australia.

The working holiday Australia visitor visa requires:

• You must be a member of a specific country on an eligibility list.
• You must be between 18-30 years old.
• That you hold a valid passport that will not expire for at least 1 year.
• You must also provide documentation of sufficient financial means to return to your home country and pay for the first part of your stay in Australia.
• You may not have any "substantial" criminal convictions. This means that you cannot have been imprisoned for at least 12 months, have been imprisoned for 2 or more sentences within 2 years, or have been acquitted of a crime on the grounds of unsoundness of mind.
• You may not have any "substantial" criminal convictions or "substantial" medical issues. Substantial health issues include having spent more than 3 consecutive months in the past 5 years as a high health risk, in a hospital. You also cannot plan to work at a child center or as a dentist, doctor or nurse.