
The Australia Visit Visa is used by visiting individuals, families and businesspersons to facilitate short travel and tourism to Australia.
Tourist visitor: Someone visiting Australia for leisure and recreation or to meet friends and family. You can apply for this from outside or within Australia
Processing time:
Tourist visitor – 25% of applications: Less than 1 day / 50% of applications: 6 days/ 75% of applications: 26 days / 90% of applications: 37 days
Business visitor – 25% of applications: Less than 1 day/ 50% of applications: 3 days/ 75% of applications: 9 days / 90% of applications: 25 days
Sponsored family visitor – 25% of applications: 28 days/ 50% of applications: 36 days/ 75% of applications: 45 days / 90% of applications: 50 days
Processing time of visit visas are dependent on several factors:
You must have submitted all the required supporting documents when submitting your application
Your response time to requests for additional information
Time taken by the authorities to complete the required checks on the information in your application
Time taken to receive additional information pertaining to your health, character and national security
Decision to accept or refuse your visa application will be based on the information and documents you provide
It is advisable to make your visa application well in advance of your travel date and not make any travel arrangements till your visa is granted.