About Subclass 600

Australia Immigration and Citizenship Department provides visitor visas for foreigners who plan to visit this country for purposes of touring, visiting friends and families, and recreation. Citizens of Australia or those obtaining citizenship by descent fall outside the purview of a visitor visa. Tourist visa Subclass 600 is of temporary nature with a validity of up to twelve months. This visa may be applied for both inside and outside Australian territory. Online applications may also be made in way of e-600 visa.

Visitor visa subclass 600 may also be used for non-work reasons for a short period such as undergoing a training program or attending a study course. Passport holders of overseas nations wanting to tour Australia, and foreign tourists in this country planning to extend their stay are eligible for this visa. It may be noted that this immigration visa is not applicable for transit passengers and travellers coming to this country for medical reasons.

Long stays and Successive Visits

This visa enables you to stay within Australian territory for a limited time period either for touring or for visiting resident friends and relatives. This immigration order does not allow you to stay for extended periods or take up residence in this country. However, parents of permanent residents of Australia, Australian citizens and eligible citizens of New Zealand may have their visa extended depending on circumstances. Such parents are allowed multiple entries with twelve months being the maximum dwelling period for this visa type.

Validity of this visa is extensible for:

• Five years in case of parents living overseas and fall in Subclass 103 Parent Visa category and in queue
• Three years in case of parents staying outside Australia and already travelled to this country with a visa
  and never applied for Parent Visa Subclass 103
• Eighteen months in case of parents who have never travelled to Australia earlier, have never applied for Subclass 103 Parent Visa, or have already applied for Subclass 103 Visa and in queue.

Longer stay visas are only applicable for tourists staying outside Australian territory. Apart from meeting these preconditions, a tourist needs to hold a valid medical insurance to protect any medical expenses that may be incurred during your visit. Candidates also must not have stayed in Australia for over twelve months over an eighteen month period.

Working of Tourist Visa

You need to have a valid desire such as touring or recreation to visit this country. On issuance of this visa all other immigration visas you may be holding would stand nullified. If holding any other visa type, it is advisable to consult your nearest Australian embassy before applying for a Tourist Visa.

About Family Sponsored Subclass 600

Family Visitor Visa issued by Australian Immigration and Citizenship Department allows you to visit this country on a vacation or spend few days with friends and relatives. This is a sponsored visa type, the sponsorship of which is done by an eligible Australian relative or Government official of this country. The sponsor also stands guarantee that such a visa holder would be leaving Australian territory before the expiry of visa. A sponsor shares considerable responsibility in issuance of these visas.

Family Sponsored Subclass 600 is issued for going to Australia on holiday or visiting family members residing in this nation. Business trips or medical trips cannot be made on this visa. Applicants need to be outside Australian territory for being eligible for this Family Visitor visa. This visa is issued usually for a period of three or six months and in certain cases for a period of twelve months. This visa entitles you to tour Australia, visit relatives, and undertake short time study programs for a term of maximum three months.

Working of this Visa

It is necessary to find an Australian sponsor for this visa category. A separate application is to be filed for each member of a family planning to visit Australia. Applications are made by sponsors residing in Australia who also handle correspondences on behalf of applicants with Immigration and Citizenship Department. If a sponsor has already sponsored a candidate then he/she has to wait till its expiry before making a fresh sponsorship application. However a successive sponsorship may be made if both members belong to the same family.

To become an eligible sponsor you need to be:

• At least 18 years of age
• A permanent resident or citizen of Australia
• Australia settled for at least two years

In addition, you also need to belong to any of the following categories:

• A kin such as parent, partner, child, sister, brother, grandchild, grandparent, uncle,
  aunt, nephew or niece. Adopted equivalents of these are equally eligible
• A related member of family who is applying for Family Sponsored Subclass 600
• Australian Parliament member at either Territory, State or Commonwealth levels
• An authorised individual representing State, Territory, or Commonwealth government departments
• Mayor of local government

Visa Validity

Family Visitor Visa is usually offered for a period of three months. In specific conditions validity may be for a period of twelve months. It is crucial to determine your period of stay under this visa type as you are allowed a single entry and extensions are forbidden. For subsequent visits separate sponsored visas are to be applied for. It is also possible to visit this country on a 'Tourist Visitor Australian Visa'. Sponsorship stays valid till you have left the shores of Australia or till visa expiry date in the event you are not travelling. It is not possible for a sponsor to withdraw sponsorship till such time a visa remains valid.

Security Bond

Australian Immigration and Citizenship Department may also request a security bond on selected cases. Normally these are demanded from applicants who fail to conform to visa prerequisites.

For better understanding of this visa category, please approach Aussizz as we are totally equipped to answer your queries and facilitate your application.

About Subclass 573

Higher education student visa issued by Australian Immigration and Citizenship Department is meant for overseas learners looking for a higher academic qualification. Applicants need this Australian visa for undergoing any of the following study courses:

• Higher education diploma
• Higher education advanced diploma
• Associate Degree
• Bachelor Degree
• Graduate Diploma
• Graduate Certificate
• Masters by coursework

Empowerment of this Visa

This temporary Australia visa allows you and your dependents certain rights. As a primary visa applicant you
are entitled to:

• Undergo an academic program in Australia leading to any of the degrees, diplomas, or certificates
  already mentioned
• Work for forty hours a fortnight during study session and for unlimited hours in times of session breaks. However there are no restrictions to working hours in case you enrol for Masters or Doctoral study
  programs
• Take an eligible or family dependent member to accompany

Your partner or dependent family member is also eligible to certain rights:

• May take up a job of forty hours a fortnight as long as you are enrolled for a study program. However,
  no such restrictions are applicable for dependents if original applicant pursues a Doctoral or Masters
  Degree course
• Take admission to a study course not extending beyond three months. In case your partner or dependent enrols for a course that goes beyond this period of three months, then he/she has to apply for a separate student visa. Such applications may be made while in Australia

Students travelling to Australia on Higher Education Student Visa must essentially be protected by OSHC (Overseas Student Health Cover) for the entire period of study. It may be noted that temporary Australian immigration is allowed till the expiry of OSHC. In the event, your student visa period expires before graduation; a separate Tourist Visa application may be made. Such applications should be accompanied by a letter to this effect from your educational institute with tentative graduation date mentioned.

Applying for this Visa

You need to lodge your student visa application in conformity to an 'application checklist'. Supporting documents, whatever required, together with requisite charges must necessarily be submitted with your application. Any deviations may result in your application getting delayed or rejected.

To avoid any such eventualities it is advisable that you take the assistance Australian immigration facilitators such as Aussizz to assess your application. Our knowledgeable professionals help in completing applications as desired by Australian Immigration and Citizenship Department. A complete and accurate visa application is assessed faster.