How to apply for an Australian tourist visa

First, log on to the consulate's home page to learn about the official process.

Visa processing in most countries and regions will be clearly introduced in the official consulate of China, and there will be clear regulations on visa types, materials to be submitted and payment. Remember, the official is always authoritative and up-to-date, and some search experiences may have expired and are not applicable.

Take the individual tourist visa in Australia as an example. Baidu search "Australian Consulate General in China", click the search results to enter the consulate home page. If you are not used to English, you can choose "Chinese" on the left to switch languages. Then select "Travel to Australia" on the left, and select the "Visa or Travel Permit" link in the content page that appears. After entering the follow-up page, select "Chinese information" under the second item "Apply for an Australian visa", and then select "visitor visa" under the visa category to enter the follow-up page.

This step seems silly, but whether the visa type is positioned correctly determines whether your follow-up work will be in vain, so it is very important. In fact, some people got the visa category wrong at this step, so that a series of things, including visa application forms, were completely wrong.

Second, find the list of application materials and prepare the materials one by one.

Follow the previous step, click the link text after "Please refer" in the specific content introduction of "Tourist Visa (Category 600)", and then go to the subsequent page to find "How to apply". All the information you need to know is listed here. Please click on "Tourist Visa-Travel Series" and download the form.

The form downloaded in this step is the "list of application materials" for tourist visas (category 600). Please carefully prepare the materials in strict accordance with the steps indicated in this form (especially the downloading and filling of 14 19 and 54 forms). After preparing the materials, please use this checklist to check the materials again to ensure that there are no omissions.

Note: Form 14 19 requires all English capital letters to facilitate filling in and writing.

3. Calculate the visa application fee and the place where the application materials are submitted.

Open the link about the visa application fee in the list of application materials and find the visa price conversion table, which lists the details of the visa application fee. Category 600 was adjusted from July 1, 2065438 to RMB 790 yuan. Note that in addition to the visa application fee, you need to pay two other fees: Australian Visa Application Center service fee 180 yuan, and the mailing fee after passport issuance in 50 yuan. So the total * * * is RMB 1020.

In addition, the Australian visa center will only accept cash if you hand in the materials yourself, so please be sure to prepare cash in advance. At present, Australia has three visa centers in China to receive materials, as shown in the figure.

IV. Translation of materials

All supporting materials provided by you, such as vehicle license, real estate license, household registration book, etc. , cannot be submitted only in Chinese. You need to provide an English translation at the same time. It is of course best if you can translate it yourself. If you are too lazy to translate or forget to translate, there are two ways to deal with the submission of materials:

(1) Pay the translator in the visa center to help with the translation. The translation fee is RMB per 80 yuan, which means, for example, 80 car licenses and 80 real estate licenses, so it is actually quite expensive.

(2) hand over the existing materials for supplementary translation; Generally, you will be required to take this receipt after submission within two weeks, and then come to the visa center to fill in the materials.

I translated the household registration book myself for your reference. Now that it has been signed, there should be no big problem, as shown in the figure.

5. Check the progress of visa application? Urge to sign.

Australian visa (ordinary visa) can check the progress online, but generally there are only three statuses, that is, the materials have been received, being processed or sent. Please refer to the resources under this experience for the website. You need to enter the VLN code (on the receipt given to you by the visa center when you submit the materials) and your date of birth.

There is no express service for visa processing in Australia. The official time given by the visa center is 10- 15 working days, but it is often longer. If you haven't got a visa for more than 15 days, it's generally useless to call for a visa, because we are calling the Australian visa center, not the Australian embassy. All they can do is help us check the progress online. Another thing is to tell you that the trial time of different visa officers is different, please wait patiently. In other words, it is useless to call for a visa.

At this time, you can try to send an email directly to the Australian embassy to ask. You can use an urgent reason, such as a friend's wedding day is coming, or your ticket has been bought (provide the specific information of the ticket you bought), to prove that you are really in a hurry, which has exceeded the official agreement of 15 days.

Extended data:

Tourist visa is a kind of visa, which is generally a quick visa application method for the convenience of tourists and the development of tourism resources. Correspondingly, it is also greatly restricted. Generally speaking, the validity period and stay period are relatively short and can only be used for tourism-related activities.

With the development of world globalization and the continuous progress of transportation technology, the world tourism market continues to grow. It can be predicted that tourist visas will become more common and convenient, and become another major visa form. Many countries issue tourist visas specifically for visiting tourists to promote local tourism.

Tourist visa is a kind of visa, and some countries issue tourist visas specifically for tourists, that is, "tourist visas". Tourist visas are characterized by a short stay, usually 30 days, up to 90 days, and generally cannot be extended. Tourist visa holders are not allowed to work in the local area or engage in activities unrelated to tourism. Group tourist visa is a kind of tourist visa, which is characterized in that the visa is not on the passport, and tourists must leave and enter the country with the group.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-tourist visa