What is the longest visa for visiting relatives in Australia?

The longest visa for visiting relatives in Australia is 3 years.

Australian tourist/business/family visit visas are valid for three months, six months, 1 year and three years, and now they are generally valid for 1 year or three years.

1, valid period of Australian tourist/business/family visit visa:

There are three months, six months, 1 year, and three years. Now the validity period of 1 year or three years is generally given.

2. The validity period of the Australian transit visa:

This visa is valid for no more than 72 hours. During the validity period, you are allowed to leave the airport area, you can stay in Australia for 72 hours and you must leave the country within 72 hours.

3. The validity period of the Australian study visa:

The study visa is judged according to the time limit of the admission notice. If you provide a three-year unconditional admission notice, you can issue a three-year multiple-entry visa; If it is a one-year course, you will only get a multiple-entry visa for one year. During the validity period, international students can issue multiple entry visas according to the study period.

4. The validity period of Australian work and holiday visas (Category 462):

Work and holiday visas are valid for one year. Stay in Australia for 12 months and work in Australia for 12 months after the first entry, but you can't work for the same employer for more than six months. Then study for four months.

5. The validity period of the Australian work visa:

Work visas are 400,40 1, 402,403,420,457, and there are still 3 months, 6 months,1year, 3 years and 5 years.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) Exit and Entry Administration Law

Sixteenth visas are divided into diplomatic visas, courtesy visas, official visas and ordinary visas.

Issuing diplomatic and official visas to foreigners who enter the country for diplomatic or official reasons; Issue courtesy visas to foreigners who need courtesy because of their special status. The scope and methods of issuing diplomatic visas, courtesy visas and official visas shall be stipulated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Foreigners who enter the country for non-diplomatic or official reasons such as work, study, visiting relatives, traveling, business activities, talent introduction, etc. , will be issued the corresponding ordinary visa. The types and issuance methods of ordinary visas shall be stipulated by the State Council.

Article 17. The registration items of the visa include: visa type, holder's name, gender, date of birth, number of entry, entry validity, stay time, date and place of issuance, passport or other international travel document number, etc.

Article 6 Ordinary visas are divided into the following categories, and the corresponding Chinese phonetic alphabet is marked on the visa:

(1) Visa C is issued to international train attendants, crew members of international aircraft, crew members of international ships and their accompanying families, and automobile drivers engaged in international road transport.

(2) D visa, issued to permanent residents.

(3) F-visa, which is issued to those who enter the country for exchange, visit, inspection and other activities.

(4) G visa, which is issued to persons passing through China.

(5) J 1 visa, issued to foreign resident journalists of foreign news agencies in China; J2 visa is issued to foreign journalists who enter the country for short-term interviews.

(six) L visa, issued to inbound tourists; If you enter the country as a group, you can issue a group L visa.

(seven) M visa, issued to the entry of personnel engaged in business activities.

(8) Q 1 visa, which is issued to the families of China citizens who apply for entry and residence due to family reunion, the families of foreigners who have permanent residency in China, and those who apply for entry and residence due to foster care; Q2 visas are issued to relatives of China citizens living in China and foreigners with permanent residency in China to apply for short-term entry to visit relatives.

(9) R visas are issued to foreign high-level talents needed by the country and urgently needed professionals.

(10) Issue visas with the words S 1 to the spouses, parents, children under the age of 18, parents of spouses and persons who need to stay in China for other personal reasons of foreigners who apply for long-term visits; S2 visa is issued to the families of foreigners who apply for short-term entry to visit relatives, stay in China for work and study, and those who need to stay in China for other personal reasons.

(11) X 1 visa, issued to those who apply for long-term study in China; X2 visa is issued to those who apply for short-term study in China.

(twelve) Z visa, issued to people who apply for work in China.