Is it easy to apply for a visa to Australia? Australian travel and transportation guide

The editor will tell you some information about Australia below. You can take a look when you go there. This guide is relatively complete. Let’s go and see what the details are.

The visa is issued in two days!

Apply on the official website. You read that right, it’s two days! I submitted the application on Monday, and sent an email to the e-signature on Tuesday afternoon. It was faster than ordering SMS notifications (so there was no need to spend money to order SMS tracking), and the efficiency was great. In fact, it is most convenient and quickest to apply yourself. I wanted to be lazy and go shopping for a visa before, but the things I asked for were too cumbersome. It took at least 20 days to get it, and I had to send my passport. I thought I might as well get it myself.

Fill out a form online, type it out, and print out all the documents required to be copied (required to be in color). You also need to make an extra copy of the first page of your passport (this one needs to be in black and white, and the one I gave you is in color). I was asked to print it in black and white on the spot -

-). There is also a family member form, which is only available online in English, but it actually has to be written in Chinese so you don’t have to worry about filling it out again. Photos must be submitted in accordance with the regulations. The photo I brought was because the head accounted for a small proportion of the screen, so I had to find a new one. It was annoying.

After getting the materials, you can just make an appointment on the official website. If you can’t open the interface, please change the browser. The first wave is at 7:30. If you really can’t make an appointment, you can just go and queue up. I made the earliest appointment, checked the information and processed it (I also took a photo, so I could make up for the recruitment in the lobby). It took more than half an hour to finish it and then went to work.

So it is still recommended to do it yourself. In fact, it is not troublesome at all.

Ticket ticket 3061!

Xiamen Airlines has one connecting flight in Xiamen. Yes, you read that right: 3061 yuan round trip, yes round trip. In fact, I made the reservation 4 days before the trip. It was really cheap. It was cheaper than air tickets to Japan. The time was also good. I just had to wait for 5 hours to transfer. The plane was new and it was the same one for the entire journey, so there was no problem of not being able to catch the next flight.

Hotel

A cc hotel. The

The Westin is in a very good location in the city center. There are streets downstairs where you can go shopping wherever you want. It is very convenient to go anywhere. It seems that it was originally the location of the city government, and the original building is still there. It also gave me the experience of hearing the bell every fifteen minutes starting from 9 o'clock every day until 7 o'clock in the evening. It feels like I live in Wangfujing. There are always so many people and a rush every day.

Car rental

We rented cars in Sydney, Cairns and Melbourne (Great Ocean Road). You can compare car rentals on Vroom. We usually rent from Hertz and Avis. Book online, then bring your driver's license and credit card to pick up the car at the airport. It is worth noting that the insurance included with the rental car will cover the cost of more than 4,000 Australian dollars, so it is recommended to buy another Excess

Insurance. The minimum initial compensation amount is reduced to 0. Insurance can be purchased from a car rental company or from other insurance companies.

When renting a car in Sydney, you should also pay attention to the issue of tolls. Because tolls will be charged when crossing a bridge or taking an expressway, it is recommended to buy a daily toll package. We rented a car from Hertz and bought it for more than AU$16 a day with unlimited tolls for the whole day. Renting a car in Sydney will also charge an additional 30% tax.

Inner City Transportation

Sydney--Opal Card

This card can take all public transportation, including subways, buses, boats, etc. . Recharging is very convenient and can be done at any 7-11.

Tips: In order to encourage citizens to travel, there is a cap of 2.5 Australian dollars for using Opal cards to take these modes of transportation on Sundays!

Other urban transportation will be mentioned later.

Tax Refund

Tax refund in Australia is very convenient. Just download the TRS App on your mobile phone, fill in the relevant information on the App, and then scan it at the airport tax refund window. Remember to bring your invoice (Tax

Invoice), boarding pass, passport and items for tax refund. You must use a credit card to get a tax refund. The counter lady specially told me. It is easy to get a debit card.

Sydney Takeaway APP

Foodora and Deliveroo

Deliveroo has more restaurants and more choices.

Personally, I recommend Foodora. The restaurants included in this list are all relatively high-end and overlap with deliveroo, but the meals ordered from it are all delicious and unbeatable. Japanese food is delivered in about 30-40 minutes. , others will be slower.