New Visitor Visas

From 23 March 2013 there are a number of changes to visitor visas. There are now 5 subclasses of visa:

1. The Temporary work (short stay activity) visa (subclass 400) lets you come to Australia on a temporary basis to: (a) do short-term work; or (b) conduct an activity as an invited participant in an event;
2. The visitor visa (subclass 600) lets you visit Australia for tourism or business visitor activities.Tourism includes holidays, recreation and seeing family or friends. Business visitor activities may include attending a conference, negotiation or an exploratory business visit.
3. Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) (subclass 601) and an eVisitor visa (subclass 651) will be available to passport holders of specific countries; and
4. There will also be a new medical treatment visa (subclass 602)

There are more details (and explanatory videos) on the DIAC website.

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