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Unless you are an Australian or citizen, you will need a visa to Sponsored Training visas are also enter . offered for people who want to come to Australia through a professional development program or to undertake workplace based training. TOURIST VISA Non-Australian citizens from certain countries are eligible to transit through ELECTRONIC AUTHORITY A tourist visa is for people visiting Australia without a visa. If you do not Australia for a holiday, sightseeing, qualify for transit without a visa, you The Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) social or recreational reasons, to visit will need to apply for a Transit visa. allows people to visit Australia for short relatives, friends or for other short-term term or business purposes of non-work purposes. There are a number WORKING HOLIDAY VISA up to three months. An ETA is available of tourist visas available for people to holders from more than wishing to visit Australia as a tourist. The Working Holiday and Work and Holiday 30 countries, regions and locations. programs encourage cultural exchange ETA (Visitor) (Subclass 976) and closer ties between arrangement eVISITOR VISA An electronically stored authority for countries by allowing young people to short-term visits to Australia of up to have an extended holiday supplemented The eVisitor allows visitors to travel to three months. Available to passport by short-term employment. Australia for short term business or tourism holders from a number of countries and purposes for up to three months. eVisitor There are two types of Working Holiday visas: regions, who live outside Australia. applications are free and are available to passport holders from the Working Holiday visa (Subclass 417) eVisitors (Subclass 651) and a number of other European countries. For people from , , An electronically stored authority for Republic of , , , visits to Australia for tourism or business EXTENDING YOUR STAY IN AUSTRALIA , , , , purposes for up to three months. Available Republic of , , , Republic If you are already in Australia and hold to passport holders from the European of Korea, , , , a valid ETA (Visitor) (subclass 976), an Union and a number of other European , and . eVisitor (subclass 651), e676 Tourist visa, countries, who live outside Australia. or a paper-lodged tourist visa (subclass Work and Holiday visa (Subclass 462) Tourist visa (Subclass 676) 676) granted for a stay of three months For applicants from Bangladesh, or less you can extend your stay in A temporary visa allowing a stay in , , Iran, , Australia to a maximum of six months. Australia of up to three or six or 12 , and the USA. months. Applicants can apply from Please note that this information can both outside and in Australia. Some periodically be subject to change, STUDENT VISA tourists are eligible to lodge an online and you should check with the Australian Government Department of application for an e676 Tourist visa. There are special visas for students Immigration and Citizenship website wishing to study in Australia and for Sponsored Family Visitor visa for the most up-to-date information. parents, relatives or guardians of a (Subclass 679) student who is studying in Australia. For people seeking to visit family USEFUL LINKS in Australia for a stay period of up There are eight sub-classes of student visas depending on your passport country and to 12 months. Formal sponsorship The Australian Government course of study. Check with the Australian by an Australian citizen or Department of Immigration permanent resident is required. Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship on how to apply for the correct visa to www.immi.gov.au meet your individual circumstances.