Visitor Visa Subclass 600

Tourist Stream (Applying within Australia)

It’s a temporary visa, and you can stay in Australia for a maximum of 12 months. This visa is granted either for 3, 6, or 12 months. Your intent should be to visit Australia only, and you should have enough money for your stay in Australia.
Hold any other visa that is expiring, and you need to stay longer in Australia? You might be eligible to apply for a subclass 600 visa tourist stream within Australia.

What can you do with Visitor Visa (subclass 600) Tourist Stream?

With Visitor Visa (tourist stream), you can visit your friend(s) or family member(s) or enjoy a Cruise. You cannot apply under this stream for medical treatment or business. Subclass 600 visa tourist stream allows you to train or study for up to 3 months but does not allow you to work (do the job) on the tourist stream.

Cruise: 

If your intent is a round trip cruise, the time you spend on the cruise is considered time spent in Australia (the Department of Home Affairs does not consider you have left Australia). Your round trip cruise will not extend your stay period on your visitor visa.

Note: You will need to ask your cruise operator or travel agent whether the department of Home Affairs has considered your Cruise as a round trip cruise or not.

How long can you Stay in Australia on Visitor Visa (subclass 600) Tourist Stream?

Since it’s a temporary visa, you can stay on this visa for the duration and dates specified on your visa grant letter. Your Case officer will grant you a stay period based on “How long you want to stay?” and “Why you want to stay in Australia?”.

Visitor Visa subclass 600 Multiple Entry or Single Entry:

While filling the online application, you will be asked whether you intend to enter multiple times in Australia or not? If you choose No, you will be granted a visa with a single entry only, while on selecting yes, the case officer will have to decide whether to grant you a visa with single entry or multiple entries. 

You can leave and enter Australia with multiple entries during the validity period mentioned on your visa grant letter.

Visitor Visa Extension (subclass 600)

You cannot extend this visa if you want to stay for a longer period than specified on your visa grant letter, and you will need to apply for a new visa. 

Including Family Member in Your Visa Application or Separate Application for Each Family Member: 

You cannot add your family members to your application, and you need to lodge a separate application for each of the accompanied members that wish to travel with you. Therefore, separate applications should be submitted for every applicant traveling with you. While filling your application, you will need to make a group, and this group should be selected in every family member’s visa application. That’s how the Case Officer will identify all applications as a group.

Australian Visitor Visa Fee (subclass 600) from Within Australia

Department of Home Affairs visa fee is AUD 370 for each applicant. You might also have to pay other costs for health checks, insurance, police certificates, biometrics, and a subsequent temporary application charge.

Applying for the Visa

You must be in Australia during the time of visa grant decision if you are applying for the visitor visa (subclass 600) within Australia. You must not hold a Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403), Domestic worker (Diplomatic or Consular) stream while you are applying for a visitor visa.

Visitor Visa Australia Processing Time

Department of Home Affairs processes 75% of visitor visa applications in 18 days and 90% in 32 days. The application processing takes longer times if the application is filled incorrectly and all the required information or documents are not provided. 

Visitor Visa 600 Health Insurance: 

Department of Home Affairs Australia recommends purchasing health insurance to cover any unexpected medical treatments you might need in Australia. You are personally responsible for all your healthcare costs while you stay on a visitor visa (subclass 600) in Australia. Therefore, health insurance can limit your financial burden in case of any medical needs during your stay within Australia.

Eligibility requirements for Visitor Visa (subclass 600)

You must meet the following eligibility criteria to apply for Subclass 600 Tourist Stream.

Health Requirements

You do not need a health examination if you belong to a low-risk country and are aged below 75 years. But if you are from a high-risk country and intend to stay for six months or more, you will need to provide a medical examination report and Chest X-ray (if aged 11 or more).

Besides this, if you are pregnant and intend to have a baby in Australia, you will need a hepatitis B test.

All applicants above 75 years old must go through a medical examination.

Character Requirements

You can meet the character requirements if your answer is “No” for the following,

• you have a substantial criminal record
• you have been convicted of escaping from immigration detention or convicted for an offense that you committed:
  • while you were in immigration detention
  •  during an escape from immigration detention
  •  after an escape, but before you were taken into immigration detention again.
• you are have been a member of a group or organization or had or have an association with a person, group, or organization that the Minister reasonably suspects of being involved in criminal conduct
• the Minister reasonably suspects that you have been involved in people smuggling, people trafficking, genocide, a war crime, a crime against humanity, a crime involving torture or slavery, or a crime that is of serious international concern, whether or not you have been convicted of such an offense
• your past and present criminal or general conduct shows that you are not of good character
• there is a risk that while you are in Australia, you would:
  • engage in criminal conduct
  •  harass, molest, intimidate or stalk another person

• • vilify a segment of the Australian community

• • incite discord in the Australian community or in a part of it

• • be a danger to the Australian community or a part of it.
• You have been convicted, found guilty, or had a charge proven for one or more sexually-based offenses involving a child.
• You are subject to an adverse security assessment by the Australian Security Intelligence Organization
• You are subject to an Interpol notice, from which it is reasonable to infer that you are a direct or indirect risk to the Australian community or a segment of the Australian community.

For evidence, you may be asked to provide:

• Police Clearance Certificate
• Complete Character Statutory Declaration
• A letter of Good Conduct from the employer
• Filled Form 80

Financial Requirements:

You should have Enough Money for Your Intended Period of Stay in Australia. That means you must have, or have access to the required funds to support yourself while you stay in Australia.

For evidence, you should provide

• Your Bank Statement
• Your Supporter Bank Statement

Convincing The Case Officer that You are a Genuine Visitor:

You will need to convince the case officer that you are a genuine visitor and intend to stay temporarily in Australia and will do the things that your visitor visa allows you to do in Australia.

For evidence, you may need to provide

•  Leave a Letter from your employer.
•  Leave Letter from Schools of Children
• Invitation Letter from your supporter

How to apply for an Australian Visitor Visa

Things to Do Before You Apply

1. Check your Passport. It should not be expired during your intended period of stay in Australia
2. You can complete your health examination or you can wait until your case officer tells you to have them.
3. Contact Brilliant Migration Club to streamline the application process for you.

Arranging the Required Documents

Identity Documents

•  You should provide the pages of your current passport that show your photograph, personal details, and passport’s issue, and expiry dates.
• National Identity Card (if you have one)
• Proof of name change (if applicable) such as a marriage or divorce certificate, change of name documents from an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, or the relevant overseas authority and other documents that show other names you have been known by.

Genuine Visitor Documents:

The genuine visitor documents are required to show that you are visiting Australia temporarily and returning to your home country before your visa’s expiry. These include:

• Your bank statements, payslips, audit accounts, tax records, or credit card limits.
•  A letter of invitation from your relative or friend to visit Australia which should state their relationship to you, the purpose of your visit, your length of stay, whether you will be staying with them, their proof of funds if they intend to support your cost of staying in Australia.
• Your plans while you stay in Australia
• Proof of reasons that you will return to your home country such as
  • Leave a letter from your employer
  • Evidence that you study at a school, college, or university in your home country
  • Evidence that you have immediate family members in your home country
  • Evidence that you own a house or other major assets in your home country
  • Evidence that you can return home

Character Documents:

You will need to provide any military service record or discharge papers (if applicable).

Need Assistance from Migration Agent

Provide 956-Form, if you are seeking assistance from the migration agent. Sidra Shahab at Brilliant Migration Club (MARN # 1792643) can help you with your visa application process.

Additional Documents for the applicant under 18

•  If the applicant is under 18 years and is travelling alone, then Form 1229 (A consent form to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years) should be provided.
• Identity document (passport or driver’s license) of a person who completed the form for the child.
•  Adoption papers or other court documents if applicable.

Lodging the Visitor Visa (Subclass 600) – Tourist Stream: 

You can apply online or on paper.

1.     Apply Online

To apply online, you need to:

1. Log in or create ImmiAccount
2. Fill the application and attach documents
3. Submit family applications together
4. Pay your application fee

Note: Your application will not be processed until you pay the fee.

2.     Apply as Paper Application: 

 To apply as a paper application, you need to:

1. Complete Form 1419 Application for a Visitor Visa – Tourist stream
2. Pre-pay your application in ImmiAccount

• Login or Create ImmiAccount (if you don’t have one)
•  Go to the Manage Payment Section.
• Pay through credit card, Paypal, or UnionPay

Note: ImmiAccount will provide you a receipt number. Write that number on your application before you submit.

Things You Should Do After You Apply

Inform Department of Home Affairs About Your Traveling:

You should inform the Department of Home Affairs about traveling outside Australia if you have applied in Australia for a visitor visa (subclass 600). Your application is under process. You hold a Bridging visa A. 

Perform Biometrics

Department of Home Affairs may contact you for performing your biometrics while your application is under process.

Doing Health Examination

If you have not done a health examination before applying for a visa, your case officer may contact you to have it done.

Providing more Information

If you have not provided complete documents or information, your case officer may contact you to provide more documents or information. So check your email regularly and keep your phone with you in-office hours while your application is under process.

Stay Legally in Australia

You must apply for the visitor visa before your current visa expires, and you will get a Bridging Visa A while your application is under process. If you applied for the visa after your visa expiration, you would not get a bridging visa A and would be staying in Australia unlawfully.

Inform the Department About the Mistakes in Visa Application (if any): 

If you have identified any mistakes in your visa application, you should inform the Department of Home Affairs by filling and sending Form 1023 (Notification of Incorrect Answers).

The outcome of Your Visa Application

If the visa is granted, the department will inform you in writing, which will include your visa grant number, starting date of your visa and your visa conditions.

If your visa is refused, you will be provided with the reason for your visa refusal in writing, containing information on whether you have the right to review the decision.