Business Visitor (600)
This 3-month stay visa allows you the opportunity to meet your business trip needs in Australia.
Examples include:
- have meetings to attend in Australia;
- are exploring business or investment opportunities’
- negotiating a contract;
- attending a conference or seminar;
General requirements include:
- you have a short business term purpose;
- you have relevant personal attributes and a business background suitable for your business activities;
- you have access to sufficient funds to cover your costs;
There is a Frequent Traveller stream for citizens of the People’s Republic of China who travel often to Australia for business or personal reasons (granted up to 10 years).
The visa does not permit any work activities (working for others or selling goods/services to public). If you do need to work, either on a short- or long-term basis, you will need to consider a Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) (400) visa or one of the Employer Sponsored visas or other Business visas available.
Other Visitor Visas
Visitors from certain countries may be eligible to apply for an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA), eVisitor visa, instead of a Business Visitor visa. The ETA and eVisitor visas for business activities generally have fewer requirements and conditions than the Business Visitor visa (600), as well as lower application fees.
You can apply for an ETA if you hold a passport from:
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brunei
- Canada
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hong Kong (SAR of China)
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Monaco
- Norway
- Portugal
- Republic of San Marino
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan (excluding official or diplomatic passports)
- The Netherlands
- United Kingdom—British Citizen
- United Kingdom—British National (Overseas)
- United States of America
- Vatican City
Note: you cannot apply with a non-citizen passport, certificate of identity or other travel document.
You can apply for an eVistor visa if you hold a passport from (Europeans):
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Monaco
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Republic of San Marino
- Slovak Republic
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom – British Citizen
- Vatican City
You cannot apply with:
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- a non-citizen passport, certificate of identity or other travel document
- a British National Overseas, British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person or British Subject passport