A Visa For Australia

Getting a visa for Australia is the first step.


You need a visa for Australia if you want to travel to Australia. As you read about our beautiful country and shop around for the best cheap flights to Australia don't forget to also find out about your Australia visa.

This section tells you about the different Australian visas available, depending on which country you travel from, the purpose of your trip and the length of your stay.

If you are visiting Australia as a tourist it will be very easy to get a visa.

But then again, you might want to stay for longer, you might want to work or study here... And we all know what it is like to deal with government offices...

The following pages will help you to find out which visa for Australia you need and how to apply for it.

Here are some questions you should look at:

Depending on the nature of your trip you will apply for an Australia Travel Visa or an Australia Work Visa. (Many young people enjoy the opportunity to visit Australia for up to one year and work during their stay under an Australian Working Holiday Visa.)

Other Australian visas available are the Australian business visa, the Australian student visa and also Australian retirement visas.

And then there are the people like me, who visit Australia on a tourist visa, fall hopelessly in love with the country and want to know more about emigrating to Australia (as I did 12 years ago)...

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