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If you want to travel to Australia, and you are not an Australian citizen, you will need a visa to enter Australia.
In most cases, before departing a country to travel to Australia, airport or maritime staff will check whether you hold a visa to enter Australia before letting you on a flight or ship.
If you enter Australia without a visa (and you are not an Australian citizen), you have arrived unlawfully, and could be detained and removed from Australia. The same applies if you stay in Australia after your visa has expired or been cancelled. If you are not holding a visa while in Australia (unless you are a citizen), you will be an unlawful non-citizen liable to be put in immigration detention and removed from Australia.
The Australian visas available are:
You may want to visit Australia to tour its great natural wonders and experience its vibrant cities. You might have friends or family in Australia that you would like to visit. Or you may have a conference or other business visitor activity that you wish to attend to in Australia.
There are a number of different visitor visas available depending on your circumstances, which include:
See our visitor visa page here
There are a range of options available for you if you seek to enter and/or remain in Australia as the partner of an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen. You could potentially apply for a:
See our partner visa page here
If you are an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen residing in Australia, you may be able to bring your parents to Australia on a parent visa.
The parent visas available are:
If you are a citizen of a country that has formed a partnership with Australia for the Work and Holiday Maker Program, you may be able to apply for a Work and Holiday visa.
The Work and Holiday visas allow a person to remain in Australia for up to three years and permits the person to work in Australia. The Work and Holiday visas are
There are skilled work visas where you can lodge an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the visa and then the Australian Government or a State/Territory could invite you to apply for a visa. Invitations are based on your points. Points are accumulated based on a number of factors such as age, qualifications and work experience.
The skilled work visas are:
See our Skilled Work visa page here
An employer may sponsor workers on temporary or permanent visas. The employer sponsored visas are:
See our Employer sponsored visa page here
An option for you to obtain permanent residency in Australia may be to run a business in Australia or to invest in Australia. The business and investor visas available are:
See our Business and investor visa page here
Australia offers visas for those who are in in humanitarian need and protection from harm, discrimination or human rights abuse. Depending on your circumstances, you could apply for a:
See our Refugee and Asylum Seeker visa page here
New Zealand citizens can enter Australia and be granted a Special Category (subclass 444) temporary visa upon arrival (unless they have character concerns such as a criminal record). With this visa, New Zealand citizens can live, work, and study in Australia.
There is also the Skilled Independent (subclass 189) permanent visa available in the New Zealand stream.
New Zealander’s wanting to become Australian citizens, must first become an Australian permanent resident.
Only Australian citizens are entitled to enter Australia at any time without a visa.
If you hold a permanent visa in Australia but need to travel overseas and return to Australia, you should ensure that you have the right to re-enter Australia. If your current permanent visa’s travel facility has ended, you’ll need to apply for another visa to re-enter Australia.
If you are outside of Australia and you are a former permanent resident wanting to enter Australia, you will need to apply for a new visa. Resident return visas include:
There are a number of different visas available for family members or carers to come to Australia, which include:
See our Family visas page here
If you in Australia and have applied for a new visa, you may be granted a bridging visa which will ensure that you remain lawful in Australia whilst the new visa you have applied for is processing. If you are in Australia, your visa has expired and you do not hold any other visa, you are an unlawful non-citizen liable to be put in immigration detention and removed from Australia. You may apply for a bridging visa to remail lawful in Australia.
The different bridging visas include:
See our other visas page here
Depending on the circumstances of your birth, and your connection with Australia, you could be eligible for Australian citizenship by:
You may be an Australian citizen taking up citizenship in another country, wishing to renounce your Australian citizenship
In some cases, your citizenship may have been revoked by the Department of Home Affairs.
It is possible to cease being an Australian citizen, and to take up Australian citizenship again.
See our citizenship page here
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According to the annual Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2019 rankings, Australian cities - Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide are within the top 10 most liveable cities in the world.
Roughly the size of the USA, Australia has a low density population with only 25 million people. This means your living spaces are generally larger and the quality of your life higher.
Australia is a safe and peaceful place to live. Compared to other countries, Australia has a very low crime rate and strict gun control laws.
Australia currently is the world’s 13th largest economy. Australia also has a high minimum wage and a great standard of living.
Australia is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. This makes Australia a much easier place to make friends than other countries. It also means you will find the people interested in you and your culture.
Australia is truly a spectacular country with amazing natural beauty, wildlife and some of the best holiday destinations in the world ranging from the Great Barrier Reef to mountains and ski fields, to incredible city beaches.
Australia has better job opportunities than many other developed countries. There are work opportunities in many industries.
Australia experiences some of the cleanest air to breathe in the world & you can drink water from the tap!
Australia has 7 of the top 100 universities in the world. This education is recognised in many places outside of Australia.
Australia is a democracy that like America embraces the individual right to pursue happiness.
There is equality in sex, race, sexual preference etc.
All Australian capital cities have great public transport.
If citizens encounter hard times or bad luck then the Australian government provides money to help you back on track.
Australia has free public healthcare.
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