Electronic Travel Authority
(ETA)
Subclass 601
Overview
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This visa is only for citizens of certain countries to travel to Australia for tourism, family visiting or as a business visitor.
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It allows you to travel to Australia as often as you wish in a 12-month period and stay up to 3 months each time you enter Australia.
Eligibility
Hold an eligible passport
Meet health and character requirements
Be a genuine temporary entrant (GTE) who only intends to stay in Australia temporarily
Special Notes
You are not allowed to work in Australia with this visa. However, if you travel as a business visitor, you can:
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make general business or employment enquiries
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investigate, negotiate, enter into or review a business contract
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conduct activities as part of an official government visit
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take part in a conference, trade fair or seminar. The organisers can’t pay you to take part
You can’t:
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work for or provide services to a business or organisation based in Australia
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sell goods or services directly to the public
Location
You can be in or outside Australia at the time of application. But if you apply outside Australia, you must be also outside Australia at the time of visa grant.
Duration of Stay
ETA is usually granted for 12 months, allowing for max. 3 months of stay in Australia on each entry.
Tricks and Common Reasons for Refusal
1 – Unfamiliarity with How the Australian Immigration Works and Its Mentality
In many cases, applicants prepare and submit their supporting documentation in a disorderly way, giving the Immigration a hard time digging through tons of paperwork to get things in the right order when picking up a new visa application. This will potentially lead to endless back-and-forth clarification and explanation, wasting both sides lots of time and can even result in a refusal of Subclass 601 visa.
This is common since applying for a visa, especially a permanent one, is the very first time to most applicants. For this reason, our team have developed our own system for labelling, coding, structuring and, where necessary, cross-referencing documentation so your application can be submitted in the most presentable and logical manner. Making your application stand out among all competitors has been our goal from day one.
2 – Careless Yet Costly Mistakes
Applying for migration is seen as a delicate work of art due to the staggering amount of attention, paperwork, and details involved. A seemingly minor/harmless error such as a typo in your résumé, a date entered wrong, or a tick in the wrong box in the lengthy visa application form can prove costly as the Immigration processes all visa applications strictly in accordance with migration law, in particular Migration Act 1958 and Migration Regulations 1994. Even a small error can be regarded as failing to satisfy a visa requirement and therefore lead to a visa refusal. To minimise such incidents, our team pay extra attention while editing and drafting every client’s paperwork and always proofread and also conduct a final review of documentation before submission.
3 – Applications Not Being Decision-ready
Another common reason for refusal, even instant refusal, for Subclass 601 visa is submitting an application without all the required documentation. This happens when the application was prepared carelessly, or when the applicant was trying to rush an application for whatever reason (e.g. meeting a cut-off date of a major migration policy change which happens almost each and every year and often catches people off guard).
Even with 43 years of team experience, we handle each application cautiously and meticulously like our first to ensure nothing slips through the cracks. Should a sudden change of policy hit and impact you, we are more than capable of advising you how to salvage your application in terms of what documents are mandatory at the time of submission and what can wait so you are never in danger of a straight-up visa refusal upon submission.
Benefits
With this visa, you may:
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visit Australia for a period time for sight-seeing, or to reunite with your family or friends or perform allowed business activities
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study or train for up to 3 months
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fly in and outside Australia without limitations while the visa is valid
Application Fees
$20
Please note: you may incur third-party charges, for example, for translation, police certificate and health exam.
Processing Time
Processing time is currently unavailable, but this varies constantly. Please contact us for update.
Our Unbeatable Services - How Exactly We Make It Hassle-free
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Let’s face it – visa applications are complex, especially when you are not an expert in Australian immigration law - that is Migration Act 1958 and Migration Regulations 1994.
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Simply put – our visa and immigration legal services are truly unbeatable.
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This is because our immigration lawyers and registered migration agents in Melbourne do all of the 40 Things in Our Exclusive 5-step Services for you to:
- give you a stress-free visa application journey;
- maximise your chances of a successful application outcome.
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Can you find such detailed and specific services elsewhere? We guarantee you can’t.
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This way, you know your money really is well-spent.
Please note a client refers to a visa applicant, their family members or a sponsoring employer where applicable.