Visa Wizard

The Visa Wizard can help you find the Australian visa most likely to meet your specific circumstances. The Visa Wizard includes the most common Australian visas, but does not include every visa.

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Apply for an Australian child passport

A passport application for a child must be lodged by a parent or other person with a parental responsibility for the child. The person lodging the application must also provide proof of their identity. An Australian citizen under 18 years of age who has never married is regarded as a child.

http://australia.gov.au/service/apply-for-an-australian-child-passport

Australian passports

The Passports website from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade allows you to find information on passport services. You can also report a lost or stolen passport.

https://www.passports.gov.au/

Bridging visas

A bridging visa is a temporary visa that provides for a non-citizen to remain lawful in certain circumstances where they do not hold a substantive visa. There are different categories of bridging visas for Australia that relate to different circumstances.

http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/bridging.htm

Migration Agents Gateway

The Agents Gateway provides information for migration agents on visa applications, legislation and registration as well as links to other resources.

http://australia.gov.au/service/migration-agents-gateway

Online visa applications

List of services provided on the Internet by the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship. Includes eVisas, ETAs, RRVs, Electronic Travel Authority, working holidays, resident return visas and citizenship applications.

http://www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/

Returning residents

Official information about Resident Return Visas which allow Australian permanent residents to travel to and from Australia while maintaining their status as permanent residents.

http://www.immi.gov.au/migrants/residents/index.htm

The character requirement

All non-citizens seeking to enter or stay in Australia must be assessed against the Character Requirement. Department of Immigration and Citizenship page containing information for visa applicants.

http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/79character.htm

Tourists - visa options

Department of Immigration and Citizenship page with information for people to visit Australia for a holiday, sightseeing, social or recreational reasons, to visit relatives, friends or for other short-term non-work purposes.

http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/

Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) for Organisations

Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) is a free online facility that allows organisations to check the visa entitlements of a visa holder. Employers and labour supply companies can confirm a visa holder’s entitlement to work in Australia. Other users include education providers who need to check the study entitlement of a visa holder.

http://australia.gov.au/service/visa-entitlement-verification-online-VEVO-for-organisations

Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) for Visa Holders

Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) is a free online facility for visa holders, who do not have a label in their passport, to confirm their current visa details. VEVO is also used by organisations to check the visa status of visa holders applying for work, study, licenses and access to Government services such as Medicare.

http://australia.gov.au/service/visa-entitlement-verification-online-VEVO-for-visa-holders

Visas

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade information on obtaining visas for Australians travelling overseas.

http://www.dfat.gov.au/visas/index.html