Business (Short Stay) Visa (Subclass 456)
About this visa
This visa allows business people to make a short business visit to Australia for up to three (3) months during your visa validity period. Business activities may include a conference, negotiation or exploratory business visit.
Who is this visa for?
This visa is available to all passport holders who want to visit Australia for business purposes. No sponsorship is required.
Certain business visitors will also be eligible to apply for an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) or an eVisitor.
See:
Electronic Travel Authority 977
eVisitor
How much will this visa cost?
You may be required to pay a visa application charge. This charge is usually not refunded if your application is unsuccessful.
See: Business Visits Visa Charges
What does this visa let me do?
If you are granted this visa, you can:
- attend to business activities in Australia including conferences, business negotiations or exploratory business visits
- be allowed to engage in limited work, if for example it is highly specialised and non-ongoing
- enter Australia once or on multiple occasions during the visa validity period
- stay in Australia for up to three months from the date of each entry
- bring your partner or dependent children to Australia.
