About this Visa

This visa provides for the temporary stay of:

• journalists, correspondents or reporters representing overseas news organisations
• television or film crew, including actors, production and support staff and still-photographers, who are involved in the production of documentary programs or commercials exclusively for use outside Australia.
  Note: If your documentary program or commercials will be screened in Australia, you will need to apply for the Entertainment visa.
  See: About this visa

A documentary program is defined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority as a program that is a creative treatment of actuality other than news, current affairs, sports coverage, magazine, infotainment, or light entertainment program.

Who is this visa for?

This visa is for:

• media and film staff from overseas who are involved in the production of documentary programs or commercials in Australia exclusively for use outside Australia
• professional media staff members of overseas news organisations (print, radio, TV or film media) assigned to Australia to work as accredited representatives of that organisation (for example, as their foreign correspondent).

Overseas media staff intending to film or take photographs in Australian National Parks for commercial purposes, should also apply for this visa.

You must be sponsored and nominated by an organisation or eligible individual in Australia for this visa.
Note: From 14 September, people wanting to enter Australia under the terms of a bilateral agreement are provided for by the Government Agreement Visa (subclass 406).
See: Government Agreement Visa (Subclass 406)

How much will this visa cost?

You must pay a non-refundable visa application charge when you lodge your visa application.
See: Specialist Entry Visa Charges

What does this visa let me do?

With this visa you can:

• undertake media work in Australia for a company or production house that is based outside Australia
• stay in Australia for as long as your visa is valid
• bring any eligible secondary applicants with you to Australia
• leave and enter Australia as many times as you want while your visa is valid.