Eligibility
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To be eligible for this visa you must have a genuine intention to visit Australia as a tourist, for recreation or to visit your family and/or friends.
If you lodge your application whilst in Australia, you must also be in Australia at the time a decision is to be made on your application.
If you lodge your application whilst outside Australia, you must also be outside at the time a decision is to be made on your application.
You must also meet the following eligibility requirements.
Health requirements
You must meet certain health requirements.
See: Health Requirements
Health Insurance
Medical treatment in Australia can be very expensive. As a tourist, you are not covered by Australia's national health scheme, unless there is a reciprocal health care agreement between Australia and your country. Health care for visitors to Australia is explained on the Medicare Australia website.
See: Medicare Australia Health Care for visitors to Australia
It is recommended that you take out health insurance for yourself and your family for the duration of your stay in Australia.
If you are 70 years of age or over
In order to satisfy the financial requirements for this visa,
you will be asked to provide evidence with your application that you have health insurance to cover your stay in Australia.
More information about Australian private health insurance is available.
See:
Department of Health and Ageing
Private Health Insurance Administration Council
Character requirements
You must meet certain character requirements.
See: Character Requirements
Financial requirements
You must have access to sufficient funds to cover all costs for the duration of your stay in Australia, including health insurance if required. You may be asked to provide evidence of your funds.
Examples: personal bank statements, pay slips, audited accounts, taxation records, credit card limit.
Debts to the Commonwealth of Australia
You must have no outstanding debts to the Commonwealth of Australia.
Children under 18 years of age
Consent to travel:
Applications for children under 18 years of age must include a consent form signed by the non-accompanying parent/s or legal guardian/s if the child is travelling:
- alone
- with only one parent or legal guardian.
See: Form 1229 Consent form to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years (81KB PDF file)
Note: Evidence must be provided to confirm family relationship or guardianship, for example, full birth certificate stating names of both parents. Form 1229 must be witnessed by an approved party.
Support and accommodation:
Applications for children under 18 years of age must include a declaration signed by the person who will be responsible for them in Australia if the child is travelling alone and:
- not part of an organised tour group
or - not staying with a relative.
Note: A relative is a grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew, a step-grandparent, step-grand-child, step-aunt, step-uncle, step-niece or step-nephew.
The person nominated as responsible for the child in Australia must:
- be 21 years of age or older
- provide the child with accommodation, support and general welfare
- remain in Australia while the child is in Australia.
See: Form 1257 Undertaking declaration (152KB PDF file)