Electronic Travel Authority (Subclass 601)

601 Visa Eligibility

• You must be a genuine visitor and only intend to stay temporarily in Australia as well as obey any condition and stay period attached to your visa.
• You must have an eligible passport from one of the eligible countries.
• Meet all the health and character requirements
• Must not have any debt to pay to the Australian government.
• With under 18 applicants, it must be in the best interest of them.

Note: If you have had a visa cancelled or previous application refused, you may not be granted a visa.

601 Visa benefits

• Visit Australia – go on a cruise or have a holiday.
• Visit family or friends.
• Undertake some business visitor activities.

General notes

• You can study or train for up to 3 months in total on this visa. But if your main reason for travelling to Australia is studying, a student visa might be more appropriate.
• As a business visitor, you can:
  • • make general business or employment enquiries
    • investigate, negotiate, enter into or review a business contract
    • conduct activities as part of an official government visit
    • take part in a conference, trade fair or seminar. The organisers can’t pay you to take part
  • You can’t:
    • work for or provide services to a business or organisation based in Australia
    • sell goods or services directly to the public
• If you want to do short-term work in Australia that isn’t a business visitor activity, consider applying for a temporary work visa.
• This is a temporary visa. This is valid for 12 months from the date it is granted, or how long your passport is valid for, whichever is shorter.
• You can’t stay in Australia longer by extending this visa. You must apply for 600 visa.
• You can’t include family members in your application. A separate application must be made for each member of your family, including those listed on your passport.