• visit family or friends
• be in Australia as a tourist, for a cruise or for any purpose except business or medical treatment.

You can study or train for up to 3 months in total on this visa. If your main reason for travelling to Australia is study, a student visa might be more appropriate.

You can’t work.

Cruise

You will need a visa if you enter Australia during a cruise.

If your cruise is a round trip cruise, the time you spend on the cruise counts as time spent in Australia – that is, Department of Home Affairs do not consider you have left Australia. A round trip cruise will not reset your stay period on your visa.

Ask your cruise operator or travel agent if Department of Home Affairs consider your cruise to be a round trip cruise.

This is a temporary visa. Department of Home Affairs might grant it for up to 12 months.

Department of Home Affairs determine the length of your visa on a case by case basis. Things Department of Home Affairs might consider when determining your stay period include:

• how long you want to stay
• why you want to stay in Australia

You might not be granted the length of stay you want.

Generally Department of Home Affairs grant this visa with only one entry permitted. This means that after you leave Australia you need to apply for another visa before you can return.

You can’t stay in Australia longer by extending this visa. You must apply for another visa.

You can’t apply for a new visa in Australia because your visa will have condition 8503, ‘No Further Stay’. In limited circumstances, you might be able to request a waiver of the No Further Stay condition.

You must not breach condition 8531. That is, you must not remain in Australia beyond your visa period.

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.

If other family members are applying for this visa, your applications can be processed together.

The visa costs AUD150 for each applicant.

You may be eligible for a waiver of the Visa Application Charge (VAC) if you have been impacted by COVID-19 related travel restrictions.

You might also have to pay other costs for health checks, police certificates and biometrics.

You must be outside Australia when you apply and when Department of Home Affairs decide on your application.

• 25% of applications: 20 Days
• 50% of applications: 42 Days
• 75% of applications: 3 Months
• 90% of applications: 6 Months

Department of Home Affairs recommend you obtain health insurance to cover any unforeseen medical treatment you might need in Australia. You are personally liable for all your healthcare costs while you are in Australia. Insurance can help limit your financial liability.

See what Department of Home Affairs consider adequate health insurance.

Reciprocal healthcare agreements

Some countries have a reciprocal healthcare agreement with Australia.

If Department of Home Affairs grant you a multiple-entry visa, you can travel outside Australia and return as many times as you want while the visa is valid.

If Department of Home Affairs grant you a single-entry visa and you leave Australia, you can’t re-enter on the visa. You must apply for another visa to come back.

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