Visitor Visa Applications 2016

Legislative Instrument – F2016L00675 – IMMI 16/009 – Migration Regulations 1994 – Specification of Arrangements for Visitor Visa Applications 2016. 

This Instrument specifies the forms and manner for making valid applications for the following Visitor Stream visas:

Tourist Visa stream (Part A of Schedule 1 of this Instrument)

  • Part A of Schedule 1 of this Instrument provides the form and manner of making valid applications for this stream

Sponsored Family stream (Part B of Sch 1 of this Instrument)

  • Applicants for this stream cannot lodge Internet applications and must lodge the application at the following addresses:

 

Sponsor location: Qld, NT, SA and WA  
Postal address                              Courier address
DIBP

SFVPC (Qld)

GPO Box 9984

Brisbane Qld 4001

Australia

DIBP

SFVPC (QLD)

Ground Floor

299 Adelaide Street

Brisbane QLD 4000

Australia

Sponsor location: NSW, Vic, Tas, ACT  
DIBP

SFVPC (NSW)

GPO Box 9984

Sydney NSW 2001

Australia

DIBP

SFVPC (NSW)

Level 3

26 Lee Street

Sydney NSW 2000

Australia

   

Business Visitor stream (Part C of Sch 1 of this Instrument)

  • Must make an application, that is not an internet application, at a diplomatic, consular or migration office maintained by or on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia outside Australia

 

Approved Destination Status stream (Part D of Schedule 1 to this Instrument)

  • Adds Form 48G (Internet) as an additional lodgement method for the Visitor Subclass 600 Approved Destination Status stream visa
  • Adds two new travel agents and removes five existing travel agents from the list of agents applicants from the PRC applying for a Visitor Subclass 600 Approved Destination Status stream visa must use.
  • The travel agents that PRC applicants must use as a member of an organised tour to Australia.

 

This Instrument revokes IMMI 15/123 and commences on 1 July 2016.