AUSTRALIA VISA REQUIREMENTS-Tourist

Tourist Visa  - (Subclass 676)

Application Document Checklist

March 2011 

Personal documents

·         Your passport.

·         Certified copies of birth certificates, showing names of both parents, for all persons included in the application.

·         A recent passport sized photograph (45mmx35mm), no more than six months old, of you and any children included in your passport and travelling with you.

These should be of the head and shoulders only against a plain background.

Print the name of the person on the back of each photograph.

Evidence of medical/travel insurance.

This may be in the form of travel insurance or medical/hospital cover and must cover the cost of any treatment in Australia. Do not purchase medical/travel insurance until you are requested to provide it.

Financial documents

Evidence of sufficient funds (personal bank statements, pay slips, audited accounts, taxation records or credit card limit).

Other documents 

1.    Details of how you want your passport returned (if by post, include a passport sized envelope with your address and sufficient postage).

2.    If you are employed, confirmation from your employer of your employment status (your income and period of employment) and the period of approved leave.

3.    Evidence of enrolment at school, college or university.

4.    If visiting relatives or friends, a letter of invitation from your relative or friend in Australia. If your relative or friend is paying for your visit, evidence that they have the necessary funds

5.    Other information to show that you have an incentive and authority to return to your home country

Important: Do not provide original documents unless requested.  You must provide ‘certified copies’ of original documentation.  Documents not in English must be accompanied by accredited English translations. 

Complete applications

You should ensure that you lodge a completed visa application.  While the department may You should ensure that you lodge a completed visa application.  While the department may ask you to provide more information in order to determine whether you meet the criteria for grant of the visa, a decision on the visa application may be made solely on the information provided at the time of application.

Note: The Visa Application Charge will not be refunded if a decision is made to refuse to grant the visa because the applicant did not satisfy the criteria for grant of the visa.

Children travelling to Australia for tourist reasons 

If a child under 18 years is coming to Australia without one or both parents or legal guardians, a consent form signed by the non-accompanying parent or legal guardian. Evidence must be provided to confirm family relationship.  For example, certified copies of birth certificates, showing names of both parents, for all persons included in the application.

See: Form 1229 Consent form to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years

Additional documents may be required

Important: The department is not obliged to contact you for additional information before making a decision on your application. It is therefore in your best interest to submit the following documents with your application.

Making a Visa Application

Clients need to lodge applications either through the Call Center by courier or in person at the VIA Center - although some applications must by law be lodged in Australia.

Applications may also be lodged by mail to the Embassy or through a registered Migration Agent, however, we do not recommend that clients forward personal documents, passports and payment through the mail, as safe delivery cannot be guaranteed.

Visa Application Charges & Lodgement Fees

Tourist visa (subclass 676)

AU$110

The majority of visa and Citizenship applications attract a Visa Application Charge (VAC) which can be paid in any Australian office, or through a Philippines Manager's Check payable to the "Australian Embassy" when lodging your application.

Please note that there are also lodgement fees payable to our Service Delivery Partner (see www.via.ph/via-australia/index.html) which must be in the form of cash or a separate Manager's Check.

The Call Center & Courier

General information regarding visa application processes and requirements is available on the Call Center’s inquiry line at             (63 2) 845 9200      . These calls are toll-free from within Metro Manila but will attract standard NDD rates for calls from outside Manila.

To arrange for lodgement of visa applications by courier or to make an appointment, the Call Center can be contacted on any of the following numbers, depending on your telephone service provider:

1909-3622779     (PLDT/Smart/Touchcard subscribers)
1900-3622779     (Globe/Innove/Touch mobile subscribers)
1903-3622779     (BayanTel subscribers).

• These numbers are only available to telephones with NDD access, or by calling 109 on a PLDT phone for operator-assisted connection. Calls will be billed at PhP 32 per minute plus VAT. Additional charges apply to calls made outside Metro Manila, or from pre-paid phone cards and payphones.
• These numbers are available to Globe and Touch Handyphone mobiles at the same call rate.
• For access from Australia please call             63 2 845 9211      . Calls will be billed at a flat rate of AUD$10.00. Payment can only be made by credit card.

The Call Center operates Monday to Saturday from 8am to 6pm.

The VIA Center

The VIA Centres allows people to personally obtain information and to lodge visa applications, for a fee (please refer to our SDP's website at www.via.ph for more information about their service fees). No prior appointments are needed to attend the VIA Centre. Please note that mailed visa applications cannot be accepted at the VIA Centre.

VIA Centers are located at:

Metro Manila
Unit 901, 9/F One Corporate Plaza
845 Antonio Arnaiz Ave (Pasay Rd)
Makati City.

Metro Cebu
Unit 1004-B, 10/F Keppel Center
Samar Loop cor Cardinal Rosales Ave
Cebu Business Park,Cebu City

The Centres opening hours are:
8:30am to 4:00pm, Monday to Friday - For lodging
applications
8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday – For general information
8:00am to 11:30am, Saturday - For lodging applications and general information.

The Centres are closed on a majority of Philippine public holidays.

The VIA Centres have computer facilities and provides free internet browsing for visa and citizenship clients on DIAC’s websites. Clients may also, for a small charge, download and print forms and information.
 

Embassy Appointment and Client Counter Hours

Our client counter hours are:

0900 - 1600 Monday – Thursday

Visa Applications are lodged through our Service Delivery Partner either at the VIA Centre or by contacting the Call Centre for couriered applications.  Applications are not lodged directly at the Embassy. 

Clients, however, can be seen directly at the Embassy in cases of genuine emergency.

If you have an emergency, please send us an email at:immigration.manila@dfat.gov.au , put "EMERGENCY" on the subject line and state the nature of your emergency in the body of your email and somebody will get in touch with you immediately.

For more information, you can contact our offices on the numbers below

Quezon City

9379678

6661881

a3nova@yahoo.com

Antipolo

655-9480

655-9603

a3masinag@yahoo.com

Valenzuela

922-5796

a3valenzuela@yahoo.com