Australia is the smallest continent in the world but is still filled with exciting activities, work opportunities, and beautiful locations. The weather is merry around the year and follows a role-reversal in terms of climatic conditions when more than half of the world is shivering with cold in December Australia enjoys sun-soaked summers and May-June in Kangaroo country is cold, snowy and shivery. So, why not explore the stunning country by applying for Australia Tourist visa from India? Since India isn’t given visa-free entry to Australia yet, there is a step by step application process before moving to Australia.

To simplify the process, a step-by-step guide is mentioned below to refer when applying for an Australian Tourist Visa.

1. Decide on the essential categories

Determine the category of Australian visa you require, country of passport and age. As you are traveling to Australia the best visa suitable is Australia Visa Subclass 600 that allows you to visit the country for the following purposes:

• To visit friends, and family or for short term business purposes
• To travel to Australia
• It is valid up to 3, 6, or 12 months

The applicants on an Australia Tourist Visa (Subclass 600) are allowed to:

• live in Australia for a fixed time period
• visit friends and family
• undertake short term business activities

2. Create an ImmiAccount

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To apply for Australia Tourist Visa online you are required to create an ImmiAccount for that you will need a valid email address. The email address should be regularly checked because the embassy will use this Id to communicate with you.

The ImmiAccount gives you access to all online requirements asked by the Australian Government.

3. Fill the online application form

After creating your ImmiAccount you can start the application by filling the online Australia Tourist Application Form.

The form mentions the questions related to your personal information, travel history, financial capacity, the purpose of visit, and health. You can Australia tourist visa form even if you haven't arranged all the documents but make sure that the information you put on the form is supported by the same documents that you will furnish.

Remember to save your information so that you can fill the form anytime. This also lets you cross-check the information in your application.

Always submit the complete and accurate documents by triple-checking the information mentioned on the application form and once you are ready with the complete application form click on the submit button.

4. Prepare the document kit

Just like any other visa application, you are required to support your application form with relevant documents for Australia Tourist Visa. Below mentioned are general documents that you must attach with application form when applying for Australia Tourist Visa from India.

• Valid Passport
• Personal documents like age and identity proof
• Recent colored passport size photograph
• Confirmed returned air tickets
• Cover letter explaining the purpose of the trip, sponsors (if any), a reason of coming back to home country, proof of the purpose of the trip, proof of the relationship with the sponsor etc.
• Original bank statements of the last 6 months
• Proof of flight and hotel reservations
• Additional documents as and when asked by the immigration department of Australia

5. Pay the required application fee

After thoroughly checking the application form and documents you may move forward with the payment. The Australia Tourist Visa from India costs around AUD 140. This amount must be paid through credit cards.

The successful submission of fees and documents will give you Australia Tourist Visa within 20 days. Thus, with Australia Tourist Visa, it is your time to explore the country.

To have more information with regards to Australia Tourist visa and other eligibility requirements, it is suggested to fill the Australia assessment form and wait for a callback from the visa and immigration experts of Aptech Global.