On this page, you will see the most popular Visa types.
We can help you decide which is the best Visa for you. You can ask for help in deciding which type of Visa will be best for you by contacting us
Coming To Australia
Below is a list of the most popular types of Visa’s for Australia (Click ? for more information)
- Temporary Work
- Temporary Work Entertainment
- Working Holiday
- Employer Nomination Scheme
- Investor Retirement
- Independent ELICOS
- Schools
- Temporary Graduate
- Vocational Education & Training
- Higher Education
- Student Guardian
Please contact us if you would like help about a visa type that is not listed above
Leaving Australia
If you are leaving Australia for any reason you may need a Visa to enter your destination country.
We can help you with information and assistance in applying for and being granted the visas you need.
You might be able to get this visa if you are married to or in a de facto relationship with an:
- Australian citizen
- Australian permanent resident
- eligible New Zealand citizen.
You must be outside Australia when you apply
You might be able to get this visa if you intend to marry:
- Australian citizen
- Australian permanent resident
- eligible New Zealand citizen.
You must be outside Australia when you apply
You might be able to get this visa if you:
- are sponsored
- meet the balance-of-family test
- are prepared to pay much higher visa application charges for faster processing.
You might be able to get this visa if you:
- are sponsored or
- hold a temporary Contributory Parent visa
- meet the balance-of-family test
- are prepared to pay higher visa application charges for faster processing.
- allows a child to travel to and from or stay in Australia until their parent’s permanent Partner visa is finalised
- is required if the child is to be added to a permanent Partner visa application after a temporary Partner visa has been granted to their parent.
A child might be able to get this visa if:
- their parent holds a temporary Partner visa (subclass 309 or 820) or a Dependent Child visa (subclass 445)
- they are sponsored by the same person who sponsored their parent
- they are single
- they are younger than 18 years of age, or one of the following:
- financially dependent on their parent holding the temporary Partner visa, or
- incapacitated for work due to the total or partial loss of bodily or mental functions.
You might get this visa if:
- you have been sponsored by an approved business; or
- you have the required skills to fill a position nominated by an approved business
- a performer
- support or production staff.
You might get this visa if you:
- will work in the entertainment industry in Australia
- are nominated by an Entertainment sponsor.
- are at least 18 but not yet 31 years of age
- do not have a dependent child accompanying you at any time during your stay in Australia
- have a passport from an eligible country.
- the Temporary Residence Transition stream
- the Direct Entry stream
- the Agreement stream.
You might be able to get this visa if you:
- have been nominated by an approved Australian employer
- are younger than 50 years of age, unless you are exempt
- meet the skills, qualifications and English language requirements, unless you are exempt
- apply under the stream for which you were nominated.
- are 55 years or older
- have no dependents (other than a partner, if any)
- meet income requirements
- are able to make a significant long term financial investment in Australia.
- enrolled as a student at secondary school
- participating in a secondary school exchange program.
In some circumstances, you can apply if you are enrolled at a primary school.
- are younger than 50 years of age
- are in Australia
- hold an eligible visa
- meet the two-year Australian study requirement
- have at least competent English
- have recently graduated with either an eligible qualification or with skills and qualifications that relate to an occupation on the skilled occupation list (SOL).
You may be eligible for streamlined visa processing if your main course of study is a Bachelor degree or a Masters by coursework.You might be able to get this visa if you are enrolled as a student in a registered course for the award of:
- a bachelor or associate degree
- a graduate certificate or graduate diploma
- a masters degree by coursework
- a higher education diploma or advanced diploma.
- as the guardian of an international student younger than 18 years of age studying in Australia on a student visa
- in exceptional circumstances, as the guardian of an international student over 18 years of age studying in Australia on a student visa.
You might get this visa if:
- are a parent or person who has legal custody of the student, or a relative who is nominated by a parent or custodian of the student
- are at least 21 years of age
- have no family members younger than 6 years of age, except under certain circumstances
- are able to provide accommodation, general welfare and other support to the student.
- continue to own and manage a business in Australia (the Business Innovation stream); or
- continue business and investment activity in Australia (the Investor stream and the Significant Investor stream)
You might be able to get this visa if you are nominated by a state or territory; and
- hold a provisional Business Innovation and Investment visa and have met the requirements of that visa in the stream in which you first applied; or
- hold a Special Category visa or a Business visa and have met the requirements of the business innovation stream.
- Significant Business History stream: for high-calibre business owners or part-owners who want to do business in Australia
- Venture Capital Entrepreneur stream: for people who have sourced venture capital funding from a member of the Australian Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL)
You might be able to get this visa if you are nominated by a state or territory government agency and are invited to apply by the minister.
You must also either:
- have net business and personal assets of at least AUD1.5 million and an annual business turnover of at least AUD3 million if you intend to apply for the visa in the Significant Business History stream; or
- have obtained at least AUD1 million in venture capital funding to start the commercialisation and development of a high-value business idea in Australia if you intend to apply for the visa in the Venture Capital Entrepreneur stream.