As a German citizen, planning to visit Australia? If so, you need to learn some useful things like how to apply for an Australian visitor visa for German citizens. We’d discuss it here briefly.
German nationals looking for Australian Visitor Visa – If you are a citizen of Germany and are planning a visit to Australia for spending a holiday, social recreation purposes, sightseeing, to visit your friends/relatives, you may opt for one of the Visitor Visa options in Australian visitor visa for German citizens.
Content:
- eVisitor (subclass 651)
- Visitor visa (subclass 601)
- Tourist Stream – Visitor visa
- Business Visitor visa
eVisitor (subclass 651)
The electronic visa is meant for visitors who visit Australia for business purposes for three months.
The eVisitor (subclass 651) applies to 30 European countries including the members of EU (of which Germany is one), and Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, and Vatican City.
If you have an eVisitor eligible German passport, you can apply for the visa online.
Visitor visa (subclass 601)
This is yet another sort of visa which permits you to Visit Australia for tourist or business objective lasting up to three months, six months or one year 9 12 months). You must possess a German passport.
Tourist Visitor visa
This visa (subclass 600) is for people intending to travel to Australia for spending a holiday, recreation or visiting friends and family and for other purposes – neither related to medical treatment nor business. You must possess a German passport.
Business Visitor visa
A German business person wishing to make a business visit to Australia for a short duration up to three months can apply for a Business Visitor Stream – Visitor visa.
The business activities should necessarily include conferences, business negotiations or visits for business exploration. However, the business activity must not include a musical performance, acting, or commercial filmmaking.
Please keep in mind that none of the business visas permits you to work in Australia. If you’re planning to work on non-ongoing, a specialist category of work with to carry out for the short-term in Australia, you must apply for Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) visa (subclass 400).
