Frequent traveller stream

Check your passport

You need a valid passport or other travel document for this visa. If you plan to get a new passport, do this before you apply.

Organise health examinations

You can complete your health examinations before you apply or you can wait until we tell you to have them.

Find out more about our Health Requirements.

Get help with your application

You don’t have to use a migration agent to apply for any visa. But if you want to, see how to find a registered migration agent.

Anyone can help you fill out forms or give you general help with your application. But you must let us know if you want someone to:

• receive your correspondence
• provide immigration assistance and act for you

Provide accurate information

Provide accurate information.

See what happens if you can't prove your identity or don't provide true information.

Identity documents

You must prove your identity to us. If you can't prove your identity:

• we will refuse your visa application
• we might not grant you another visa for 10 years
• we might not grant any family members you listed on your application a visa for 10 years

Provide the pages of your current passport showing your photo, personal details and passport issue and expiry dates.

Also provide:

• a national identity card, if you have one
• proof of change of name, if applicable, such as:
  • a marriage or divorce certificate
  • change of name documents from an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, or the relevant overseas authority
  • documents that show other names you have been known by

Genuine visitor documents

Provide as much proof as you can to show you are visiting Australia as a temporary, genuine visitor:

• proof you have enough money for your stay and to leave Australia, such as personal bank statements, pay slips, audited accounts, tax records or credit card limit.
• evidence of financial dependency to someone travelling with you if you are aged 18 or older
• a letter from your relative or friend in Australia, inviting you to visit. The relative or friend must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident. The letter needs to state:
  • their relationship to you
  • the purpose of your visit and length of stay
  • if you will be staying with them
  If this person will be paying for your stay, provide proof of their funds.
• your plans while in Australia

Proof that you have reasons to return home:

• a letter from your employer stating you plan to return to your job
• proof that you study at a school, college or university back home
• proof that you have immediate family members back home
• proof that you can return home
• proof that you own a house or other major assets back home

Business visitor documents

Tell us what business visitor activities you plan to do in Australia. You could provide:

• an invitation from a host organisation
• conference registration details
• a letter from your employer stating why you are visiting
• your plans for your stay and details of your Australian business contacts
• proof of your current employment and professional qualifications
• evidence your company is an active business, such as an annual report
• evidence of prior contact with Australian businesses

Character documents

Provide any military service record or discharge papers if this applies.

We may ask you to provide a police certificate. To learn more visit Character requirements.

Tell us you are getting help documents

To nominate someone to:

• receive your correspondence, use Form 956a Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient
• provide immigration advice, use Form 956 Advice by a migration agent/exempt person of providing immigration assistance
• act for you but not provide immigration assistance, let us know in writing what they can do on your behalf (such as submit or withdraw an application for you). Upload your written notification in ImmiAccount

See more about getting help with your application.

Additional documents for applicants under 18

If anyone with a legal right to decide where an applicant under 18 lives is not visiting Australia, they must complete either:

• Form 1229 - Consent form to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years
• a statutory declaration giving their consent for the child to visit Australia on this visa

Include a document with the signature and photo of the person who completed the form or declaration, such as a:

• passport
• driver’s licence

Also provide a birth certificate showing the names of both parents. If you can’t provide a birth certificate, provide one of the following:

• identification pages of a family book showing the names of both parents
• identification pages of an identification document issued by the government
• identification pages of a court-issued document that proves your identity
• identification pages of a family census register

Provide:

• adoption papers or parental court orders, if applicable
• proof of enrolment at school, college or university

If the applicant is not staying with a relative or legal guardian, provide Form 1257 - Undertaking declaration. The person they are staying with must sign the form

Additional documents for dependent applicants 18 or older

If you are a dependant aged 18 or older, also provide:

• proof of your relationship with the person you depend on such as a birth or marriage certificate
• proof that you have been financially dependent on this person for at least 12 months immediately before you apply, such as:
  • proof that you live with them
  • proof of your current studies or tax records
• adoption papers or parental court orders, if applicable

Prepare your documents

Provide accurate information

Provide accurate information.

See what happens if you can't prove your identity or don't provide true information.

Apply online

1. Log in or create an ImmiAccount.
2. Attach documents.
3. Have family applications processed together.
4. Pay the application fee. We will not process your application until you pay the fee.

Travel

Don't make arrangements to travel to Australia until we let you know, in writing, that you have been granted a visa.

Biometrics

We will let you know if you need to provide biometrics.

Information about biometric collection for Frequent Traveller stream applicants residing in China

Biometric collection in the People’s Republic of China is currently available only in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Applicants who need to complete biometrics must arrange an appointment to attend an Australian Biometrics Collection Centre (ABCC). This includes attending ABCC’s located in other countries. For a complete list of biometric collection locations, visit biometrics.

For information on ABCCs including updates, appointment bookings and opening times for each location, visit Our Offices outside Australia.

Health exams

We will let you know if you need health examinations.

Send more information

If you did not send us all documents when you applied, do so as soon as you can, via ImmiAccount.

We might also ask you to provide more information.

Mistakes on your application

Let us know as soon as you can if you made a mistake on your application.

Complete Form 1023 Notification of incorrect answers .

Change who you nominate to help with your application

Let us know if you no longer want someone to:

• receive your correspondence - complete Form 956a Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient
• provide immigration advice - complete Form 956 Advice by a migration agent/exempt person of providing immigration assistance
• act for you - let us know in writing by uploading your advice in ImmiAccount

See more about withdrawing your nomination.

Tell us if things change

Tell us if things change after you lodge your application but before we have made a decision.

Things you need to let us know about include:

• you want to withdraw your application
• changes to your phone number, address or passport
• changes to your relationship status
• the birth of a child