Tourist stream (apply outside Australia)

• visit family and/or friends
• be here as a tourist, for a cruise or for any purpose except business or medical treatment

You can study or train for up to 3 months on this visa. But if your main reason for travelling to Australia is study, a student visa might be more appropriate.

You can't work.

Cruise

You will need a visa if you enter Australia during a cruise.

If your cruise is a round trip cruise, the time you spend on the cruise counts as time spent in Australia. We do not consider you to have left Australia. A round trip cruise will not reset your stay period on your visa.

Ask your cruise operator or travel agent if we consider your cruise to be a round trip cruise.

This is a temporary visa.

You can stay for the period or dates specified on the visa grant letter. We determine the length of your visa on a case by case basis. Things we might consider when determining your stay period include:

• how long you want to stay
• why you want to stay in Australia

We might not grant the length of stay you want.

We can grant this visa with a single entry or multiple entry.

If we grant you a visa with multiple entry, you can leave and return to Australia on the visa while it is valid.

Generally, we grant a stay period of 3 months. We might grant a stay of up to 12 months in certain circumstances.

Parents of Australian citizens or permanent residents

If you are the parent or step-parent of an Australian citizen or permanent resident, and you meet all the visa criteria, we may grant you a visa that is valid for more than 12 months.

We consider these applications on a case-by-case basis.

If we grant you a visa that is valid for more than 12 months you might be able to enter Australia multiple times while the visa is valid. You can’t stay in Australia for more than 12 months in total in any 18 month period. You must also have made adequate arrangements for health insurance.

If you want to stay longer than 12 months on each visit you might be eligible for a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa.

You can't stay in Australia longer by extending this visa. You must apply for another visa in Australia.

You can apply for a new visa if your current visa does not have a condition that prevents further stay, such as condition 8503 - No Further Stay. We can waive a no further stay condition in limited circumstances.

If you want to stay longer or permanently in Australia you will need to apply for a visa that allows this.

Explore your visa options.

You can't include family members in your application.

Each family member, including those listed on your passport, must submit a separate application.

This visa costs from AUD250.00 for each applicant (concessions apply in limited circumstances).

You might also have to pay other costs for:

• health checks
• police certificates
• biometrics

To work out what your visa will cost use the Visa Pricing Estimator. The estimator does not take into account the other costs.

Cost concession for eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste Visitor visa applicants

From 1 July 2026, a lower visa cost applies to eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste citizens who lodge a valid visa application.

We will charge eligible applicants the lower visa application cost during the application process in ImmiAccount. We will recognise eligible applicants by the valid passport from the specified countries used in the application when they apply.

The applicant must hold a valid passport issued by one of the following countries:

• Federated States of Micronesia
• Fiji
• Kiribati
• Nauru
• Palau
• Papua New Guinea
• Republic of the Marshall Islands
• Samoa
• Solomon Islands
• Timor-Leste
• Tonga
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu.

To be eligible for this visa, you must be outside Australia when you apply and when we decide your application.

See other eligibility requirements.

For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.

You must comply with all visa conditions and Australian laws.

Learn more about visa conditions.

You are liable for all your healthcare costs while you are in Australia. Insurance can help limit your financial liability. To cover any unexpected medical treatment you might need in Australia, we strongly recommended you take out adequate health insurance.

Learn more about health insurance for overseas visitors.

Some countries have a reciprocal healthcare agreement with Australia.

In some circumstances, we might grant your visa with Condition 8501 – Maintain adequate health insurance.

Check if you have multiple entry, or single entry, in VEVO or your visa grant letter.

If you have multiple entry, you can travel outside Australia and return while your visa is valid.

If you have single entry and you leave Australia, you have to apply for another visa to return.

We will digitally link your visa to your passport. You will not get a label in your passport.

You must meet our health requirement.

You must meet our character requirement.

If you owe the Australian government money, you must have paid it back, or have arranged to pay it back.

You must have, or have access to, enough money to support yourself while you are in Australia.

You must only intend to:

• stay temporarily in Australia
• obey any condition and stay period attached to your visa

We might not grant this visa if it is not in the best interests of an applicant under 18.

Before you travel

Check your travel documents

You must have:

• a valid visa to enter Australia
• a valid passport or other travel document

At the border

Complete an Incoming Passenger Card

Everyone who arrives in Australia must complete an Incoming Passenger Card.

Using the SmartGate

A SmartGate is an automated process that uses facial recognition technology and your ePassport. You might be able to leave the airport faster if you use SmartGate.

What you must do on your visa

You must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws. See your conditions in VEVO or your visa grant letter.

Learn more about visa conditions and how they work.

Tell us about a change in your situation

Things you need to let us know about include:

• changes to your phone number, email, address or passport
• changes to your relationship status
• the birth of a child

See how to let us know if there is a change in your situation.

What you can do on your visa

This visa lets you:

• cruise or have a holiday
• visit family or friends
• study or train for up to 3 months

Volunteer work tourism schemes

You can't work in Australia on a Visitor visa, but you might be able to do volunteer work.

Travel on your visa

We grant the visa with either:

• single entry - if you leave Australia, you cannot re-enter Australia on the visa, or
• multiple entry - you can leave and re-enter Australia as many times as you want while the visa is valid

See how long you can stay

See when you must leave in VEVO.

Stay longer

You can't stay in Australia longer by extending this visa. You must apply for a new visa if you want to stay longer. See your options.

Prove you have a visa

To prove you have a visa and show your conditions to someone, use VEVO.

Before you leave

Check your travel documents
You must have a valid passport or other travel document to leave Australia.

At the border

Departures SmartGate
We have an automated process that uses facial recognition technology and your ePassport. You might be able to leave the airport faster if you use SmartGate.

After you leave

International Movement Record
To prove you have been to Australia, request your international movement records by completing a Request for international movement records form.