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appointment at Registered Office: Level 7 91 Phillip St Parramatta |
All Mail please: PO Box 203 Rydalmere BC NSW 1701 Australia Meetings also : 2 Park Street Sydney |
 ron.dick@hallmarkimmigration.com.au |
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Visit Visas options available to you depend on:
Your Country of passport
Your present location when applying ie outside
Your purpose in coming and how long or how often you need to visit.
Your sponsor in
You being a foreign government representative.
You are being sponsored by a parliamentarian or mayor or government body or a specified organisation.
Short Term Business Purpose
includes
attending educational or business related meetings,
seminars, conventions, conferences, or networking, negotiations or exploring
business opportunities, doing informal studies or training.
Short-term work is only permitted
in strictly limited circumstances.
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Passport Held |
Private Purpose
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Business Purpose
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European countries EU:
Andorra
Lithuania
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All Purposes: Subclass 651 Electronically Stored Authority applied for on line |
All Purposes: Subclass 651 Electronically Stored Authority applied for on line |
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ETA eligible countries:
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Private Purpose: Subclass 976 Electronically Stored Authority applied for on line |
Business Purpose: Subclass 977 Short Validity Electronically Stored Authority applied for on line |
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Business Purpose: Subclass 956 Long Validity Electronically Stored Authority applied for on line |
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APEC Countries which are NZ,
Chinese
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Business people only approved by their own government
and issued an APEC card by their own government can freely visit |
Business people only approved by their own government
and issued an APEC card by their own government can freely visit |
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Countries not listed above |
Not sponsored by a qualifying relative Subclass 676
Paper Application in home country, with an on line application possible for certain EU and ETA eligible passport holders.
Applicants holding PRC passports located in PRC can apply under the auspices of a gazetted travel agent. |
Sponsored by a parliamentarian or mayor or government body or a specified organisation Subclass 459
Paper application in home country
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Sponsored Family Visitor Subclass 679 Possible bond Sponsored by a qualifying relative - parent, child, adopted child, spouse, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle niece, nephew, or 'step' equivalent of any of these.
Paper application
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Letter of Invitation from an Australian business or similar from offshore company requiring business set up Subclass 456.
Paper application in home country (Hallmark Immigration can prepare and arrange lodgment of these for you at any Australian post in the world). |
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Sponsored by a parliamentarian or mayor or government body or a specified organisation Subclass 679 Possible Bond
Paper application in
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Belgium, British Citizen, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, |
Once in a lifetime working holiday visa from 1 year for those under 31 years of age and no dependents. Subclass 417 Working Holiday, applied for on-line. There is work permission within limits and a permission to study up to 4 months. Extendable or second grant if worked in regional areas in particular occupations.
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Shortly Malaysia and Bangladesh |
Once in a lifetime working holiday visa for 1 year for those under 31 years of age and no dependents.
Subclass 462 Work and There is an addition requirement of a specific education level, language ability and home country government support for some. |
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1. Further applications, can be made (within 2 weeks of expiry) for a subclass 676 visa to extend your stay. But you cannot if the original visit visa had an 8503 condition (no further stay). You cannot apply while in Australia for any visa if previously, while in Australia on a bridging visa in, you had applied for and been refused an other kind of visa application. (Section 48 bar.)
Hallmark Immigration hopes the above outline assists with the maze of visa options and offers to assist applicants plan their best option.
For the family sponsored visa for private purposes, in particular, Hallmark Immigration can provide a kit (subclass 679) to assist the family organize for a relative to visit them. In some cases a bond may be requested. Please call.
Business people in particular may need extensive advice on strategies not necessarily accommodated within the business framework and assistance with more tangible visa entitlements. Business and employment constraints on business visit visas are considerable and the employer sanction legislation is in place for businesses collaborating with visitors in breach. Hallmark Immigration can advise and assist in this area for both the visitors and the Australian companies sponsoring business visitors. Please call.
