Requirements assessed at the decision or grant stage.
Visa streams
Item
Requirement
Tourist
For tourism, visiting family or other non-business, non-medical visitor purposes
[cl 600.221]
Sponsored Family
For sponsored family visits, with approved sponsorship and possible security
[cl 600.224(4)][cl 600.233]
Business Visitor
For business visitor activities, not work in the Australian labour market
[cl 600.261][reg 1.03 · business visitor activity]
Application and grant location
Item
Rule
Grant location
Usually must match lodgement location; ADS applicants must be in PRC at grant
[cl 600.411][cl 600.412][cl 600.413]
Visa held at application
Situation
Requirement
Tourist stream applicant in Australia
If the applicant holds or has held a student visa, the visitor application cannot be used to commence, continue or complete an enrolled registered course
[cl 600.222]
Tourist stream applicant with no substantive visa
Schedule 3 criteria must be satisfied, and the last substantive visa must not have been a Subclass 403 Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular) visa
[cl 600.223(1)]
Long consecutive temporary stay
If grant would result in more than 12 consecutive months on visitor, working-holiday or bridging visas, exceptional circumstances are required
[cl 600.215]
Purpose and stay period
Item
Requirement
Genuine temporary stay
Applicant must genuinely intend to stay temporarily for the purpose of the visa
[cl 600.211]
Funds
Applicant must have, or have access to, adequate means to support the intended stay
[cl 600.212]
Business activities
Business Visitor and Frequent Traveller business purposes must not adversely affect Australian employment or training opportunities
[cl 600.261]
ADS tour
ADS applicants must travel for sightseeing and related activities as part of the approved organised tour
[cl 600.253]
Family members
Item
Requirement
Sponsored Family stream
Sponsor type, sponsorship approval, relationship and possible security must be checked
[cl 600.224][cl 600.232][cl 600.233][cl 600.234]
Health requirements
Stream
Requirement
All streams
Health and character checks apply; the health criterion includes PIC 4005
[cl 600.213(1)]
Under 18 applicant
Additional child welfare public interest checks apply
[cl 600.213(2)]