Australian Visitors Visa - Thais can now Apply Online

[dbrenn]

One of the guys in our office is applying for a subclass 600 visa (business visit) visa. Applications are now done online, with no need for the tedious visit to VFS in the city, unless they later want to interview you. The only surcharge to the AUD 135 visa fee is a small credit card surcharge, so no need to pay VFS either.

The online application asks pretty much the same questions as the old paper application. It is followed by a payment screen, then a screen where you upload scans of supporting documentation. Once submitted, you get a transaction ID that you can use to track the progress of your application. Australian visas don't need a passport sticker, and are issued electronically linked to your passport number.

Use the "Search Visas" link here: http://www.border.gov.au/ to access the application system.

Hats off to the Aussies for making this easier.

Edited July 16, 2015 by dbrenn

[krisb]

I thought online applications have been around for a while now?

[dbrenn]

Could be - the last paper application we did was around 4 months ago ....

[krisb]

Could be - the last paper application we did was around 4 months ago ....

Doesn't mean they weren't around 4 months ago.

Im sure online applications have been reported on here further back than that.

Edit to add, did a quick search and found a member that reported online applications back in 2013 .

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/629252-a-l-e-r-t-new-australian-tourist-visa/

But doesn't hurt to remind others of the option not to mention the time spent at vfs.

I think we did a partner visa 3 years ago online by memory, could be wrong though.

Edited July 16, 2015 by krisb