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Visitor visa - Approved Destination Status stream (Subclass 600)

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

All non-citizens need a visa or permission to enter Australia. The Visitor visa (subclass 600) Approved Destination Status stream is a visa for citizens from certain areas of China visiting Australia on a tour organised by an approved travel agent; the applicant must be a citizen of the People's Republic of China and must be in the People's Republic of China when the application is lodged and decided.

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What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The permitted purpose is to visit Australia as part of an organised tour group; the applicant must only intend a temporary stay and must obey any condition and stay period attached to the visa.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The stay length is not a fixed period but is for the duration or until the specific date stated in the visa grant letter.

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What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The applicant must be a citizen of the People's Republic of China intending to travel as part of a tour organised by an approved travel agent, and must meet health and character requirements.

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Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The applicant does not apply directly: they must contact an approved travel agent, who applies for the visa on their behalf; the visa costs AUD250.00. Applicants must have no unpaid debt to the Australian Government (or an arrangement to repay it), and for applicants under 18 the visa might not be granted if that would not be in the child's best interests. The official source does not state when a stay can be extended or changed.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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