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Visitor visa - Frequent traveller stream (Subclass 600)

AustraliaShort stays and visits

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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) Frequent traveller stream is a visa for citizens of the People's Republic of China, Brunei, Cambodia, the Philippines, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam or Timor Leste who travel often to Australia for tourism or business visitor activities; it can be granted for up to 10 years with entry as often as the holder likes while it is valid, and the applicant must be outside Australia when applying and when the application is decided.

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What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The permitted purpose is tourism (including cruising or a holiday), visiting family or friends, and undertaking business visitor activities; the holder must only intend a temporary stay and must obey any visa condition and stay period.

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

The visa can be granted for a validity of up to 10 years, but each individual stay is limited to up to 3 months per entry during that validity period.

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    The visa can be granted for up to 10 years. Stay up to 3 months each time you enter.

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

The applicant must hold a passport from, and be a citizen of, one of the listed eligible countries, must provide biometrics at an Australian Biometric Collection Centre (ABCC), and must meet health and character requirements. Applicants must also have enough money to support themselves in Australia and to leave at the end of their stay.

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

The visa costs AUD1,845.00 (concessions apply in limited circumstances, including a lower cost for eligible Timor-Leste citizens from 1 July 2026); applicants are notified by email on how to provide biometrics and should do so promptly to avoid delays. 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 where to apply or 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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