Here you can read about how to apply for an eVisitor visa Australia online. First, you fill in the application form. Then, you pay the application fee and upload a scan of your passport, after which your application is sent to the immigration department. After approval, you can print the visa or save it on your phone or tablet.

The online application procedure for the Australia visa

Preparation: what do you need for the application?

Before you start filling in the Australia visa application form, it is important to consider the visa requirements and the validity term of the visa. Are you applying for visas for more than one person? You may do so with the same application form. In that case, you should have access to a scan or photograph of each traveller’s passport.

Check the requirements and validity period

An Australia visa is only valid if it is used in accordance with the visa requirements. Requirements relate to your travel purpose, your travel history, your health, any debts to the Australian government and a criminal record. The page about the Australia visa requirements explains the exact rules. In addition to the requirements, you should also consider the validity period of the Australia visa.
Read about the Australia visa requirements
The validity term of the Australia visa

Gather the necessary documents

Applying for an Australia visa is quite simple. You only need your passport to fill in the form. If you apply for a visa for another person, you need (a scan of) their passport as well. You do not have to book a flight or accommodation in Australia before filling in the form. You are not asked about these details.

Applying for several visas at once

Do you want to apply for several visas for Australia at once? This is possible with a single application form. Start by filling in the form for the first traveller. Next, you can add up to 10 travellers by clicking on the button ‘Add a traveller’. If you want to apply for visas for more than 10 people, you can submit several applications. The overall visa cost does not change if you submit a group application, compared to individual applications. However, submitting a group application will save you time, and you will receive fewer e-mails. Another advantage of a group application is that you can check the status of all applicants on one common status page.

Step 1: Getting started with the application form

Do you have your passport and/or the passports of your co-applicants at hand? Or do you at least have the passport data? Then you can start filling in the Australia visa application form right away.
Open the visa application form for Australia

Fill in the contact information

The first part of the application form for the eVisitor visa asks for your contact information. If you submit a group application, you only need to fill in the contact details once. All correspondence about the visas you applied for will go through the e-mail address and telephone number you entered. So keep an eye on your e-mails and make sure to be reachable by phone. You will be mostly contacted by e-mail, but you may also be called in special circumstances.

Fill in the travel details

In the next part of the application form, you have to enter the purpose of your trip and the date you expect to arrive in Australia. This can be a rough estimate. Do you need your visa at short notice? Indicate in the form that you want your application to be processed with urgency.

Are you planning on travelling to Australia several times with the same visa? Then enter the date of your first upcoming arrival. You don't need to indicate the dates of your subsequent trips to Australia. However, please keep in mind that each date of arrival must lie within the validity period of the visa. Are you travelling for different reasons each time? In that case, you should enter the travel purpose of your first upcoming trip only. You do not have to communicate the purposes of your other trips to Australia. However, the travel purpose must meet the visa requirements for Australia.

The passport details

The third part of the form consists mainly of filling in the passport data. Copy all details carefully. If you make any mistakes here, you may receive an invalid visa, which does not allow you to board your flight or cruise. Click on the entry field to fill in the requested data. Whenever you click on an entry field, you receive an explanation about the required information for that field. After filling in the passport data, you must also fill in other official names and other nationalities of the traveller in question.

Answering questions about travel history

Have you been to Australia before, or are you applying for a visa for someone who has been to Australia? Then you or the other traveller probably received a Visa Grant Number or Visa Label Number. Filling in these numbers can help to speed up the processing time of your application. If the visa was applied for online, the Visa Grant Number should be mentioned on the confirmation of the issuance of the visa. This number is 13 digits long. Does any traveller have several Visa Grant Numbers? In that case, you may enter one of them, and it does not matter which one you choose. Was the visa attached directly to the passport? If so, there is likely to be a Visa Label Number in the top right-hand corner of this visa. Enter only the first 11 digits.

Have you been to Australia before, but can you no longer find your Visa Grant Number or Visa Label Number? You are not required to fill in these numbers, but your application may be processed faster if you do. The immigration service can process your application even if you do not fill in the numbers.

Answering the background questions

The final part of the application form for the Australia visa consists of some background questions. These questions are meant to check whether you meet all of the most important requirements of the Australia visa. You can only apply for the Australia visa if you can truthfully answer all the questions with ‘No’.

Adding travellers

Do you want to apply for Australia visas for multiple travellers? You can do this by clicking on the button ‘Add a traveller’ at the bottom of the form. Additional entry fields will appear, allowing you to fill in the details of an extra traveller. You can repeat this multiple times so that you can enter the details of up to ten travellers.

Step 2: Checking your application and paying the cost

After you answered all the questions, you can click on the button ‘Apply for visa’ at the bottom of the application form. On the next page, you can see and check all the details you filled in. The most important details are marked in yellow. You are advised to check those details carefully. Is there a mistake? Click on ‘Edit’ to correct the answer. Is everything correct? In that case, choose one of the payment methods at the bottom of the page to pay the visa cost easily.

Step 3: Submit a passport scan

After you made the payment, you must submit a digital scan or a photograph of each travellers’ passport to complete the application. Make sure that the text on the passport is fully visible and clearly legible. You may upload a picture in greyscale. However, you are not permitted to add a watermark to the image, or to make certain parts unreadable.

Step 4: Waiting for your application to be approved

Once your submitted documents have been accepted, it usually takes no longer than 5 days for the visa to be issued. If you chose for an ‘urgent delivery’, the visa application will most likely be processed in 60 minutes. You receive an e-mail and a text message once your application is processed.

Step 5: Print the visa or save it digitally

The e-mail contains instructions on how to print your visas. Store the printed visas in your hand luggage, or save them digitally as PDF files on your phone or tablet. You only need to show your visa if you are subjected to a random check.