Australian Tourist Visa Documents: Visitor Visa Subclass 600 Checklist

Visitor Visa (Subclass 600) - Tourist Stream

The Tourist stream can allow a visit for tourism, a cruise, or to visit family and friends. The Department may grant a stay of up to 12 months, although the period granted depends on the individual application.

Applicants must be genuine temporary visitors, have enough money for their stay and departure, and comply with all visa conditions. Tourist stream visa holders cannot work in Australia. Short study or training of up to three months may be permitted, but where study is the main reason for travel, another visa may be more appropriate.

Each family member must make a separate visa application, even where family applications are submitted together through ImmiAccount.

Identity and Passport Documents

Home Affairs asks applicants to provide identity documents that establish their current identity and travel-document details.

• Pages of the current passport showing the photograph, personal details, passport number, and issue and expiry dates.
• National identity card, if the applicant has one.
• Evidence of any change of name, such as a marriage certificate, divorce certificate or official change-of-name document.
• Any additional identity documents specifically requested in ImmiAccount.

Documents Showing the Purpose of Visit

Provide enough evidence to show why you are travelling to Australia and what you intend to do during the visit.

• Tourism: travel plans, proposed itinerary, accommodation information and relevant booking details.
• Visiting family or friends: an invitation letter identifying the relationship, purpose and intended duration of the visit, and whether accommodation or financial support will be provided.
• Supporting a family member or friend: evidence explaining the circumstances, such as a relevant doctor's or hospital letter where compassionate circumstances are relied upon.
• Student exchange or organised visit: a letter or other evidence explaining the arrangements.
• Previous travel history, where available, and any documents relevant to the proposed trip.

If an inviter or sponsor will pay for accommodation or other expenses, provide evidence of that person's ability to provide the promised financial support.

Financial Documents for an Australian Tourist Visa

You must have, or have access to, enough money to support yourself during your stay and to leave Australia. Useful evidence may include:

• Itemised personal bank statements covering about three months.
• Recent pay slips.
• Audited accounts, where relevant.
• Tax records.
• Term-deposit records.
• Credit-card statements.
• Evidence of other significant funds or assets, where relevant.

Even where a relative or friend will fund the trip, applicants should provide evidence of their own financial and personal circumstances where available, because the Department assesses whether the applicant is a genuine temporary visitor.

Employment, Business, Retirement and Study Evidence

If the applicant is employed

Provide evidence such as a current payslip and an employer letter confirming employment, approved leave and the applicant's intention or expectation to return to work.

If the applicant is self-employed or runs a business

Provide suitable business evidence, which may include business registration documents, tax records, audited accounts or other documents showing an actively operating business.

If the applicant is retired

Provide evidence of retirement and, where relevant, pension or other income and asset information.

If the applicant is a student

Provide evidence of current enrolment at a school, college, university or other educational institution in the applicant's home country.

Documents showing immediate family, property, employment, study or other substantial ties to the applicant's country of residence may help demonstrate reasons to return after the visit.

Documents for Applicants Under 18 Years of Age

An applicant under 18 should generally provide a birth certificate showing the names of both parents. If a birth certificate cannot be provided, Home Affairs lists alternative official identity or family documents that may establish parentage and identity.

If somebody other than the biological parents has legal guardianship, provide the relevant guardianship, adoption or court documents.

A person who has a legal right to decide where the child lives and who is not travelling with the child in Australia must generally provide either Form 1229 - Consent to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years or an appropriate statutory declaration consenting to the visit. Identification showing the consenting person's photograph and signature should also be provided.

Official Form 1229 - Consent to grant an Australian visa to a child under 18 (PDF)

If the child will not stay with a relative or legal guardian, Home Affairs also requires Form 1257 - Undertaking declaration, signed by the person with whom the child will stay.

Official Form 1257 - Undertaking declaration (PDF)

Health, Character, Biometrics and Insurance

Applicants must meet Australia's applicable health and character requirements. Home Affairs may ask an applicant to complete health examinations, provide a police certificate, give biometrics or provide other supporting evidence depending on the applicant's circumstances.

Applicants can sometimes arrange health examinations before applying, or they may wait until Home Affairs instructs them to complete examinations. A police certificate should be provided when requested or when the application instructions require it.

Visitors are generally responsible for their own healthcare costs in Australia. Home Affairs recommends adequate health insurance for overseas visitors, and in some cases a visa may be granted subject to Condition 8501 - Maintain adequate health insurance.

Translations, Scanning and Preparing Documents

All non-English documents must be translated into English. Upload both the original-language document and the English translation.

• Translators in Australia must be accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI).
• For translations completed outside Australia, the translator should include their full name, address, telephone number, qualifications and experience in the language being translated.
• Scan or photograph documents in colour.
• Make sure scans and photographs are clear and legible.
• If a document has multiple pages, save the complete document as one file where possible.
• Attach a document only once, even if it supports more than one part of the application.

How to Apply for an Australian Tourist Visa

1. Check whether the Visitor visa (subclass 600) Tourist stream is the correct visa for your travel plans.
2. Ensure you have a valid passport or other acceptable travel document.
3. Create or sign in to ImmiAccount.
4. Complete the online application accurately.
5. Attach all supporting documents requested in the application and relevant to your circumstances.
6. Submit related family applications together if appropriate, noting that each family member still makes a separate application.
7. Pay the applicable visa application charge.
8. Check ImmiAccount after lodgement and respond promptly to any request for biometrics, health examinations or additional information.

As at 1 September 2026, Home Affairs lists the Tourist stream application charge for applicants applying outside Australia as starting from AUD 250, with limited concessions applying in specified circumstances. Fees may change, so verify the current amount before lodging.

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