Australia Visa Immigration Information

One of three air and sea crew visas for Australia, the Superyacht Crew Visa (Subclass 488) allows the holder to enter Australia and work in a Superyacht. This means any ship or motor vessel with 24 meters or more in load line length, not carrying cargo and is used for sport or pleasure.

Crew members of non-military ships and international voyages required to hold a Maritime Crew Visa to enter Australia. The ship that employs the visa applicant must be for commercial trading purposes or for carrying passengers, owned and operated by a foreign government to do scientific research or approved for public vessel status by the Australian [...]

Crew members of airlines who wish to enter Australia are required to hold a valid passport. Additionally, they must also hold the necessary Australian visa-in their case they must be registered with the Crew Travel Authority (CTA).

An Australian ETA visa or the Electronic Travel Authority is for people who want to make a short trip into Australia for holidays, tourism, recreation and informal studies. It is usually valid for up to 12 months from date of granting and allows the holder to stay up to three months per visit to Australia. [...]

One of the most flexible visas to use for Australia is the ETA or the Electronic Travel Authority. It is designed for people who want to go to Australia for holidays, tourism, recreation or informal studies.

One of the many Child Visa options is for a permanent visa for adopted children. Subclass 102 is for overseas children who have been or are about to be adopted by an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen. The adoptive parent acts as a sponsor and lodges the Australian visa [...]

For those who work in the academe and would like to enter Australia as an educational worker, they may apply for an Educational Visa or Subclass 418. This Australian visa is a subcategory of Employer-sponsored worker visas. Holders of this visa for Australia are allowed to work in Australia for a sponsoring organisation for up [...]

One of the requirements of the General Skilled Migration visa is the Australian Study Requirement. Two academic years of study is required for eligibility and this must have been met six months prior to lodging the application.

Among the many Australian Business Visa types available to applicants is the one for Service Sellers. This temporary visa allows representatives of overseas service suppliers to stay in Australia from six to 12 months.

Immigration via an Australian Business visa requires skills recognition assessment. There is no single authority that assesses or recognises all overseas qualifications. Several government, professional and other organisations are involved depending on they qualification and purpose of the assessment.