New Ten Year Australian Visitor Visa (Initially Available to Chinese Nationals)

ten year Visitor visa

The eagerly awaited Ten Year Australian Visitor visa was introduced by the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) on 19 December 2016.

The Ten Year Visitor visa forms part of the Visitor (subclass 600) visa as a separate ‘Frequent Traveller’ stream.

‘Frequent Traveller’ Visitor Visa Requirements

The newly created Visitor visa stream for frequent travellers permits both tourism and business visitor activities and allows up to ten years’ validity.

The primary requirements of this visa are as follows:

  • At the moment, this visa stream is only available to citizens of the People’s Republic of China, however a list of additional ‘specified countries’ is intended to be introduced.
  • The visa applicant must be outside Australia at the time of application.
  • The visa applicant must have a genuine intent to visit Australia as tourist or to engage in business visitor activity.
  • The visa applicant must be able to satisfy health requirements and may be requested to undertake a medical examination.

Ten Year Visitor Visa Conditions

The Ten Year Visitor Visa will be granted for up to ten years.  It will allow for the following:

  • Multiple entries and up to a three-month stay period after each entry during the validity period of the visa.
  • No more than 12 months cumulative stay in Australia in a 24 month period.
  • The Frequent Traveller stream will permit both tourism and business visitor activities, however use of this visa to maintain de facto residence or to work in Australia will not be permitted and such actions will lead to a consideration of cancellation.

Cost of the Visa

The Visa Application Charge for the Ten Year Visitor visa will be AUD$1,000.

The ‘Frequent Traveller Stream’ as part of the Visitor visa is currently only available to Chinese nationals at this initial stage.  However we will keep our clients, colleagues and contacts updated once the list of eligible countries is extended.

For advice regarding Australian visas, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@hartmanlawyers.com.au for Australian immigration assistance.

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