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Temporary Visas

Visitor Visa status enquiries

The Australian High Commission Visa Office endeavours to finalise a high percentage of visitor visa applications within our standard processing times

Status enquiries for non-urgent applications divert resources away from processing visas and can cause delays.

Visitor visas will only be given priority if there are exceptional circumstances. The visa office must be fair to all applicants as bringing forward processing of one application disadvantages others who may have equally compelling circumstances.
 

Label free visas

Certain applicants for Visitor (Temporary) visas Subclass 676 and Business (Short stay) visas Subclass 456 who are granted visas by this office will no longer have a visa label evidenced on their passports.

Also, all applicants for a Transit visa Subclass 771 who are granted visas will no longer have a label evidenced on their passports.

An insert will provided in your passport if you are granted a visa under the label-free arrangement. The insert provides information regarding the conditions of your visa granted, such as the validity period, number of entries allowed, and the maximum period of stay in Australia for each visit. Any other condition of your visa is also included in the insert.

It is important to note that the inserts are provided only to notify you of the decision to grant you a visa and the conditions of your visa. You will not be required to show the insert upon check-in or at the immigration counters.

The absence of a visa label in a passenger’s passport will pose no difficulty for either passengers flying directly to Australia or those transiting to Australia via a third country.

Clients will continue to be able to check the status of their visas through the Visa Entitlements Verification Online (VEVO) facility which is accessible on the DIAC website (www.immi.gov.au). However, this facility and the support phone number is accessible only when you're in Australia.

National Statistics Office (NSO)

The process to be followed for applying for NSO documents is set out in the link provided below. These documents will be sent directly to the Embassy in Manila. This process ensures document integrity and avoids the need for additional checks which may lead to delays in processing. Please note that NSO documents submitted directly by clients will not be accepted.
 

See: NSO Documents 
 

Visitor and Business (Short stay) Visas

For general information about Visitor, Sponsored Family Visitor, and Business (Short stay) Visitor visa to Australia, please download Form 983i from our website at www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/983i.pdf

To download the application checklist that applies to your circumstance, please complete the Visa Wizard found at www.immi.gov.au/visawizard

For detailed information about making a Sponsored Family Visitor (sub-class 679), please refer to our website at www.immi.gov.au/visitors/visiting-family/679/how-to-apply.htm

Students

For general information about applying for a Student Visa, please download the information sheet from our website: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/applying-student.pdf

To download the application checklist that applies to your circumstance, please complete the Visa Wizard found at www.immi.gov.au/visawizard/

For general information about applying for a Student Guardian Visa, please download Form 1234i from our website at www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1234i.pdf

Please note that for the purpose of meeting the financial requirements for a Student Visa application lodged in the Philippines, a money deposit or loan will only be accepted from the Philippines-based financial institutions listed at our website. See: List of Acceptable Financial Institutions based in the Philippines.

Transit Visas

A Transit Visa allows non-Australian citizens to transit through Australia for up to three days en route to another country, or to join a ship as a member of a crew.

For more information about applying for a Transit visa to Australia, please visit www.immi.gov.au/visitors/transit/771/eligibility-transiting.htm

For information about applying for People Transiting to Join a Vessel as a Crew Member, please refer to the information our website at www.immi.gov.au/visitors/transit/771/eligibility-crew.htm

For more information about sea crew members, please download the ‘Guide to Visas for Foreign Sea Crew’ from our website at www.immi.gov.au/sea/_pdf/guide-to-visas-for-foreign-sea-crew.pdf
 

Temporary Business Long Stay

For information about Business (Long Stay) visas See: Long Business Visits

All Temporary Business (Long Stay) visa applications must be lodged in Australia. Temporary Business (Long Stay) visa applications cannot be made in Manila.

 

Standard Business Sponsorships for an overseas business

From 1st October 2010 applications for a Standard Business Sponsorship for an overseas business, as well as the nominations and the subclass 457 Business (Long Stay) visas associated with that overseas business, for Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore will be processed at the AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION, SINGAPORE.

See: www.philippine.embassy.gov.au/mnla/Business_Sponsorship
 

Temporary Residence (Non-business)

For general information on a range of visas for people to participate in specific professional, cultural or social activities in Australia, please visit our website at www.immi.gov.au/skilled/specialist-entry/visa-options.htm.

To download the application checklist for the Temporary Residence Visa that applies to your circumstance, please complete the Visa Wizard found at www.immi.gov.au/visawizard
 

Electronic Travel Authority

The Philippines is not an ETA eligible country. Applicants holding a Philippines passport must apply for a visa to visit Australia. See: Visitor Visas.

There are two main ways to apply for an ETA:
1. Apply directly via the internet, by logging on to http://www.eta.immi.gov.au/
2. Ask your IATA or PTAA-registered travel agent or your airline to arrange an ETA for you.