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Temporary Visas

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 http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/booklets/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 Form 1160i from our website at www.immi.gov.au/allforms/booklets/1160i.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/booklets/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.

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.

For information about ETAs See: Electronic Travel Authority

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.