What is the maximum stay in Australia tourist visa?

Australia Tourist Visa: Maximum Stay?

Okay, so Australia tourist visa, right? Subclass 600. I got mine last year, July 2023, cost me a fair bit – around $150 AUD if I remember correctly. It was a bit of a hassle, the online application.

Three months is the usual stay. That’s what they offered me. But I heard some people get longer. Twelve months, maybe? It depends, I think, on your situation – job, finances, that sort of thing. They look at everything pretty closely.

My trip was amazing! Saw the Opera House, swam with the sea turtles in the Whitsundays, unforgettable stuff. Definitely worth the effort, though the visa process felt a tad stressful at the time.

How long can I stay in Australia on a tourist visa?

A tourist visa for Australia? Right. A Visitor visa (subclass 600) is actually quite flexible. You could potentially have one valid for up to a whooping six years. Imagine that!

However, here’s the catch (there’s always one, isn’t there?). Even with that super-long visa validity, each individual stay within Australia is limited to a maximum of three months.

So, it is not continuous living, but more of a series of short visits. Kinda like popping in for coffee. It makes you wonder about the actual purpose of such a long validity.

• Visa validity: Potentially up to 6 years
• Maximum stay per entry: 3 months

It is useful, perhaps, for those who need to visit family frequently, or for, hmmm, business negotiations I would say? My cousin uses his for attending all of my aunt’s infamous family gatherings. Ouch!

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