l**a
发帖数: 32 | 1 I will be going to a conference in Melbourne from United States in early
July, staying about a week in Australia. Can anyone offer insights on the
process of obtaining Australian visa? I am a US permanent resident and do
not need a US visa to come back to US. | w******n
发帖数: 309 | | l**a
发帖数: 32 | 3 Below is what I have found out on applying for a visa to Australia in the US:
1. Find out what kind of visa you should apply at
http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/
For conference/meetings/seminars, general information can be found at
http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/_pdf/general-events.pdf
2. Application forms
If you hold a Chinese passport, you need to apply for Business (Short Stay)
visa (Subclass 456) — paper-based applications. You can find links to the
application form, check list etc. on the pp. 2-3 in the general-events.pdf
file.
Form 456 is a pdf file with interactive fields. You can fill most of the
fields and then save the form (my acrobat allows me to do so). The only
exception I have found seem to be signature and you have to sign manually.
The form allows you to put a credit card number to pay for the visa
application fee. You can find the business visa charges at
http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/990i/business-visits.htm
3. Application method
If you are in the US and apply for visa through mail, you can find the
correct office below. If you apply in person, you can go to any office but
most offices (except at DC) require appointments.
http://www.usa.embassy.gov.au/whwh/Consulates.html
If you apply through the embassy in DC, the following links provides more
details about the address to mail application to and the return method:
http://www.usa.embassy.gov.au/whwh/DIAC_lodgement.html
4. I have not figured out the following:
(i) whether one needs to send original passport or a certified a copy will
do. If latter, what pages of passport are needed?
The contact phone number listed has a Canadian area code. I did not call
that number. Instead, I submitted an e-mail inquiry through the following
link
http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/forms/americas/
(ii) How long it takes to get the visa | j******n
发帖数: 21641 | 4 这个去travel版问可能更靠谱
这个版的人都已经在澳大利亚,所以遇到从美国申请澳大利亚这类签证的机会比较小
以前很多人都是签工作或者移民签证的
我觉得邮寄护照(并且附上一张首页复印件)是比较常见和理性的做法
批准时间好象是10个工作日
如果没有美国GC,可能最操心的时如何返签
不过这些信息在这个版问都不如去相关官方网站去看
US:
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【在 l**a 的大作中提到】
: Below is what I have found out on applying for a visa to Australia in the US:
: 1. Find out what kind of visa you should apply at
: http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/
: For conference/meetings/seminars, general information can be found at
: http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/_pdf/general-events.pdf
: 2. Application forms
: If you hold a Chinese passport, you need to apply for Business (Short Stay)
: visa (Subclass 456) — paper-based applications. You can find links to the
: application form, check list etc. on the pp. 2-3 in the general-events.pdf
: file.
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