Tourist Visas - Nauru

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Processing Time

The processing time for complete Tourist Visa applications lodged at our office in Nauru is 15 days. If your application does not contain all the required documents as per the checkist below, it is likely that processing will take longer.

Eligibility

To be granted a Tourist Visa, you must have a genuine reason to visit Australia, have access to adequate funds to support yourself during your stay, and not intend to seek medical treatment or work in Australia. The documents you provide will help us to determine your legal eligibility for a visa. You must therefore submit all the documents in the checklist below applicable to you when you lodge your application. Provision of documents does not in any way guarantee the grant of a visa.

Groups: each applicant in a group or family is assessed separately on their individual merits. Each applicant in a group must therefore submit all the documents in the checklist below. More information about Tourist Visa eligibility requirements is available at www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/676/eligibility.htm

Checklist

• Tourist Visa Cover Sheet;

• Application Form 48R - Application for general tourists to visit Australia for tourism or other recreational activities fully completed and signed by you;

• Family Composition Sheet fully completed;

• Application fee payable by cash only (fee $105);

• Your current passport;

• 1 current passport-size photograph of you;

Evidence of your financial/employment situation:

• If you have a bank account, bank statements covering a 3 month period; and

• If you are employed, a letter from your employer confirming your employment duration and position, your salary, your employer’s direct contact details, and approval of leave covering the period of your intended travel; or

• If you are self-employed, evidence that your business is actively operating, such as financial statements and that you are drawing an income from it; or

• If you are not employed or unable to provide evidence of employment, a statement regarding your personal and financial situation signed by a responsible person, such as a local government, community or religious leader, including their position and direct contact details;

If it has been at least 5 years since you last applied:

• Your full Birth Certificate; and

• Evidence of your marital status (eg. Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate);

If you have an inviter/support person in Australia:

• Evidence of their Australian citizenship or visa status (eg. copy of passport and visa; citizenship certificate); and

• Signed letter of support or statutory declaration indicating stay period, intended activities during your stay, and the level of accommodation and financial support your inviter/support person intends to provide to you; and

• Evidence of their funds (eg. bank statements, pay slips);

If you are under 18 years old:

• if your parent(s) are not travelling with you, they must complete Form 1229 - Consent form to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years and attach a copy of their identification showing their signatures, such as a passport or drivers licence;

If you are over 70 years old:

• an additional passport-size photograph for a health examination, and, if you are 75 years old or over, evidence that you have purchased travel insurance covering your intended period of stay in Australia;

If you wish to authorise another person to communicate with us on your behalf:

• a completed and signed Form 956 - Appointment of migration agent or exempt agent or other authorised recipient. The authorised person will need to provide photographic identification when making collections.

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