eVisitor is sometimes referred to among British citizens as Australia’s British citizen electronic travel authorization<\/em><\/strong>. <\/em>The reason why this specific kind of visa is often used as a synonym for Australian visas in general that it is definitely the most common visa type among UK travellers visiting Australia. <\/strong><\/p>\n As explained above, an eVisa is an electronic document that is linked to your UK passport to allow entry into Australia for tourism or business purposes. Australian evisitor visas for UK citizens encompass a broad range of travel purposes, and essentially only restrict British citizens from working in Australia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n As far as UK citizens are concerned, eVisitor requirements are essentially limited to having a valid British passport and satisfying a few restrictions<\/a><\/strong>, and you can obtain the visa directly online<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The advantages of an online application such as this one is that you don\u2019t need to scan your passport, send it away to an embassy or queue in line in any consulate<\/strong>. You also will not receive any visa labels at home, or have to stick anything to your passport: you will receive an email once your evisitor visa is approved. <\/strong>You are not required to bring that email to Australia, but we recommend you print it out and bring it with you to the airport.<\/p>\n Your evisitor visa permit will be stored digitally in the Australian Immigration databased, electronically matched to your passport number, and when you travel through the airport to reach Australia, the airline, airport and immigration staff will be able to access your Australian travel authorization through your personal British passport number. These are the reasons that made eVisitor visas the most requested type of Australian visa by UK citizens<\/strong>.<\/p>\n If you are not sure whether eVisitor visas match your needs, keep reading to learn more about this Visa released by the Australian government:<\/p>\n “eVisitor” is an Australian travel authorization allowing UK citizens (and other European<\/a> citizens) to enter Australia to spend a holiday, visit friends or family, perform limited volunteer work, attend business conferences or for any tourism purpose<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This visa, also known as a visa 651 Australia<\/em> (or the “visa e651” – basing on the subclass of travel authorizations that this e-visa belongs to) is an “electronic document” that follows the individual’s passport, and is required to pass through customs at any airport before entering Australia as a non-citizen. However, an important condition to keep in mind about Australia’s evisitor subclass 651 is that it is strictly<\/strong> not valid for any employment activities that you intend to engage in while staying in Australia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n IMPORTANT: if you are a UK citizen and you think you might be eligible for the 651 visa, then we recommend you apply for the evisa 651 as your first choice, without attempting to gain entry to Australia under additional visitor permit<\/strong>. As a matter of fact, applying for Australia’s evisitor 651 option along with another temporary visa option could result in an evisitor visa refusal, or may delay the processing time of your evisitor subclass 651.<\/p>\n (Additional Australian Government’s eVisitor requirements and details are discussed in detail in the following sections.)<\/p>\n Australia’s evisitor subclass 651 travel authorization is only available to certain eligible countries, thanks to a special agreement they established with the Australian government. More specifically, the e651 visa is available to citizens of 35 countries – including the UK.<\/p>\n Apart from the United Kingdom, eVisitor visa’s eligible countries also include: <\/strong><\/p>\n (If you are not a citizen of the UK or one of the above Australian government evisitor 651 eligible countries, then a different option from Australian immigration e-visa may still be available, such as an ETA (Electronic Travel Authority) visa<\/a> – still an e-visa but different from eVisitors.)<\/p>\n eVisitor tourist visas for Australia (full official name “Australia e visitor class tv evisitor subclass 651 visa”) allow UK tourists to come into the country to visit relatives and friends or stay in Australia for a temporary time for any type of tourist activity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Within this context, Australia’s evisitor visa is a “multiple entry visa”, also available for tourists willing to enter and leave Australia several times within 12 months – still under an evisitor subclass 651 tourist authorization<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Notice that while a tourist evisitor is technically valid for up to 12 months, it should not be used as a way to stay in the country for an extended period of time<\/strong>. You can study for a short period of time up to three months on the Australia tourist visa 651, but you cannot remain in a class beyond that 90-day limit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In case you plan to stay in Australia for holiday longer than 3 months, we recommend considering a working holiday visa<\/a>. You can also find more information on alternative solution on our page dedicated to Australian tourist visas<\/a>.<\/p>\n Australia’s eVisitor authorizations also permit travel to Australia for business purposes<\/strong>. However, the evisitor business visas does not permit the holder to engage in employment activities while in Australia, or earn an income from Australia entities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n With an eVisitor Business Visa you may attend a business conference, a seminar or hold business and commercial meetings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Also in commercial contexts, Australia’s business visas of Subclass 651 allow their holders to stay in the country for up to 90 days at a time<\/strong>, and are multiple entry visas<\/strong>. Also in this case, the visa will be valid for 365 days<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In our dedicated section, you can find more information and alternatives on Australian business visas<\/a>, but in case you are planning to travel to Australia not for business but (also) for work, an alternative form of electronic visa which may be suitable for you is the Working Holiday Visa<\/a>.<\/p>\n In case you want to visit Australia for both business and tourism<\/strong>, an eVisitor visa will allow you to both go on business trip and holiday. However, if you are going to do business you will still need need to select the \u201cBusiness\u201d option in the application form<\/strong>. Apart from this, the application is exactly the same as for \u201cHoliday\u201d eVisitor visas. To sum up, if you select \u201cBusiness\u201d as your purpose, you can do both business and have holiday – while if you choose \u201cHoliday\u201d you can only do holiday and tourism-related activities.<\/p>\n When applying for an e-visitor visa, it is important to know there are several visa conditions specific to evisitor 651 visas, that you must abide by in order to gain lawful entry into Australia<\/strong> and remain there without incidents<\/strong> during your intended stay.<\/p>\n First of all, in order to obtain an Australian eVisitor visa, you must be a citizen of one of eVisitor’s eligible countries, such as the United Kingdom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n You must also possess a valid passport<\/strong>, which should not expire between the visa application date and the date you plan to leave from Australia for the last time. Also, notice that several airlines require your passport to be valid for a minimum of six months upon your arrival in Australia in order to accept you on board<\/strong>, so we recommend complying to this “extra” requirement to avoid any issue at the moment of departure. Some people also worry about visa-related age-limits, but there is no Australian evisitor age limit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Apart from these basic requirements, there are also two main health and character requirements: as far as health is concerned, you must be free from tuberculosis<\/strong> – while as far as character requirements are concerned you may not have been convicted of a crime that resulted in a sentence of 12 or more months in jail<\/strong> (even if you did not end up actually serving that entire sentence).<\/p>\n You may also not pass the character requirements for eVisitor visas if you have been convicted of immigration detention in the past, you are a known gang \/ criminal organisation member or affiliate, or in case the Australian Immigration may legitimately suspect you were involved in crimes such as people smuggling, trafficking, genocides, torture or slavery – in this case independently on whether or not you were convicted for it. Luckily, these are of course extremely rare cases<\/strong>.<\/p>\n These conditions will be clearly outlined at the moment of submitting your request, and upon completion and submission of your evisitor online application form<\/a> you will be required to certify to the Australian government that you have read all of the conditions and restrictions that apply to your travel authorization to Australia and agree to follow them all.<\/p>\n Once your visa is granted, the electronic “eVisitor Australia – UK passport” link is how customs and officials at the airport can confirm that you are permitted to enter the country<\/strong>.<\/p>\n You may bring with you the printed email confirmation of your 651 permit release, but above all you will need to travel with the evisitor eligible passport the permit is matched to<\/strong>. Your evisitor passport number will be listed by the Australian Government in all evisitor-related documents, and tied to your passport validity.<\/p>\n Once you will have entered Australia with your travel visa, the most important evisitor-specific condition imposed by Australian Immigration is that you must not stay for longer than three months at a time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n “Am I allowed to work in Australia with an eVisitor visa?<\/strong>” is what many UK travellers wonder. An eVisitor visa allows you to attend business functions, such as company meeting, negotiations, conferences and so on. However, you are not allowed to work (i.e. be employed in Australia)<\/strong>. The above rules are strictly enforced by the Australian Government, so always remember: once an Australian eVisitor visa has been granted in your name, you cannot engage in any paid work while in Australia<\/strong>. Work prohibition is an especially important restriction to keep in mind.<\/p>\n Considering all the above, having an Australia evisitor eligible passport (and taking it with you in your travel to Australia) <\/strong>is the most important Australian requirement for getting your visa and entering and staying in the country without any issue.<\/p>\n Because of this, and considering the relation between eVisitor visas and the passports they are tied to, notice that if for any reason you obtain a new passport before your travel, you will have to update your Australian evisitor with new passport information in order for the permit to remain valid. Essentially, you will need to apply for a new eVisitor visa, using the new passport number<\/strong>.<\/p>\n If you are found to have violated any of the conditions or restrictions on your visa, you are at risk of being forced out of the country and denied re-entry<\/strong> on any other type of visa ever again. It is a serious offense to have been found guilty of violating any travel restrictions imposed by the Australian government.<\/p>\n If you are not eligible to apply for an eVisitor visa, there might be a number of other possibilities for you. Select your nationality in the dropdown menu above<\/strong> or in our international homepage<\/a> to see which options are available for you. If you don’t find your nationality listed, please contact our customer support<\/a> for a list of options.<\/p>\n In some cases, you might need to submit a paper application to the nearest Australian embassy<\/strong>. If so, we can also help you with that process.<\/p>\n\n
<\/p>\neVisitor rules, details and FAQs<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nAustralia’s e Visitor pass: What it is and How it Works<\/h3>\n
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\nWith an evisitor visa to Australia, visitors may stay in Australia for a maximum of 90 days at a time<\/strong>. However, evisitor subclass 651 travel authorizations allows you to visit Australia multiple times within one year<\/strong> – but always to stay up to 90 days at once. The multiple entry option characterizing evisitor visas for Australia means that UK evisitor holders can leave and re-enter Australia multiple times, also visiting neighbouring countries or UK in between, as long as the evisitor pass is still valid.<\/p>\n\n
<\/p>\nEvisitor Visa Australia: Countries Allowed<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nApplying for an Australian Evisitor Class 651 Visa as a Tourist<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nAustralia’s Evisitor as a Business Visa<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nEvisitor Visa Requirements and Restrictions<\/h3>\n
\nIn some cases, volunteer work can be allowed<\/strong>. It can\u2019t be the main purpose of your travel to Australia though, and it cannot be any kind of volunteer work that otherwise would have been done by an Australian citizen for a salary. If you intend to work in Australia, you should apply for other types of visas, e.g. Working Holiday Visas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
<\/p>\nWhat if I am not eligible for an eVisitor visa?<\/h3>\n