{"id":983,"date":"2019-06-28T21:55:26","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T21:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/auvisa.org\/?p=983"},"modified":"2023-08-18T09:56:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T13:56:04","slug":"long-stay-visa-to-australia-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/auvisa.org\/us\/long-stay-visa-to-australia-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Long stay visa to Australia (Visitor Visa) &#8211; US"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"first-paragraph\">Differences between ETA and long stay visa<\/h2>\n<p>Australian Long Stay visas (Visitor Visas, Sublcass 600) are very similar in their purpose to eVisitor and ETA visas. However, they are characterized by a series of important differences.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, <strong>to apply for an ETA you must use the Australian ETA app, which means you need to have a mobile device<\/strong> with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A camera which can take your photo and your passport&#8217;s photo at a high enough resolution.<\/li>\n<li>Near-field communication (NFC) features.<\/li>\n<li>Location services features (GPS).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>On the other hand, no mobile device or app is needed for a Visitor Visa.<\/h3>\n<h3>Long stay visas processing time<\/h3>\n<p>Long stay visa can take up to 20 days to get processed, and&nbsp; w<span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">hile only a few countries are eligible for Australian ETA visas, the citizens of essentially any country can apply for a visitor visa.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Location when making the application for a long term visa<\/h3>\n<p>While applicants must be outside of Australia at the moment of their ETA application, <strong>long stay visa application can be made while inside Australia<\/strong>, for example with the purpose of <strong>extending the current visa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Validity of Australian Visitor Visas<\/h3>\n<p>Long stay visas can be issued with single entry or multiple entries. Each <strong>entry can be valid for 3, 6 or 12 months.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Usage of Visitor Visas to extend your current visa<\/h3>\n<p>If your current visa does not have a \u201cNo further stay\u201d condition, <strong>you can use an Austalian Subclass 600 visa to apply for the extension of your current visa<\/strong>. Notice that during the application process, you can stay inside Australia.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Conditions of Australian long stay visa<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You must not work<\/strong> while in Australia. Voluntary work may be permitted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You must not study for more than 3 months<\/strong> while in Australia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Medical requirements for visitor visas<\/h3>\n<p>If you are applying for a visa longer than 6 months, <strong>you may be asked to undergo a chest x-ray and\/or medical examination<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are over the age of 75 years old or coming from a country that Australian Immigration considers as having a high level of risk, you may need to provide evidence that you can meet the visa\u2019s medical requirements.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Proof of funds for visitor visas<\/h3>\n<p>When applying for a long stay visa, you must have <strong>sufficient funds to support yourself during your whole stay in Australia<\/strong>. Immigration might ask for such proof, for example in the form of bank statements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-right\"><a href=\"\/us\/visa-longterm\/\" class=\"btn  px-5 btn-green\">Apply for a Long Stay Visa<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Differences between ETA and long stay visa Australian Long Stay visas (Visitor Visas, Sublcass 600) are very similar in their [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/auvisa.org\/us\/long-stay-visa-to-australia-us\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Long stay visa to Australia (Visitor Visa) &#8211; US<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/tpl_spiegazione.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-983","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Long Stay Visa to Australia (Visitor Visa, Subclass 600) - US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Long stay visitor visas to Australia (Subclass 600) are for US citizens who wish to stay in Australia for 3, 6 or 12 months, or to extend their Australian visas.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/auvisa.org\/us\/long-stay-visa-to-australia-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Long Stay Visa to Australia (Visitor Visa, Subclass 600) - US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Long stay visitor visas to Australia (Subclass 600) are for US citizens who wish to stay in Australia for 3, 6 or 12 months, or to extend their Australian visas.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/auvisa.org\/us\/long-stay-visa-to-australia-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Auvisa.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-18T13:56:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/auvisa.org\/us\/long-stay-visa-to-australia-us\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/auvisa.org\/us\/long-stay-visa-to-australia-us\/\",\"name\":\"Long Stay Visa to Australia (Visitor Visa, Subclass 600) - US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/auvisa.org\/us\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-06-28T21:55:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-18T13:56:04+00:00\",\"description\":\"Long stay visitor visas to Australia (Subclass 600) are for US citizens who wish to stay in Australia for 3, 6 or 12 months, or to extend their Australian visas.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/auvisa.org\/us\/long-stay-visa-to-australia-us\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/auvisa.org\/us\/long-stay-visa-to-australia-us\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/auvisa.org\/us\/long-stay-visa-to-australia-us\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/auvisa.org\/us\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Long stay visa to Australia (Visitor Visa) &#8211; 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