Holiday Visa

Theimprover · 11-10-2011 7:38am #1

Is there anyway of extending a 3month holiday visa for oz? or even returning to oz within the 12month period?

mandrake04 · 11-10-2011 7:41am

Yes you can extend it once for another 3 months as long as it doesn't have 8503 condition.

Theimprover · 11-10-2011 9:12am

mandrake04 wrote: »

Yes you can extend it once for another 3 months as long as it doesn't have 8503 condition.

Whats this?

mandrake04 · 11-10-2011 9:37am

It's a 'No Further Stay' condition, it means you can't apply for any other visa while onshore (except a protection visa).

The main aim is to prevent people coming on a tourist visa with the intention of applying for another visa while onshore eg. 2nd Tourist visa, Student visa, Spouse visa, Sponsorship etc.

Sometimes the first holiday visa does not have a 8503 but the extension will for sure.

Theimprover · 11-10-2011 10:53am

Just spoke with visa fiirst and they told me that they can give me a 6 month visa, they said there tourist visa is valid for a 12month period and on the 6 month one, you can return straight away after the 6months are up just cant stay any more than the 12months.

mandrake04 · 11-10-2011 11:03am

Theimprover wrote: »

Just spoke with visa fiirst and they told me that they can give me a 6 month visa, they said there tourist visa is valid for a 12month period and on the 6 month one, you can return straight away after the 6months are up just cant stay any more than the 12months.

I think the 3 month one is free, 6 month one is $100+. How much is VF quoting?

Theimprover · 11-10-2011 11:12am

mandrake04 wrote: »

I think the 3 month one is free, 6 month one is $100+. How much is VF quoting?

€45 for 3month and €150 for 6month, but i know a travel agencie that said they wont charge for the 3 month, dont know if they can do the 6month visa.

mandrake04 · 11-10-2011 11:28am

I think you can do it yourself on immi.gov.au , the only thing is the extension is like $250 or something.

hussey · 11-10-2011 11:53am

avoid VF always - Honestly you fill out the exact same info to them as doing it yourself

Theimprover · 11-10-2011 12:16pm

hussey wrote: »

avoid VF always - Honestly you fill out the exact same info to them as doing it yourself

To avoid me doing some rooting;), can i apply for a 6month tv by doing it myself?

Edit, didnt have to to much rooting;), 676 visa allows me to apply for 3/6/12 months

Theimprover · 11-10-2011 12:32pm

When applying for this visa, once approved, i presume that the lenght of time that you have on the visa does not kick in until you actually land in oz?, so can i apply for it now even though i am not going until Feb.

hussey · 11-10-2011 10:56pm

Theimprover wrote: »

To avoid me doing some rooting;)

When you land in Australia, don't use the word rooting like that

Theimprover · 11-10-2011 11:26pm

hussey wrote: »

When you land in Australia, don't use the word searching like that

Is this ok:D

Theimprover wrote: »

When applying for this visa, once approved, i presume that the lenght of time that you have on the visa does not kick in until you actually land in oz?, so can i apply for it now even though i am not going until Feb.

I have been told that this is the case, that the visa does not start until it is stamped at the airport. correct?

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