Australian High Commission
United Kingdom
High Commission address: Australia House, Strand, London WC2B 4LA

Visas, Migration and Citizenship

Welcome to the website of the Migration Branch of the Australian High Commission in London. We are an overseas office of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). We service clients who are usually resident in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Important changes to Australia’s Visitor visa arrangements

Visitors seeking a new visa to enter Australia for non-work purposes will need to apply for a new Visitor (Subclass 600) visa, or if eligible, the new Electronic Travel Authority (Subclass 601) or the eVisitor (Subclass 651) visa.

These visas will allow for tourism, family visits, and business visitor activities (undertaking of business enquiries and contractual negotiations, and attending conferences). These visas will not allow business visitors to perform work.

Persons seeking a visa to enter Australia to engage in short-term, non-ongoing, highly specialised work should apply for the new Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) (Subclass 400) visa or another visa which permits work. The Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) (Subclass 400) visa is an unsponsored visa that will also provide for persons invited to participate in an event such as a sporting competition.

Persons who hold a visa issued before 23 March 2013 will continue to be able to use that visa until it expires.

For further information on these changes please go to:  

www.immi.gov.au/visas/visitor-visa
 

Planning a holiday in Australia?

If you hold a passport from the European Union, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland or Vatican City you can apply electronically free of charge for a visa to visit Australia for a holiday.

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