How to Apply Online for an Australian Tourist Visa - Step 3

Admin · February 2016

continuation from http://pinoyau.info/discussion/5998/how-to-apply-online-for-an-australian-tourist-visa-step-by-step

3. Upload Documents
The documents you are going to upload should support your answers to the questions. Remember consistency is the key. The documents you need to upload depend on your status. The immigration has a long list of documents. You do not need to provide them all. Upload only the documents that apply to your status. I was employed and a master’s student at the time of my application, hence, I attached the following documents. The immigration categorizes them accordingly.

Evidence of Citizenship

- Passport including pages with stamp of your previous travel
- Birth certificate
- Passport size picture

The website says the copy of birth certificate and information page of passport should be notarized. However, it is completely okay just to upload the scan copy.

Evidence of Personal Financial Capacity

- Certificate of employment: Ideally, it should state the date of vacation leave granted to you by your employer. However, not all employer would approve your request leave right away such as in my case. So I just put the start date of my employment with them and the compensation I am receiving.
- Payslip: latest three months
- Income Tax Return: I just started working with my new employer so I provided my old ITR.
- Bank statement: The requirement states latest six months. I submitted only the latest three month statement of my BPI account.

A big question when applying visa is how much money one needs to present. There is no way to know. I am certain though that a fat bank account is not a guarantee to get a visa. I have read in several blogs saying they had almost a half to million in their accounts but were denied. I have only Php 40, 000 in my account. I was granted a multiple-entry visa.

Evidence of Temporary Stay

Submit all the documents you can think of that would show immigration your intent to return home.

- Evidence of Personal Assets: These include properties under your name whether it is a mortgage or lease agreement. In my case, I attached a contract to buy and sell, as well as my current rental agreement.
- Evidence of Enrolment/Current Studies: I am currently enrolled in a master’s class, so I attached my school registration.
- Itinerary and Flight Details: This is not required but it surely does help to explain your visit further. I also included my travel tickets. Buying a ticket before getting an approval is a risk you have to take. Be positive. That time, I was confident I will get a visa. I did not see any reason why they will not give me one.

Sample Temp Stay letter: see attachment

Evidence of Invitation

- Letter from friend: I asked one of my friends a letter addressed to the Australian Embassy in the Philippines. I uploaded it as part of the document requirements. This is not mandatory. I provided one just to be consistent with my itinerary.

Sample Invitation letter : see attachment

Originally posted by Krarenzki at wildperiwinkle.com, and with permission to repost the article here at www.pinoyau.info

Emmerson · February 2016

sorry sa question pero, Saan ko i-upload yong documents, like, Photo copies of pass port pages, statements and other, kindly give me the link tnx.

iphone or cellphone ang gamit ko.

or Saan mo na upload yong mga documents needed for the application.

se29m · February 2016

@Emmerson sa immiaccount

BringItOn · February 2016

hello @Admin bakit po ung skin hindi lumalabas ung Evidence of Invitation? Thanks!

OZwaldCobblepot · February 2016

@Admin yung letters addressed to Embassy, sinumbit mo mismo sa Embassy then ung receiving copy ang inupload mo?

se29m · February 2016

@BringItOn hindi mo maview after click ng link? okay naman sa akin..

se29m · February 2016

@OZwaldCobblepot if i am not mistaken, hindi na sinend sa embassy yung letter. inupload lang directly sa immiaccount for consistency with the itinerary. Ako hindi na ako nagupload nito.. Mga files na inupload ko:

1. Payslips
2. Passport
3. IC (SSS or TIN)
4. Latest ITR
5. Birth Certificate
6. Bank Statements
7. Flight itinerary
8. Hotel Booking

May kasabay ako nag apply na friend, hiningan sya ng leave form nung CO, pagkabigay, within 5 mins may grant na

BringItOn · February 2016

@se29m i mean walang option for that skin. dahil baka tourist stream ang pinili ko?

se29m · February 2016

@BringItOn Hindi naman sya required document. Baka may update na din sa immi account, kasi nung nagapply ako last year, hindi ko din nakita to..

OZwaldCobblepot · February 2016

@se29m Thanks! Flight Itinerary? ung ticket na mismo? ok lang ba magpabook na prior visa grant? hehe

se29m · February 2016

@OZwaldCobblepot ako bumili na bago pa yung visa grant hehehe..

OZwaldCobblepot · February 2016

@se29m haha i see. so pag di na grant, re-book na lang? haha

se29m · February 2016

@OZwaldCobblepot muntik na ganun ngyare sakin hehe.. swerte, 2 days before ng flight, lumabas na agad yung grant ko hehehe

OZwaldCobblepot · February 2016

@se29m haha yun lng, risky sya. hehe. But anyways, thanks for the idea.

kawai · April 2016

mga ka kababayan ,I have a question about subclass 600, if i upload the documents it must be pdf or it will be automatically pdf once i upload it ?Do i need to print it out the application first and sign then scan again and send ?please help me about this i have no idea about online app i am trying to apply my daughter subclass 600

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Admin · April 2016

@OZwaldCobblepot sorry for the late reply. yes attn : immigration controller

Admin · April 2016

ung sakin naman hindi pa kami bumili ng ticket. apply muna visa.

Admin · April 2016

mga ka kababayan ,I have a question about subclass 600, if i upload the documents it must be pdf or it will be automatically pdf once i upload it ?Do i need to print it out the application first and sign then scan again and send ?please help me about this i have no idea about online app i am trying to apply my daughter subclass 600 (

ginawa namin kinonvert namin to pdf. take note may max file size per file .5mb ata.

Admin · April 2016

@kawai pag online wala ko na remember na dapat po i sign.

kawai · April 2016

@Admin THANK YOU for the info very much really appreciate your reply >:D<

rolf021 · May 2016

Hello po - currently completing an online application for my sister. Sa pagsubmit ng documents under "travel evidence" ang nakalagay..required. Never pa nakatravel sister ko outside Philippines. Ano po ilalagay ko na support?

rolf021 · May 2016

also..kailangan po ba accrobat reader gamit ko na pdf..ngayon kasi gamit ko is foxit pdf..:)

se29m · May 2016

@rolf021 ang alam ko this pertains to your flight itinerary/hotel bookings etc

se29m · May 2016

@rolf021 i used foxit as well. It won't matter

rolf021 · May 2016

Thank you se29m. Tinignan ko ulit.."travel history evidence." since di pa nagtravel sister ko...ano po ilalagay ko?

se29m · May 2016

@rolf021 kung wala naman, no need to upload kahit required nakalagay

Tjay · May 2016

May nag apply po ba dto ng 2ndweek of april and till now wala pa rin yung visa

hopefully · May 2016

Ma'am/Sir,

Paano kung kumuha ka ng letter of invitation mo sa friend mo sa Queensland pero sa Sydney ka naman talaga bibisita. Pwede ba yun? Di ka po ba mahuhuli ng embassy?

hopefully · May 2016

@Admin
Sir,
Pwede ka ba kumuha ng letter of invitation sa friend mo na nasa Queensland pero sa Sydney ka naman talaga tutuloy at hotel ang accommodation mo? Malalaman ba nila na hindi ka nagpunta sa Qld?

agentKams · May 2016

@Tjay hi applied online april 2 for my mother, received the grant may 5. normal processing time daw nila is 1 month.

rolf021 · June 2016

Hello everyone...just wanted to share. I applied for my sister tourist visa online 2 weeks ago until now application received parin status. Pero yung sa mom ko and dad ko, inapply nila sa manila. One week lang, approve na sa mom ko. Sa dad ko naman..waiting medical nalang. So, parang mas mabilis kapag hindi online.