Can anyone please clarify my doubts regarding tourist Visa to Australia - Business Stream

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If you need to visit Australia for holidays, you need to apply as a normal tourist visa (600 - Tourist Stream). The link provides a list of documents but in summary you need to show the following:

  • A valid travel document (a passport) that is valid for the duration of your trip.
  • How will you support your trip? This includes bank statements to show you have income and more importantly the trip is not an undue burden on you.
  • What is the guarantee that you will return? For this you provide documents such as an employment letter, a letter authorizing your leave, if your are married and have family depending on you, significant property, etc.

Now, as your employer is in Australia its difficult to provide the proof of intent to return ("incentive and authority to return to your home country") - they can help you by offering to act as a sponsor for your trip. In this case, it will be a person and not a company.

The 600 - Business Visitor Stream is for those people traveling to Austrialia for non-tourist activities thus you need to provide supporting documents as stated in the "Additional Documents" section:

  • Evidence of why you need to visit Australia on business, such as:

    • a letter of invitation from the host organisation in Australia
    • conference registration details
    • a letter from your employer stating the reasons for your visit
    • your itinerary, with contact details of the business parties involved.
  • Your educational or professional qualifications.
  • Your current employment and your role during your visit to Australia.
  • Details of previous contacts with Australian businesspeople or organisations.
  • Documents to show that the company you work for is an actively operating business, such as a business registration certificate or annual report.​

Applying for the Business Stream while actually going for tourism is deception and if caught, you may be banned from visiting Australia.

I would recommend applying for the tourist stream, and ask if someone from the company can offer to sponsor your trip.

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