Australia is a dream destination for Pakistani citizens, most Pakistanis want to visit Australia for the purpose of study and tourism.
While it’s not easy to get Australia visas quickly from Pakistan but those who qualify and prepare well can definitely get the chance to visit Australia.
What’s Australia visa?
Australia visa is an entry permit for foreigners to enter Australia for a specific purpose for a specific period of time.
Pakistani citizens need a visa to enter Australia, this country have a very strict visa policy and just Schengen countries and UK, US and Canada are except from visa.
The embassy of Australia in Islamabad capital of Pakistan accept visa application and they issue different types of visas to Pakistani citizens and also for Afghan nationals.
Types of Australia Visa
The embassy of Australia issue various visas to Pakistani nationals, except from specific programs that are for a specific region other all normal visas are available in Pakistan.
These are the main types of Australia visas
Humanitarian Visa
This visa is mainly issues for those who are need refuge status in Australia, they are in danger, currently the Australian embassy in Pakistan issues most humanitarian visas to Afghan nationals.
Visitor visa
This visa is issues for the purpose of tourism which can be applied at Islamabad. Visitor visa is temporary stay visa which can be granted for 3, 6 or 12 months.
Called subclass 600 this visa is generally issues for those who visit Australia for short terms as a tourist or someone who will visit their family or a simple business matters.
Student visa
Called subclass 500 is Australia student visa which grants for study purpose, this can be applied within Australia and out of Australia.
Student visa is generally long stay visas but it can be according to your study duration in Australia. Majority student visas issues for up to 5 years.
Australia student visa is nowadays not easy the government try to reduce the number of international students as the doubled the student visa fee which is now $1.600 Australian dollars now.
Australia visa requirements for Pakistani citizens
To apply for Australia visit visa you need Serval documents, you knows that documents are very important part of a visa. A proper documents can help visa officer to make a correct decision about your visa.
These are the main requirements of Australia visitor visa for Pakistani passport holders, these are main documents the embassy of Australia can request additional documents at any part of visa application.
Passport: minimum 6 months valid
Copy of passport’s all pages
A passport sized photo taken within last 6 months
If you are foreigners in Pakistan you need to have Pakistani visa or residence.
Round trip flight reservation
Hotel booking reservation
Bank records for last 6 months
National tax number (NTN)
Payslips of last 3 months
Job letter
Police clearance certificate polio certificate
How to apply for Australia visa from Pakistan?
However resulting Australia visa application can be taken a lot of time but applying for Australia visa is very simple and easy.
Thanks to the Australia immigration that now most of part of Australia visa applying is online, you can simple start your application online.
Follow these steps to apply for Australia visitor visa:
Step 1: Gather all Your Documents
Before applying to Australia visa make sure you have all these required documents:
Passport – copy of all pages
Passport sized photo
Flight reservation
Hotel reservation
Bank statement
NTN
Job letter
Salary payslip ( 3 months)
Police clearance certificate
Polio certificate
Step 2: Fill out online Application
Visit Australia home affairs website, create your Immy account and start your application, fill out online visa application, fill out with all the required information according to your passport and other documents.
In last part of your application you will a list of required documents, there you need upload scanned copies of your documents.
Step 3: Visit Australia Visa center in Islamabad
You should submit your biometric at Australia visa center at Islamabad or Karachi, Lahore. Now you don’t need appointment for submitting your biometrics at Australia visa center, just visit Australia visa center at opening hours and submit your biometrics.
Step 4: wait for visa approval
Now you have to wait for your visa approval, you can check your visa status online, if you are applying for Tourist visa it should take 4 to 6 weeks, student visas or migration visas can take longer time.
Australia Visitor Visa Process Time
The Australian immigration don’t have a specific time line that your visa will be processed on it but according to the general application Australia visitor visa will be processed from 4 to 6 weeks .
Your visa process time is depending on:
Did you submitted all required documents
Did you answer to the immigration authorities fast if they requested additional documents
If there are a huge number of visa applications
Australia visit visa fee from Pakistan in 2024
According to the new updates now Australia tourist/ visit visa fee is 195 Australia dollars, before it was 145 Australian dollars.
In general the Australian immigration increased the visas fees in all categories specially in student visa it’s doubled.
How much Bank Balance is required for Australia visit visa from Pakistan?
Bank balance is depends on your trip expenses, the Australian embassy will count on your visa duration, your flight prices, accomodation, food and all other they will check your balance if that support your or not.
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There is no a specific response from Australian immigration about it, but as we mentioned it should be enough to support you for your trip.
According to visa experts you need to have more than 1 million Pakistani rupees to sure you can pay for your expense in Australia.
