The Festival 2007

Saturday September 29 — Monday October 1 2007

VISA - Entry into Australia

Everyone coming to Australia, excluding New Zealand passport holders, needs a visa.

The appropriate visa is a Business (Short Stay) visa, even if some tourism activities are planned while you are in Australia.

The Business (Short Stay) visa (subclass 456) allows the bona fide business person to make a visit to Australia for up to three months to conduct business - a conference, negotiation or an exploratory business visit.

A single-entry or multiple-entry visa may be issued.

In many countries, you can obtain a Business (Short Stay) visa at the same time you purchase an airline ticket. Ask for a Business Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) for Australia.

Alternately, you can apply for a short-stay visa on the Internet - see the ETA website for details. Or you can lodge a written application at a departmental office by using form 456, Application for a business (short stay) visa.

For more information, see: Frequently asked questions about business visitor visas. It is important that you apply for your visas well in advance of anticipated travel.

Taken from the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship website