Send evidence of your job skills to the Australian government for assessment if you are applying for a work visa. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship recommends sending school transcripts, diplomas and work references as proof. Visit the Department's website to find the assessing body for your particular skill-set.
Download and complete a visa application from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
Attach all supporting documents to your visa application and sign the Australian Values Statement in the application. Include the visa application fee and send everything to the nearest Australian consulate in your country of residence.
Attend a health examination when the Australian government prompts you to do so. Visit an approved panel doctor, who will send your exam results directly to the Australian government.
Send police certificates from every place you have lived for at least one full year when the government asks you to do so. These records only need to go back 10 years, or since you turned 16-years-old, depending on which is more recent.
Register for Overseas Student Health Cover for the duration of your intended stay in Australia. You must provide evidence of registration when you file your visa application, so do this right away.
Download a visa application form from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship website.
Attach all supporting documents to your visa application. These include proof of enrollment at an Australian school, four passport-sized photographs of yourself, evidence of funds to cover tuition costs and living expenses during your stay in Australia and proof of Overseas Student Health Cover. Also include a copy of your passport and the appropriate visa fee.
Visit the Department of Immigration's Electronic Travel Authority page to apply for a tourist visa. If you plan to stay in Australia more than three months, apply for a longer subclass 676 tourist visa by downloading the application form from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
Send all supporting documents to the nearest Australian embassy in your country of residence if your application prompts you to do so. For the subclass 676 tourist visa, these include your passport, a copy of your birth certificate, a recent passport-sized photograph of yourself and evidence of sufficient funds to cover your entire stay in Australia.
Attend a health examination with a panel doctor if the Australian government asks you to do so. This is necessary for all long-term visitors applying for subclass 676 tourist visas. The doctor will send your results to the Australian authorities for final visa approval. The main illnesses they are concerned with are tuberculosis and HIV.
