Apply for Oz visas on behalf of your clients

THE Australian
Department of
Immigration and
Border Protection has
made organisational
ImmiAccounts available to
travel agents, enabling them
to lodge online visitor visa
applications on behalf of
their clients.
By having an organisational
ImmiAccount, agents will
not need to create a new
ImmiAccount for each client.
Agents will need to provide
the Organisation Registration
Number (the company or
organisation number as
it appears in the relevant
authority’s register) and
registered name. Once the
registration form has been
submitted, the application
will be processed by the
Department of Immigration
and Border Protection in
Australia.
The processing time for
visitor applications for
South Africa, Botswana and
Namibia passport holders is
20 working days for tourist
visas and 10 working days
for business visas. Business
and tourist visas for other
nationalities require 20
working days’ processing
time, after which the agent
will be notified of the
decision by email.
Agents should take note of
required supporting evidence,
often forgotten at the time of
lodgement:
Unabridged birth certificated
for minors
 Form 1229s for minors
travelling without both
parents
 Travel insurance for over
75s
 Medical examination for
over 75s (done prior to the
lodgement of the visa)
 Evidence of funds
 Passport biographical page
copy
An airline ticket is not a
visa requirement. “We
recommend that clients
do not make unalterable
or non-refundable travel
arrangements until they
have confirmation that they
have been granted a visa
to travel to Australia,” the
Department said.
Information on the
organisational ImmiAccounts,
and how to register, is
available on the Australian
immigration website.