Passport
You must send your physical passport- copies cannot be used for visa issuance. Your passport's expiration date must be greater than six months from the date you plan to depart the country you intend to work and must contain at least 2 adjacent blank pages. Foreign passport holders (i.e. not Australian or N.Z.) must submit an immigration residency permit showing at least two years of residency.
Passport-Style Photographs
You must provide passport photographs that meet Passport Photograph Regulations; recently taken, showing current appearance on a plain, white background. Please ensure that there is no damage to these photos. Please do not staple or glue the photos to the application form.
Business Visa Requirements
♦ Valid Passport for at least 6 months from date of intended travel
♦ 2 passport sized photos up to the standard for a new passport
♦ 1 fully completed application form online www.vfs-in-au.net/, printed off signed and dated where applicable
♦ Business Visa Checklist completed and signed where applicable
♦ A travel itinerary showing dates of travel in and out of the country
♦ Australian Business Letter
A letter from the Australian company/organisation stating reason of travel and contact details supporting your travel purpose addressed to the Embassy
♦ A letter of invitation from the company/business in India stating the reasons for travel and the applicant’s details. This letter must be completed on the Indian company’s letter head and must be signed
Payment
Australian Passport Holder - $419.00 Multiple entry
Processing Time
Embassy requires at least 5 working days
Validity
Up to 12 months from date of issue
Embassy jurisdictions
♦ New South Wales - South Australia [ Sydney]
♦ Australian Capital Territory - Western Australia - Northern Territory - Queensland [ Canberra]
♦ Victoria - Tasmania [ Melbourne}
Processing Time
Visa Applications are generally processed within five (5) working days. However, in certain specific cases processing times may be longer This is at the sole discretion of the CGI/HCI authority.
Once all applicable required forms and documentation has been fully completed and signed were applicable (as per above) and your passport is supplied, please send to our office in Canberra and we will begin the visa processing stage in association with the embassy. Please also ensure that once you have completed all applicable forms and supplied your passport that you also fully complete and signed
General Information
