Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Applying for an Australian Visitor Visa

To apply for visa online, click this link http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/600-/Visitor-e600-visa-online-applications

This is for eligible passport or travel document holders outside Australia who want to visit Australia for tourism or business purposes. You can submit an online application at any time. You can also use a registered travel agent, airline service or specialist provider to lodge an online application on your behalf.​ 

Requirements: Birth certificate, employment certificate, bank certificate and statement, proof of asset such as certificate of title or credit card bill, travel document (passport’s identity page), evidence of travel (stamps on the passport and/or copy of visa), and invitation letter from a sponsor in Australia.

Visiting Sydney for the first time, we spent some days strolling along Darling Harbor where we visited the mini zoo, wax museum and aquarium. And of course a trip to Australia is not complete without seeing the Opera House!

We also cruised the bay and went to Mandy Beach, on a Good Friday that is! Had some ice cream and fish and chips.

A friend drove us all the way to the Blue Mountains, an old coal mine amidst an amazing ecosystem. A visit to the park is made more memorable by the means to go around such as the cable car, the spiraling wooden walkways, and the train that runs on the steepest slanting tracks! The place is located near the Unesco World Heritage Site known as the 3 Sisters - some rock formation surrounded by a one of a kind environment.

We are gifted with a stay at the Novotel Darling Harbor and a chance to bump into a friend at the Victoria Mall. We also visited thd beautiful Catholic church near the mall on Easter Sunday to cap our trip.