Australian High Commission
India
High Commission address: 1/50 G Shantipath, Chanakyapuri - Telephone: 4139 9900 - Fax: 4149 4490

Temporary Residence (Business Purposes)

The Long Stay Temporary Business is intended for genuine business visitors seeking entry to Australia for business purposes for a period of over three months.

**Important Information**

A visa application for temporary residence (for business purposes) cannot be lodged before a sponsorship or nomination.

If you are sponsored by an Australian business, your sponsorship cannot be lodged and processed at the Australian High Commission. Please see: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/sbs/apply-online.htm and http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/sbs/apply-mail-sponsorship.htm.

Only sponsorships lodged by overseas business sponsors are processed at the Australian High Commission.

More information about sponsorship is at: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/sbs/checklist-sponsor.htm.

More information about nominations is at: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/sbs/apply-mail-nomination.htm.

General information

Information about temporary residence (for business purposes) visas can be found at: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/index.htm.

Charges & Fees

Visa application charges are payable in the form of a single demand draft for Indian Rupees, in favour ofthe ‘Australian High Commission, New Delhi’ only. Information on current visa application charges for each visa subclass can be found at: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/990i.htm. A currency converter is also provided at this link to assist you to convert the current fee in Australian dollars to Indian Rupees.

Application charges can be paid at the nominated at our service delivery partner’s Visa application centres . A service fee is also charged by the service delivery partner for each application lodged through a Visa application centre. Please note that fees and charges are non-refundable, even if applications are withdrawn or refused.

Health requirements

All applicants for a visa to Australia must meet health requirements. Further information can be found at: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/health-requirements/index.htm.

Character requirements

All applicants for a visa to Australia must be assessed against the character requirements. Further information can be found at: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/character-requirements/index.htm.

Processing time

The average processing time is 2 months. However it is advisable to lodge your application 3 months before you intend to travel.

Processing times for applications may vary according to workload and season.

How to lodge your application

Please click here for information on how to lodge your application.  

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