EMC Australia / Subclass 600
A genuine short stay — holiday, family or short business.
The officer has to be satisfied you will leave (the Genuine Visitor test). Ties to home, purpose, funds and immigration history matter more than a booked hotel. Streams (tourist, sponsored family, business visitor) are still the same visa, with different rules. Working on a 600 is a breach.
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Official source: Department of Home Affairs – Visitor visa (subclass 600)
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Who We Assist
Who We Assist
- You want to visit family, take a holiday, or come for a short business trip
- You cannot use an ETA or eVisitor
- A visitor visa was refused
How it works
What this visa asks of you
These are the parts of this visa, in the order they usually matter.
Stream
Tourist, family, business
Name the stream
Sponsored family is still a visitor visa. It is not a parent 870.
The stream changes documents. It does not change the Genuine Visitor test.
The test
The application
Genuine Visitor
Why you are coming, why you will leave, funds, ties, history.
Using a 600 to wait for a partner visa is how people collect a refusal.
How EMC works
How we help
01
The visit, honestly
If the real plan is to stay with a partner or to study, we will not write a tourist story.
02
After a refusal
The next 600 has to deal with why the first failed. Same story again makes it worse.
What to Prepare
What to Prepare for Your Consultation
- Passport and any previous visas or refusals
- Purpose and length of stay
- Funds and ties to home
Before you apply
Important Considerations Before Applying
- Work on a 600 is not a grey area.
- Some visas limit how much time you can spend in Australia in a period (for example condition 8558).
- A parent who needs years here wants 870 or a parent PR visa, not endless 600s.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Sometimes, for a genuine short visit. If the relationship is why you want to stay, a partner visa is usually the honest path.
Sometimes, and it can cause problems for the next visitor and for Schedule 3. Ask before you fly.
Start with your situation.
You do not need to memorise the subclass. Book a consultation, or send a short note. MARN 1800335 · Level 14, 333 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.
Other work
This page is general information, not advice about your circumstances. Australian migration law changes. You should consult a Registered Migration Agent before you apply. EMC Australia is OMARA-registered (MARN 1800335).