An ETA allows travellers from ETA eligible countries to visit Australia for tourism purposes for up to three months within a twelve month period.
A tourist visa to Australia entitles visitors to enter Australia multiple times for up to 3 months at a time for tourism, to visit family & friends, or for a business trip.
AUSTRALIAN EMBASSIES IN CHINA
| China (Beijing) | |
|---|---|
| Responsible Mission: | Australian Embassy, Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| DIMIA Representation: | Principal Migration Officer |
| Street Address: | 21 Dongzhimenwai Dajie Sanlitun BEIJING 100600 People's Republic of China |
| Telephone: | 86 10 5140 4111 (Embassy) |
| Fax: | 86 10 5140 4166 (DIMA) |
| URL: | http://www.china.embassy.gov.au/bjng/home.html |
| Email: | dima-beijing@dfat.gov.au |
| Opening Hours: | 0900-1200 Monday - Friday (Except Wednesday) |
| Telephone Hours: | 1330-1500 Monday - Friday |
| Permanent Entry Visas: | Special arrangements apply to the lodgement and processing of visas from the PRC. These arrangements are subject to change. Detailed information on these arrangements can be obtained from the Beijing Embassy website - www.austemb.org.cn which is updated regularly.
In summary, as at April 2002 the China workload is handled as follows: Adelaide and Perth - Points Tested Skilled Migration, students (lodgement only) and parents for all mainland China Hong Kong - Business Skills Migration for all China, Temporary Business Entry 457 IE applications for Guangzhou provinces Beijing - student processing for whole of mainland China, temporary entry for Beijing provinces (Beijing, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Tianjian, Shandong, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Henan, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinghiang, Tibet, also North Korea). Shanghai - family migration (except parents) for its and Beijing's provinces, temporary entry (except students) for its provinces (Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei). Guangzhou - family migration (except parents) and temporary entry (except students and TBE 457 IE) for its provinces (Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Guanxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hainan) and adoptions for all mainland China. |
| Temporary Entry Visas: | See Permanent Entry above. |
| Special Procedures: | See Permanent Entry above. |
