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Australia Business Visa from Pakistan: Subclass 600, Documents and Limits

Australia's business visa from Pakistan is the subclass 600 Business Visitor stream: what it allows, the documents, timelines, and when you need a 400.

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Last checked against official sources on 25 September 2026

QUICK ANSWER

How much does an Australian business visa cost from Pakistan, and how long does it take?

Business trips use the Visitor visa (subclass 600) in its Business Visitor stream, which costs A$250 per applicant. Home Affairs decided 90% of recent applications within 19 days, and half within 7, so apply 4–6 weeks before you travel.

Checked on the official sites on 13 October 2026. Fees and times change, so confirm them on the linked page before you pay. Visa centre charges and any consultant's fee are extra.

Visa charge
A$250
per applicant, Business Visitor stream
Department of Home Affairs ↗
Processing time
19 days
for 90% of recent applications; half in 7 days
Department of Home Affairs ↗

At a glance

What you are applying for

Australia's business visa is a stream of its visitor visa: the subclass 600 Business Visitor stream. Pakistani business travellers apply for it online to make business enquiries, negotiate and sign contracts, attend conferences, trade fairs and seminars, or take part in an official government visit.

Home Affairs draws the line between business and work. You can investigate, negotiate and sign; you cannot work for or provide services to an Australian business, or sell goods or services directly to the public. And you must still be a genuine visitor — someone with the money for the trip and a business in Pakistan that expects you back.

Most refusals come down to one of four

  1. Business, not work
  2. A genuine visitor
  3. Funds that fit
  4. Evidence your company is active
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Australia · Business visa
Visa
Visitor visa (subclass 600), Business Visitor stream
Length of stay
Generally three months; up to 12 months in some cases
Where you apply
Online in ImmiAccount, from outside Australia
Work
Not allowed — short specialist work needs the subclass 400 visa
What you receive
A visa linked to your passport digitally — no label

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Who it is for

Applying on the wrong visa is one of the quickest ways to a refusal, so read both lists before anything else.

You’re in the right place if you are

  • An owner or manager meeting Australian contacts

    Owners and managers of Pakistani companies meeting Australian buyers, suppliers or partners.

  • Negotiating or reviewing a contract

    Anyone investigating, negotiating, entering into or reviewing a business contract.

  • An unpaid delegate at a fair or conference

    Delegates at conferences, trade fairs and seminars, as long as the organisers are not paying them to take part.

  • On an official government visit

    Members of an official government visit.

  • Making business or employment enquiries

    People making general business or employment enquiries in Australia.

Document checklist

Documents you will need

The base list for this visa. Your own checklist is built around your case — a salaried applicant and a business owner do not submit the same file.

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Your company in Pakistan

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Step by step · with timings

How to apply, and how long it takes

In the order it happens. Each stage waits on the one before it, so the date you start decides the date you finish. Ranges, not promises — the mission owns the clock.

START TO FINISH4–6 weeksbefore you travel
  1. First

    Check it is a business visitor activity

    Enquiries, negotiations, contracts, conferences, trade fairs, seminars and official visits fit. Providing a service to an Australian business does not — installing or servicing equipment is short-term work, which belongs on the subclass 400 visa.

  2. 1–3 weeks

    Gather the business evidence

    Home Affairs lists what helps: an invitation, conference registration, an employer's letter explaining the visit, your plans and Australian contacts, proof of your job and qualifications, evidence your company is active and evidence of earlier contact with Australian businesses. It may decide without asking for more, so attach everything at the start.

  3. Apply in ImmiAccount

    Create an ImmiAccount, attach clear colour scans and pay the visa charge; the application is not processed until you pay. You must be outside Australia both when you apply and when Home Affairs decides.

  4. Adds 1–3 weeks

    Biometrics and health checks, if asked

    Home Affairs may ask for biometrics or a health examination after you apply. Do them promptly, because the application waits for them.

  5. 1–3 weeks

    The grant

    The grant letter sets how long you can stay and whether you have single or multiple entry. There is no label in your passport — the visa is linked to it digitally, and you can check its conditions in VEVO.

  6. Travel only after the grant

    Do not travel until Home Affairs confirms the grant in writing. This visa cannot be extended; staying longer means a new application, and a no-further-stay condition on your visa can rule that out.

Rather have it handled?Meetings, conferences and trade delegations — filed on a verifiable invitation.Our Business Visa service

Money

What it costs

The official figures are in the quick answer at the top, as checked on 13 October 2026. They change without notice, so each line here says what a cost depends on and where the current figure is published.

  • Paid with the application

    The visa application charge

    The visa application charge is per applicant and is revised from time to time; the Visa Pricing Estimator on the Home Affairs website shows the current figure.

    FIGUREVisa Pricing Estimator
  • Only if asked

    Health checks, police, biometrics

    Health examinations, police certificates and biometrics, if you are asked for them, are paid separately.

    FIGUREEach provider
  • Paid to third parties

    Translations

    Translations are paid to the translator. They do not need certifying unless Home Affairs asks.

    FIGUREThe translator
  • Your own cost

    Healthcare in Australia

    Healthcare in Australia is at your own cost. Home Affairs strongly recommends health insurance and can make it a condition of the visa.

    FIGUREYour insurer

Where the current rules and figures are published

LAST CHECKED 25 SEP 2026

This is general guidance. Rules change, sometimes without notice, and your case will have specifics this page cannot know about. Check anything decisive on the official pages, or send us your situation and we will tell you where you actually stand.

Read before you apply

Why Australia business visa applications are refused

The grounds that come up most on files from Pakistan. Most of them can be dealt with before you submit.

  • An activity that is really work

    An activity that is really work — providing services to an Australian client on site — which belongs on the subclass 400 or another work visa.

  • Doubt you are a genuine visitor

    Doubt that you are a genuine visitor: thin ties to Pakistan, or a trip that looks like the first step to staying.

  • Money that does not fit

    Money that does not fit the trip, or statements with a recent lump sum.

  • Evidence that stops at an invitation

    Business evidence that stops at an invitation, with nothing to show your company is active or that the Australian contact is real.

  • Paid to take part

    Being paid by conference organisers to take part.

  • Health, character or a debt

    Health or character requirements not met, or an unpaid debt to the Australian government.

  • False or misleading information

    False or misleading information in the application, which leads to refusal and can count against later applications.

  • Already been refused?

    Send us the refusal letter before you do anything else. It states the grounds, and they decide whether applying again is worth it or would just cost you the fee a second time.

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