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Australia Visit Visa from Pakistan: Subclass 600, Documents and Refusals

Australia's visitor visa (subclass 600) from Pakistan: the Tourist and Sponsored Family streams, documents, biometrics, health checks and refusals.

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Last checked against official sources on 25 September 2026

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

The Visitor visa (subclass 600) costs A$250 per applicant in the Tourist stream from outside Australia, and the same in the Sponsored Family stream. Home Affairs decided 90% of recent Tourist stream applications within 33 days, so allow 6–10 weeks before you want to fly.

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, Tourist stream from outside Australia
Department of Home Affairs ↗
Processing time
33 days
for 90% of recent Tourist stream applications; Sponsored Family 3 months
Department of Home Affairs ↗

At a glance

What you are applying for

Australia's Visitor visa (subclass 600) covers holidays and visiting family and friends. Pakistani applicants apply online through ImmiAccount in one of two streams: the Tourist stream, or the Sponsored Family stream, where a relative in Australia sponsors the visit and may be asked for a security bond.

The test is whether you are a genuine visitor: that you intend a temporary stay, have the money for it and have reasons to go home. The officer decides on what you upload and may not ask for anything more, so a file without proof of your job, funds or family ties can be refused as it stands.

Most refusals come down to one of four

  1. A genuine visitor
  2. Funds that cover the stay
  3. Every document uploaded
  4. An eligible sponsor
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Visa
Visitor (subclass 600) — Tourist stream or Sponsored Family stream
Where you apply
Online in ImmiAccount, from outside Australia
Length of stay
Usually three months; up to 12 in some cases
Biometrics
If Home Affairs asks, at a collection centre in Islamabad, Lahore or Karachi
Health checks
For stays of six months or more, and for applicants aged 75 and over
Work
Not allowed; study or training of up to three months is

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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

  • A parent visiting children

    Parents visiting children in Australia — parents of citizens and permanent residents can be granted a visa valid for more than a year.

  • Sponsored by a relative

    Relatives whose Australian citizen or permanent resident family member will sponsor the visit.

  • A tourist with funds and ties

    Tourists with the funds and the ties to show a temporary trip.

  • Travelling for a family event

    Families travelling for a wedding, a graduation or another family event.

Document checklist

Documents you will need

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Everyone

If a relative or friend is inviting you (Tourist stream)

Sponsored Family stream

Children under 18

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 FINISH6–10 weeksbefore you want to fly
  1. First

    Choose the stream

    The Tourist stream covers holidays and family visits without a sponsor — a relative can still invite you and pay. The Sponsored Family stream needs an eligible relative as sponsor, who may be asked for a security bond. You must be outside Australia both when you apply and when the visa is decided.

  2. 1–3 weeks

    Upload everything with the application

    Bank statements, your employer's letter and proof of family ties are what carry a visitor application. Home Affairs may decide without asking for more, so do not hold anything back for later.

  3. Apply in ImmiAccount

    Create an ImmiAccount, complete the form and pay; the application is not processed until the charge is paid. Each family member needs a separate application, and families should submit together.

  4. 1–3 weeks

    Biometrics and health checks, if asked

    Home Affairs tells you if you need to give biometrics at an Australian Biometrics Collection Centre — there are centres in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. If you have mehndi on your hands, check with the centre before the appointment. Stays of six months or more, and applicants aged 75 and over, need health examinations with a panel doctor.

  5. About 2–5 weeks

    The decision

    A grant letter sets your stay, whether you have single or multiple entry, and any conditions — including condition 8503, which stops you applying for another visa while you are in Australia except in limited circumstances. A refusal letter gives the reasons and says whether the decision can be reviewed.

  6. In Australia

    Check your conditions and your leave-by date in VEVO. A visitor visa cannot be extended; staying longer needs a new visa, which condition 8503 usually rules out.

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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 charge

    The visa charge depends on the stream. Home Affairs' Visa Pricing Estimator shows the current amount; it does not include other costs.

    FIGUREVisa Pricing Estimator
  • Refundable

    A possible security bond

    In the Sponsored Family stream your sponsor may be asked to pay a security bond, which is refunded if you keep to your visa conditions and leave on time.

    FIGUREHome Affairs
  • Paid to third parties

    The biometrics service fee

    Biometrics collection centres charge a service fee.

    FIGUREThe collection centre
  • Only if needed

    Health examinations

    Panel doctors charge for health examinations, where they are needed.

    FIGUREThe panel doctor
  • Your own cost

    Health insurance

    Visitors are expected to arrange their own health insurance, and some visas are granted on condition that you keep it.

    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.

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Why Australia visit visa applications are refused

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

  • Not a genuine visitor

    Not satisfied you are a genuine visitor — few reasons to return, such as no stable job, business, property or dependants in Pakistan.

  • Funds that fall short

    Funds that do not cover the stay, or money that arrived shortly before applying.

  • Family there, thin ties here

    Close family already in Australia, combined with a long requested stay and thin ties here, which the officer can read as a plan to remain.

  • Missing evidence

    Missing evidence — Home Affairs may decide the application as it stands.

  • Past refusals or overstays

    Previous refusals or overstays, in Australia or elsewhere, left undeclared or unexplained.

  • A sponsor who is not eligible

    A sponsor who is not eligible, or who sponsored someone before who did not leave on time.

  • Health or character concerns

    Health or character concerns, including a police certificate that was asked for and not supplied.

  • 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.

    Send the letter

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Home Affairs publishes processing times for recently decided applications. Its global figures for the Tourist stream in mid-2026 were around two to five weeks, but they are a guide, not a promise, and a request for biometrics, health checks or more documents adds time. Apply six to eight weeks before you want to fly.

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