I applied for the visa online on Sunday around 2.30 PM, received an acknowledgment immediately. Then at 10.10 PM, I received a message with an attachment granting the visa, which I printed. No fee was charged. I thought it would take at least 2-3 days, not less than a day!
Amazing Australia indeed!
Dyuti
Dyuti,
Could you please put a link to the website you used, like Bob its somewhere I'm consdring visiting in the next 2 or 3 years.
Mick
The website I used was.. www.immi.gov.au
I applied for eVisitor (subclass 651) visa. There are certain conditions but it shouldn't be a problem. You need to print 2 copies of the attachment which grants the visa. 1 copy to keep with you and the other to keep it at home. Also make a note of the date and the ref no. in your diary or in Notes in your phone.
This visa is free, for a multiple entry within 6 months from the day you arrive in Aus. JY charges £40. For this reason, I did my research on this website, asked my daughter to call the Aus embassy (open after 1 PM) to make sure this is the right visa and it is free.
Dyuti
For most countries, you can get a visa online which is done electronically.