IINM, Japan used to have a very stringent policy towards Malaysian passport holders as well, back in the 90’s, because we were apparently aeroplane jumpers tomJapan back then….

Haha. Some may say that's racial profiling!

Congrats! Hopefully this will be the start of a new trend where Australia won't be so anal about ETA applications from Malaysia anymore!

Good luck bro!

Wow. Looks like many fellow forum users will be heading Down Under! Who knows, I might bump into a few of you on my epic road trip!

Good luck with the application bro!

Enjoy! I’ll be driving down to Tasmania from Sydney …

My Cayenne needs the miles to help clear carbon build up haha

Perhaps it’s because you had all your documents tick the right boxes

Bro, something's not right then. My wife and I are in the midst of our RRV reapplications, and I've just uploaded some 40 supporting documents to demonstrate tax/money/family/cultural/work ties to Australia - all of them were uploaded and stored safely.

HOWEVER, you do have to check before submission: if there's a period of inactivity, the documents get deleted (but not your application), and you'll have to reattach them.

Good luck.

WTF!? What's the point of an ETA then? These Aussies are a little contradictory....

RBA rates at record high ... lots of battlers toughing it out. I think Australia needs every $190 they can get their grubby paws on.

Sounds like someone’s been falling asleep at their desk at work.

Don’t get me started on their banking service…

On the subject, I have to say that the visa processing times have caught up post covid and improved tremendously. Last year, when we did our application, it took us 3 months to get our RRVs approved.

Yesterday, I received our latest RRV approvals barely a week after I submitted them:



Excellent stuff. More 911 time on the roads for me!

Yes, jpg files are accepted as well as pdf ones.

Good luck

I’m glad I don’t even need a visa for Australia for the next one year…

Sorry for newbie question… what’s the difference between 600 and 601 please?

Thank you!

Yes. The common exemptions are only if you're an Australian citizen (don't need visa), a PR (need a valid RRV - Residents Return Visa, or a valid 5-year PR visa), already have an existing visa that has not expired (either you're on a tourist visa, a student visa, a bridging visa, a work visa etc), or a Kiwi (visa on arrival).

PS - I'm lumping ETA applications in the same category as Visa applications, although technically they are not exactly identical.

This post has been edited by hksgmy: Nov 19 2023, 03:39 PM

Yes, but need ETA ... which, I've modified to add, requires application (and sometimes, additional documents to be submitted). Malaysia also have the same arrangement.

This post has been edited by hksgmy: Nov 19 2023, 03:39 PM