3 things you need to show

1 ) your itinerary - what are you going to do there ?
- if you plan to visit family n friends - then you need an invitation letter (with their address and immigration details - eg, PR number etc)
- on your own visit - then best to draw out a rough itinerary (make sure logical lar, dont say you plan to visit 3 days, but go sampai sana sini)

2 ) how are you going to support your stay ?
- Bank savings - 3 months - show sufficient funds to support your stay there
- FD (if can) - in case of emergency - how are you going to pay for it ?
- If you are a student - then parents bank account + birth cert showing parents < forgot to add this

3 ) your intention to return
- if working - salary slip 3 months (plus bank account showing credited salary)
- a letter from employer confirming your job and your intention to return to work
if student - a letter from uni/school confirming you are a student there

if taukeh - no salary - then SSm certifications showing that you own the company - and if possible company bank account

*WARNING - always ask your friends what is their visa status and permission if you want to list them ...

DO NOT COMMIT to airtickets before your visa - its already stated in ETA 601 that you should never commit .. cause air tickets, hotels etc restriction on cancellation (in form 1554)


its very fluid, different people have have to show different documents proving their intention ... usually when i do - i will "interview" those people first and get to know them better before accepting ...

This post has been edited by PaperClip224: Sep 1 2023, 12:33 PM

currently 24 hours (1 working day, today submit, tomorrow by 12 granted d) if your documents are strong

now they have more local staff in aussie embassies to oversee this things d ... your documents can be in Malay language also no problem (last time i remember some of the documents reviewed by aussie embassy in singapore and philippines also got)

dont need to worry, relax, check your email - their respond usually very fast one - and dont attempt to call the embassy to rush them (sure kena marah one)
they will respond either
1 ) granted - lucky you, dapat visa
2 ) incomplete (forgot what is the word, but its neither reject nor granted) - can say lucky also lar, they ask you resubmit your documents cause previous submission not enough doc
3 ) reject with reasons given - you can apply again (pay another AUD 20) - and this time, submit proper documents

- Accidentally missed the spam mail; didnt report until 6-Aug My details. Took another 2 Days to input the wife. Somehow i ended up paying the AUD190. Wife FOC


you need to go to the referral letter there and click on the link given

what happen to you is after you registered for immi account - and inside immi account click on new application

you can give another try for your wife while waiting for yours (repeat the process on your phone, get a new ETA reference number) and resubmit the documents (do not need to register for new immi account, but remember, click on the link in the PDF received)

keep it simple, give documents as below;
--- 1554 - fill in form in PDF - answer as honest as possible, if you know where you will be staying - if not hotel name ? .. if you know anyone in australia (if yes fill in, if no - click no) .. print PDF to be attached together in immi account (DO NOT save PDF and attached that document because that will pop out error)
--- ITINERARY - write a short description of your itinerary - where you plan to visit ? what you plan to do .. make sure as logical as possible lar, dont say go perth but half way your trip visit sydney opera house etc)
--- FINANCIALS - spending money / emergency money ? -- if housewife and you will be supporting her stay - then attached marriage cert and write a short letter saying you will support her stay followed by your bank account / funds / fd / savings / EPF
--- INTENTION to return - any of her families here she is taking care of ? any assets under her name ? children need to go school she needs to care off ?

in my experience - documents might all in order, but because applicant will be visiting another person in australia with bad immigration record - kena reject .. remember if you are listing that you are visiting someone in australia, know what are their immigration status first

This post has been edited by PaperClip224: Aug 16 2024, 10:22 AM

Be patient .. they are abit overwhelmed now and many of the vetting processes is sent to embassies overseas .. due to currently heavy promo push by tourism australia (notice now why so many tourism aus ads in youtube ?)

Currently i notice that some of d approvals for my group came from australia embasy jakarta ..

They are based overseas, so you give them ic also useless (even if local they cant check your background lar) ..