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If you do
NOT have an Australian or New Zealand passport and are not presently
in Australia then you will need a visa to attend the conference. There
are three alternatives depending on your country of residency and citizenship.
Delegates from New Zeland might find the following useful: http://www.newzealand.embassy.gov.au/wltn/VisaFAQ.html#scv
and http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/17nz.htm
Option
1:
Citizens of some countries may be eligible to obtain an online Electronic
Travel Authority (ETA). These countries are listed at www.eta.immi.gov.au/ETAAus1En.html
The
list includes countries such as:
-
Brunei
-
Canada
-
Hong
Kong (SAR)*
-
Japan
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- South
Korea
- United
States Of America
*
A Hong Kong Document of Identity (HKDI) cannot be used to apply for
an ETA. Residents of Hong Kong require a citizen passport to apply for
this visa.
For more
information on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Electronic
Travel Authority system visit the Electronic Travel Authority site at
http://www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/eta.htm
Option
2:
European passport
holders may be eligible to obtain an online eVisitor.
Eligible passport holders are listed at www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/evisitor/eligbility.htm
The list
includes countries such as:
•
Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
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•
Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Monaco
• The Netherlands
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•
Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Republic of San Marino
• Slovak Republic
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom - British Citizen
• Vatican City
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For more
information on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship eVisitor
service visit: http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/evisitor/.
Option
3:
All other passport holders will need to submit a paper-based application
for a Business (Short Stay) visa (subclass 456) by
downloading a form from www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/456.pdf
Obtaining a visa is a lengthy process so please allow
plenty of time.
We can assist by providing your details to the Australian
Immigration Department in Australia who will liaise with their office
in your country. For the process to commence you should register for
the conference AS SOON AS DELEGATE REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.
Once you have registered we will contact you directly
to obtain the following information to support your application:
- Full
name (as it appears on Passport)
- Gender
- Full
Street Address (Post Office Box is not accepted)
- Organisation
name
- Phone
- Fax
- Email
- Date
of Birth (dd/mm/yy)
- Country
of Passport
- Passport
number and its expiry date
If you
are concerned at all about your visa, please contact the conference
organisers:
ConferenceIT
39 Tinarra Crescent, Kenmore Hills, Qld 4069, Australia
Phone +61 7 3878 2974 Fax: +61 7 3378 9513
Email: info@conferenceit.com.au
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