I know it has been answered here that you can travel as a tourist on a business stream of subclass 600.    But another online source suggested otherwise that the purpose of your trip must be that of the stream you've been granted a visa for.    Also on my grant, it is stating clearly it is on a "Tourist" stream. So I'm a little worried if I should be applying for another one of a "correct" stream or not. Anyone on a similar situation recently or got any official quote from the Aussie immigration?
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I have a two years Australian business visitor visa with multiple entry option. This visa lets me attend business related workshops for a project undertaken by our parent company which is located in Sydney. Now I want to explore this country and was hoping to spend my next holiday in Australia. For this purpose, do I need to re-apply for a new tourist visa or my business visitor visa will suffice all requirements?
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I am an Indian living in Italy and I am going to the UK for a leisurely family vacation for about 10 days. Please note, this application is not very straight forward. There are four applicants, one applicant is applying from India another two are applying from Singapore and I am applying from Italy. The checklist at the top has the statement  all documents must be in English translated documents must be certified  I got the proof of accommodation from my commune, but it is in Italian. Getting it translated, isn't such a big deal as the commune itself provides multi-lingual certificates. For the rest of the documents, this is an issue. Such as for &quot;Evidence of being in education&quot;, my university provides an online certificate for this purpose which is in Italian. Multiple acquaintances said that they provided their Italian house contract (in Italian) as proof of residency and no requirement came up for translation. Can anyone comment on how strict are they while enforcing the translational requirements of documents in respect to a short term visitor visa?
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I'm applying for a UK visit visa. I have an account in a UK bank. Should this bank statement be stamped by the bank? And is it accepted as an online paper? Because it takes time to deliver to my country.
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I'm a British citizen traveling to the USA next month with an ESTA to see my fiancee. I'm traveling there to plan our wedding, talk about a location to get married, and probably finalise a date and a booking with my fiancee (US citizen). This is the primary reason for my trip to the USA. Am I allowed to do this as a tourist? I would like to know for when the CBP officer asks me if this thing is allowed.  Am I allowed to enter the USA, on a separate trip (probably later this year), for the sole purpose of marrying my fiancee, provided I can persuade the CBP officer I intend to leave at the end of my trip? My fiancee and I are moving to the UK next year.
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I am resident of India and just got UK Business visa ( 6 months, multiple entry) .. I am going for a week on business trip. I want to take my wife along with me and at the end of trip.. I want to extend my trip for 3 days and we want to spend some time on leisure.   What visa I should apply for my wife.. visitor visa? should she mention in the visa form that she is going along with me and staying with me while I am on work and later we are spending time on leisure.   While filling my business visa form, there was a field asking if anyone else is going with me.. I selected no.. as there were no plans.  Also is it ok to spend time on leisure on UK Business visa
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I am wondering if it's possible for a traveller in Australia to immerse in aboriginal culture, or Torres Strait Islander culture.  By "immerse" I mean stay in a traditional aboriginal area where people speak the language on an everyday basis and generally live to some degree or other in a traditional way. Maybe including staying with a family and being taught some traditional skills or otherwise participating in daily life.  I'm from Australia and work in tourism and I think it's safe to say most Aussies would have no idea if you can do this. But it's a big country and we're pretty ignorant of our native culture.  For me the language aspect is important. I do know the most actively maintained indigenous languages in Australia are in Central Australia (Pitjantjara, Arrernte, Warlpiri) and Torres Strait (Kala Lagaw Ya). I also believe that traditional culture and language is practiced in Arnhem Land by the Yolngu people. But I have no idea about the state of tourism in those areas.
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I am traveling to Australia first time. My departure date is stamp on my passport from my country. I landed on Perth and gone through all the immigration process than I fly to Sydney through domestic airlines .After few minutes I show my passport and didn't find the immigration/arrival date stamp on my passport. So I am worried if this gonna put me on trouble.
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I am a UK citizen and a friend of mine plans to visit me in the UK during the summer. He is planning to stay one month. He is a recent graduate and his parent are rewarding him with a holiday to London. The friend would be staying with me during his trip.   To support his visa application, would there be any documents I would need to provide? Would I need to be earning a certain amount of money?   Since his parents are paying for the trip, their bank statement instead of his would be fine right? And how much would they need in their bank account?
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I am planning to travel to the United States this year. In 2014 I was issued a B1/B2 visa which hasn't expired yet; My first and only trip to the US so far was for business reasons, but I now intend to enter the US as a tourist.  Some of my friends suggested it's not ideal that I reuse my visa for this purpose (saying that being rejected at the border when showing my visa would make me ineligible for another visa or ESTA for life).   I'm struggling to understand whether there's an inherent risk in using my current B1/B2 visa again for a purpose different than the original (tourism vs. business), and whether I should apply to ESTA instead.  Furthermore, it is difficult to understand whether one can apply for ESTA while in possession of a valid B1/B2 visa, as the language on official documents is confusing at best. All I could glean is that, while in possession of a B1/B2 visa, an ESTA application is not a requirement, however it is not clear whether they are mutually-exclusive—will my B1/B2 visa limit my ability to apply for ESTA?  My questions are:   Is there a clear difference between traveling on my current B1/B2 visa as a tourist, and applying for ESTA instead? Which one is preferable? While my B1/B2 visa is still valid, am I actually allowed to apply for ESTA?
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I am planning to travel to Portugal to attend an academic conference and in that regard needed a short-stay Schengen visa. The visa application has a field "Purpose of Travel" with the following options:   - Business - Sports - Cultural - Other - Study - Visiting family or friends - Medical reasons - Official visit - Transit - Airport transit - Tourism   I am attending the conference to present the research I am conducting as a part of my PhD. So "Study" is the closest in my opinion. But I don't want the Embassy to misconstrue that it is for studying at a university in Portugal. In that case, would "Business" be the right option to choose?
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My cousin is a UK national, living in the UK. He wants to sponsor me and my family for a short-stay visa, around 2 weeks. He will bear all my expenses during my stay in the UK, accommodation, transportation, food and maintenance, etc.  Also, the cricket world Cup 2019 is near. We are also planning to watch these matches. Do I have chances to get a visa or is it just 50/50?  NOTE: If someone has any UK-based invitation letter format, please send me.
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The  says:  foreign nationals who have been in any of the following countries during the past 14 days may not enter the United States.  and then goes on to list Schengen, UK, Brazil, China, Brazil, Iran. However, the  is opening back up to both US and UK tourists starting 1 July, including Puerto Rico. Could I not just go to the Caribbean for 14 days, chill on the beach, and then enter the US? I had a big US road trip planned this summer and don't want to give up on it!
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Both my husband and I have decided to visit our son in London for a few weeks in the summer. I'm in full time employment as a teacher while my husband has just retired but still receives monthly income from his shares and investments.  When filling out the Income and expenditure section on the visa form, do we divide the costs and savings between us on each form or do we write the same figures?  For example in the following questions:   How much do you spend each month on living costs? What is the cost to you personally of your trip in GBP(£)? The total amount of money you have for this trip The cost of the aeroplane, boat or train tickets
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I would like to apply for a 10-year UK tourist visa. Current visa status: H-1B (US Work visa). UK visa history: Been granted three separatesix-month tourist visas in the last eight years (2008, 2012, 2014).  Reason for longer term visa: I end up visiting (and plan to visit in the future) the UK mainly for sporting events and catching up with friends. I plan to watch the 2017 Champions Trophy (cricket) and the 2019 Cricket World Cup.  Since I don't really have a work/family related reason, should I even bother applying?  It's going to cost me $1,100. I don't want to throw that away if there's no chance of getting it.
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I will soon travel to the US for the first time.  I am not a US citizen, but I will travel together with one.  We will land in ATL and then proceed to a connecting flight. I know I will have to clear customs in ATL.  My ESTA application has been approved, but I read that since I never have travelled to the US before, I will have to clear immigration through a old-fashioned booth with a immigration officer, and I won't be able to use the electronic kiosks.  As my travel companion is a citizen, they'll not be subject to this restriction.  What is the best course of action? Should they queue with me, or should we proceed our separate ways?  I'd like to proceed together, but I don't know if it is allowed.
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I am about to apply for a UK Standard Visitor visa on an Indian passport. I have sufficient funds as shown by bank statements and am a full-time employed permanent resident of Canada. The application requires me to state whether I have friends/family and then requires all their details (their status in UK, address etc). I have a few old friends and one cousin but do not want to add them because of the details required.  Do you think it is a plus point or can go against me if I say "NO" to Do you have friends or family in UK?
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I just finished applying for my visa and had originally planned to travel on the 30th of September, so I put that as my intended date of travel. But now I will not be leaving until close to the second week of October.  How does this work, will I still be able to travel with this visa even though it says I intended to arrive on September 30th?