New visa option to boost tourism and business ties with Singapore
Singaporeans will have exclusive access to a new long-term, multiple-entry visa option by 1 January 2018, making it easier to travel to Australia for business and pleasure. The Visitor (Subclass 600) visa will allow travellers to visit Australia for up to three months at a time, over a six-year period, with a single application (02 June 2017). More...

'LJ' and Department of Immigration and Border Protection (Freedom of information) [2017] AICmr 46
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