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AUSTRALIA VISA GUIDELINES

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Business Visa

Work PermitSTEP ISTEP II

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Label free travel arrangements from 1 October 2012

As of 1 October 2012, the South Asia region, including India will implement label-free visa travel

to Australia in line with the Australian Government’s global program.

Australia does not require a person holding a valid Australian visa to have a label in their passport

to travel to, enter or remain in Australia. Australia’s electronic visa system enables visa status to

be confirmed electronically.

Please carry the printout / visa approvals which comes from APAC visa team + original valid

passport and old passport along with vaild air ticket will be required at the time of travel. Please

ensure you have blank leaf in the passport for immigration stamp purpose.

If you obtain a new passport after you have been granted your visa approval, you must keep the APAC

Visas informed who in-turn will forward the details to TCS Australia who will advise the DIAC of your new

passport details.

It is especially important that we keep the DIAC informed about your new passport before you board your

plane for travel to Australia. If we do not provide this information to DIAC, you may experience significant

delays at the airport and may not be allowed to board your plane.

Australia 457 visa will be issued for

o Short Term - 3 Months (Medicals not required)

o Long Term - 4 Years (Medicals required)

If the associate returns to India on his 457 visa, he has to inform the immigration through his onsite BRM

about his arrival back to Australia.

Otherwise it will be cancelled by immigration in 1 month.

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BUSINESS VISA

Documentation:

Original Passport for verification purpose by the VFS Officer (The passports will be returned back the next working day by the VFS officer after verification)

Good quality notarized photocopy of the used pages which includes any visa page, biodata page, back page , endorsement page or change of name page in the current passport ( This is applicable for both OLD and NEW passports)

Two Photograph not more than 6 month old with white background ( size 35x45mm)

TCS covering letter, Fast track letter

Invitation letter from Australia TCS office

Salary Slip of last 3 month

Personal Bank statement of last 3 Month with name and address of applicant (With the Seal and sign from the banker)

Degree copy

TCS Appointment letter copy

Form 16 of last 3 months

Further Form 956 and Form 456 dully filled and signed by the applicant (Pls provide the correct mail IDs in both 456 and 956 forms) to facilitate E visa process.

Processing time: Approximately 4-5 business days from the date of submission of the documents with the Australian High Commission New Delhi

Forms:

Visa Form 1415 Form 956

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B usiness Visa Invitation Letter:

Please email the request with the Filled Business Travel Form (attached below) to australia.reception@tcs.com

with cc. to apac.visa@tcs.com for getting the Invitation letter. Requests for invitation letters will be processed

within 24 hours, if no further information is required. The invitation letter will be scanned and e-mailed to the

concerned person.

Business Visa Approval Request Format

Points to be noted:

Business travel should not be Billable assignment.

No one is allowed to work on a business visa, and the purpose of the trip should be explained in detail in

the Business Travel Form.

Business visas will be issued for a maximum period of 90 days (multiple entries). The duration of each

stay in Australia shall not exceed 3 weeks.

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STEP I – WP DOCUMENTS SUBMISSION TO BRANCH FDFU TEAM

Please initiate your Australia 457 request through Ultimatix using the below link

Ultimatix -> Workforce Management -> Integrated Workforce Management System -> Launch Visa Tracker -> Visa Initiation

Important

Any CORRECTIONS on the Form is not acceptable by Immigration hence please be careful in filling in the Forms.

All soft copies should be on A4 size paper

Documentation:

The associate should send the below documents to APAC Visa Cell through branch FDFU team once your VTS request got approved by all level of approvers.

Associate is travelling alone:

Updated Employee Information Form – (Click Here)Information Questionnaire – (Click Here) (Do Not remove the blank columns)Form 1221 (Click Here)Form 956– (Click Here)Visa Initiation Form (For Position Title – Refer Role matrix attached below)Clear scanned copy of passport pages and visa pages (if any) IN COLOR PDF FILE FORMATUpdated CV in TCS Format - (Click Here)Copy of UG /PG /Diploma Convocation Final degree Certificate Latest Salary SlipOffer of Secondment letter issued by branch FDFU team

Associate travelling along with Family:

Along with above documents, Clear scanned copy of passport pages and visa pages (if any) of the spouse and child(ren) IN COLOR

PDF FILE FORMAT Clear scanned copy of Marriage Certificate Child Birth certificate copy Form 1221 (Additional Personal particulars information, must be filled by the Spouse, not for children if

less than 18 years of age) (Click Here)

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Updated Employee Information Form – (Click Here) Family details to be written in the Information Questionnaire - (Click Here) Form 1221 (Additional Personal particulars information, must be filled by the Spouse, not for children

if less than 18 years of age) - (Click Here) Form 1229 (For Child accompanying the dependant) – (Click Here)

Form 956– (Click Here) Clear scanned copy of passport pages and visa pages (if any) of the spouse and child(ren) - IN

COLOR PDF FILE FORMAT Clear scanned copy of Marriage Certificate Child Birth certificate copy Passport copies & Australian visa pages of the associate 457 Approval Letter of the associate

Note:

If the Marriage and Birth Certificate are not in English, translation duly certified by Notary public should be attached

Please ensure that correct onsite position title is put in the Visa Initiation form and employees only for work for the role for which the visa is going to process (Attached below).

Forms:

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Form 1221 Visa Initiation FormInformation

Questionnaire

Employee Information Form

Form 1229 Form 956

Sample Resume Role MatrixInstruction to Fill Form

1221

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STEP II – INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNDERGOING E-HEALTH MEDICAL PROCESS

Note: Manual Medicals will not be accepted by Australia Immigration to process 457 applications for Primary as well Secondary application.

To expedite processing, the eHealth system is DIAC's preferred method for undertaking health examinations for subclass 457 visa applications.  

We will process 457 application and send to Onsite team for filing

Onsite team will lodge the application and provide the Transaction number (TRN Number)

With the TRN number, the associate will go to the e-health medical process

The Medical check up has to be undergone with the Authorized Doctors listed in the DIAC Website :

http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/overseas/i/india/panel-doctors.htm

Health Instructions :

Click on https://www.ecom.immi.gov.au/inquiry/query/query.do?action=eVisa

Complete the requested sections by inputting your personal details. The Transaction Reference Number

is insert TRN.

You will come to a page that has your name and the status of your application. You will also see a link -

'Complete health forms for this applicant ', click on this link.

Follow the instructions to make the booking (please ensure you choose a clinic that has eHealth facilities).

For your reference panel doctor facilities in India can be found at the following link and those clinics that

have facilities for eHealth are identified on the web by this symbol

http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/overseas/i/india/panel-doctors.htm

When you attend your appointment with the panel doctor you will need to take:

Your original (and your family's/wife's) passport and photocopy

The TRN number provided in mail by APAC visa cell

Payment of the fees for the examinations (you will need to confirm this amount when you make

your appointments)

Immediately on completion of the medical check up, the associate should send the mail to

APAC.Visa@tcs.com for communication to onsite Immigration team.

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Upon completion, the panel doctor will enter the required details online and results will be sent

electronically to the case officer processing your application. This process can take between 7 -

10 days to be completed and updated on the e-lodgment system.

NOTE: You have to do the medical process within 7-10 days from the date of TRN # issued

Processing Time: Current processing time for all TCS application is 3-4 weeks from the date of lodgment.

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