Travelling to Australia over the Christmas/Spring Festival Period? Don’t forget your visa!

     计划圣诞或春节赴澳旅行？别忘记您的澳大利亚签证！

It will soon be peak time for visa applications to visit Australia during the Christmas and Spring Festival holidays. To avoid disappointment, the Australian Visa Offices in China recommend that you lodge your visa application online as early as possible – preferably 6 to 8 weeks before your intended travel date. Do NOT wait until the last minute. You can apply online now through the Department of Home Affairs ImmiAccount portal.

圣诞和春节赴澳签证申请高峰即将来临，为避免延误，中国的澳大利亚签证处建议您尽早在线递交签证申请 —— 最好在您计划赴澳日期前6至8周递交申请，请勿等到最后一刻。您现在就可以通过澳大利亚内政事务部的ImmiAccount在线递交申请。

To help process your application as quickly as possible, you should lodge a complete application with all supporting documents. A decision may be made using the information you provide when you lodge your application.

为帮助我们尽快评审您的签证申请，您应递交完整的签证申请以及签证材料。我们将根据您递交申请时提供的信息做出决定。

The Department of Home Affairs offers a range of online services for clients to apply for visas and citizenship, track the status of applications, update information, check visa status and notify changes to passport details. Please refer to Online Services for further information. You can also check current Global Visa Processing Times. Please note that processing times are impacted each month by changes in application volumes, seasonal peaks, complex cases, and incomplete applications.

内政事务部为申请人提供一系列在线服务，包括签证和公民申请、跟踪申请状态、更新信息、查询签证状态，以及通知护照信息更改。更多信息请见在线服务。您也可以查询目前全球范围内签证评审时间。请注意，每月的评审时间会因申请量的变化、季节性高峰、复杂的签证申请，以及不完整的签证申请而受到影响。

For more information, refer to the following websites:

更多信息，请见以下网站：

·         Department of Home Affairs – Immigration and Citizenship – contains general information on entering and leaving Australia, Australian visas, Australian citizenship and all online services 关于进入和离开澳大利亚、澳大利亚签证、澳大利亚公民身份以及所有在线服务的相关信息

·         Department of Home Affairs in China (available in both English and Mandarin) – contains information specifically for visa and citizenship clients in China and Mongolia（中英文可选）— 专为中国和蒙古的签证及公民身份申请人提供的信息

If you need additional assistance and you are unable to find the answer to your query using the websites above, use the Australian Immigration Enquiry form to make your enquiry to an Australian Visa Office in China. Please note that the Visa Office will not respond to case status enquiries within the Global Visa Processing Times.

如果您需要更多帮助，并在以上网站中无法找到问题的答案，您可通过澳大利亚在线移民询问表格向中国的澳大利亚签证处进行问询。请注意，如果签证申请仍处于全球范围内签证评审时间之内，签证处不会对申请状态的问询进行回复。