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WORLD YOUTH DAY 2008 - VISA INFORMATION
You will need to apply for a Tourist visa (Subclass 676) in order to attend World Youth Day. As a registered pilgrim you will be entitled to apply for your visa free of Australian Government visa application charges by following the process detailed below.
Please note that if you are a citizen of a European Union country you are eligible to submit an online visa application at any time free of government charges. To apply online please visit www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/visitors.htm
To make a paper application follow these steps:
1. Register online to attend World Youth Day (See: www.wyd2008.org)
2. Print a copy of the application form (number 48R – www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/48r.pdf) and complete it or collect an application form from the Australian Embassy in Beirut. Please note that this form is available in several languages from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship website (www.immi.gov.au/allforms/application-forms/languages/languages_num.htm). You will also need to complete a “Visa Requirements Sheet” which you can get from the Embassy.
3. If you are under 18: You must provide written consent from your parents or guardians to travel. You can print out a copy of the parental consent form (number 1229 – www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1229.pdf) and ask your parents or guardians to complete it or you can get a “permission to travel” certificate signed by a Justice of the Peace. We will also require a certified copy of your parents’ or guardians’ identification (for example, a passport) and a family census with details of your immediate family (father, mother and siblings).
4. The following supporting documentation will need to be provided with your application:
• Your passport with instruction on how you would like it to be returned to you (for example, prepaid courier or in person)
• 2 passport sized photographs (no more than 6 months old)
• Evidence that you will be able to support yourself while in Australia. This could include, any fundraising you have undertaken, bank statements for at least three months prior to the application, or evidence of financial support from a sponsoring organisation or family member/ relative.
• Evidence of current and ongoing educational enrolment and/or employment in your current country of residence.
• Evidence of residence status if you are not a national of the country you applying from.
5. Print a copy of the World Youth Day coversheet, which you obtained when registering on the World Youth Day website, and complete it.
6. Make an appointment to lodge your application with supporting documents at the visa office of the Australian Embassy in Beirut. You can make an appointment by telephone, email or fax (see http://www.lebanon.embassy.gov.au/birt/dima%5fapplica.html).
NOTE: TO ASSIST IN EFFICIENT PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR WORLD YOUTH DAY PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION BEFORE 1 NOVEMBER 2007 OR AFTER 1 JUNE 2008.
| Application to visit Australia for tourism or other recreational activities | Form 48R www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/48r.pdf |
| Consent form to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years | Form 1229 http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1229.pdf |
For additional information about visas for World Youth Day please visit the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s (DIAC) website
Visit: www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/wyd_08/index.htm