Overview

With your completed and signed application form 48R you must include the following:

• Current Valid Passport with at least 6 months validity.
• A recent (no older than 6 months) passport-sized photograph of yourself.
• Payment of the Australian Government Visa Application Charge. Advice on how to pay this charge can be found at www.vfs-au.co.za OR if the Visa Application Charge has been paid to an office of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship in Australia, the original pink copy of the receipt must be submitted.
• A photocopy of the biodata page of your current valid passport.

• Evidence of funds i.e. of bank statements showing a history of savings of at least 3 months prior to date of visa application. The statements must show the account holder’s name, account number and current account balance ** (see below). Bank statement for the past 3 months of the person/s who will be supporting you while in Australia as well as a letter or email/fax from them showing their willingness to support you**(see below).ORIGINAL or CERTIFIED COPIES OR
• An Original letter from your employer confirming your employment and leave dates (must be on company letterhead) OR evidence of enrolment at a school, college or university.
• An invitation letter or fax / email from the person you’ll be staying with OR proof of accommodation (such as hotel reservations)
• If you intend staying in Australia longer than 3 months, or visiting a hospital/ patients for any period, a chest examination and x-ray from an Australian approved panel radiologist (see list at http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/panel-doctors/index.htm). If you are visiting a school / classroom for more than 3 months you are also required to undertake a physical examination with an approved panel doctor.
• Itinerary from travel agent with proposed arrival and departure dates.
• If you have been charged with or convicted of any offences in any country, a police certificate from the police authorities in the relevant country (no older than 12 months). If you have served in the armed forces (army, navy, air-force, reserves) in any capacity in the last 10 years, a discharge certificate indicating the period you served and the date of discharge.