好消息!澳洲移民局于2月24日发布消息：自2021年2月27日起，符合条件的海外游客可以免费申请澳洲的旅游(600访客)签证。

　　Migration (Class of persons for Visitor (Class FA) visa nil VAC) Instrument (LIN 21/021) 2021

　　I, Jodie Bjerregaard, delegate of the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make this instrument under subparagraph 1236(2)(a)(iv) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).

　　Dated 24 February 2021

　　申请人必须同时满足下面所有条件，才可以申请免费旅游签证：

　　1. 必须在境外递交新的访客签证申请;

　　2. 递交新的访客签证的时间为2021年的2月27号到2022年的12月31号之间;

　　3. 申请人在2021年3月21号之前，必须在澳洲境外获批过600访客签证(10年长期访客签证除外);

　　4. 申请人原有的600访客签证已经过期，或将在2020年3月20号到2021年12月31号之间过期;

　　5. 之前获批的600访客签证是多次往返的，或，单次往返但是未入境过的;

　　6. 此免费申请的政策只可以使用一次，无论利用此政策申请签证的结果是下签还是拒签，都不可以再次免费申请。

　　For subparagraph 1236(2)(a)(iv) of Schedule 1 of the Regulations, an applicant for a Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa is specified if:

　　(a) the applicant is outside Australia at the time of application; and

　　(b) the application is made between 27 February 2021 and 31 December 2022; and

　　(c) the applicant was granted a Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa, other than in the Frequent Traveller stream, while outside Australia before 21 March 2020; and

　　(d) that visa expired, or will expire between 20 March 2020 and 31 December 2021; and

　　(e) that visa was:

　　(i) a multiple entry visa; or

　　(ii) a single entry visa that was not used to enter Australia; and

　　(f) if the applicant has made a previous application after the commencement of this instrument—a decision has not been made to grant or refuse to grant the visa.

　　原文链接：https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2021L00150