In Reply to: bringing friend to OZ posted by rocha on Tuesday, 31. January 2006 at 09:23 Bali Time:
Have just applied for the tourist visa for a friend to come to Perth for a month.
Processing time is 3-5 working days.
We handed in the documents on a Monday and were told to come back on the Thursday to check.
Visa was granted and stamped on the Tuesday.
It is an application to visit Australia for tourism & you provide a letter of invitation etc...you are not actually sponsoring them
Re the fighting & jail...the form asks if they have been convicted of a crime or offence .........
Not sure if the above counts as a conviction?