Please send TDS your current valid and signed passport. It must not expire within 3 months and must have two blank facing visa pages. If your passport expires within 3 months, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport.

Please send 1 recent professional passport-type photograph.
Digital and non-passport photographs are not acceptable.
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Photocopy of Alien Registration Card (Green Card) -or- evidence of legal status in USA (valid visa plus I-94 in passport)

A business letter of responsibility (sample) is required, to be typewritten on your company letterhead and addressed to:
Embassy of Australia, Visa Section, Washington DC
The letter must explain all of the following:

The purpose of travel and duties to be performed in Australia

Guarantee financial support for the applicant while in Australia.

If attending a conference in Australia, a copy of the invitation may suffice in lieu of this letter.

Please Complete and Sign One Application Form. Applicant must also Complete and Sign One Form 1190 (Additional Character Declaration)

You must complete the Online Order Form.

The order form gives TDS your name, address, shipping information and payment method. Multiple applicants can be entered using one order form. You only need to complete one TDS order form per request. Please print two copies of the confirmation page. Include one copy with the documents you ship to TDS and keep one copy for your records.

While completing the online order form in this step, you will be asked how you want to pay TDS fees. You may pay our fees online with a credit card or enclose a personal or business check or money order.

Please forward the completed requirements detailed above to:

TRAVEL DOCUMENT SYSTEMS, INC.,
925 Fifteenth Street N.W. Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005

Urgent applications should be shipped to TDS using only the FedEx Company.
Please use FedEx Priority Overnight. Do NOT ship "First Overnight." This will delay the delivery of your package.

Visa Requirements, processing times, validity of the visa, and Embassy visa fees are subject to change without prior notice.

Visa applications not fully completed may result in delays in processing. Try not to leave any question blank. If attending a conference or visiting a business associate, follow instructions for business visa.

Passport must contain two blank facing pages in order for a visa to be issued.

Persons staying over 3 months in Australia are also required to supply a copy of the round trip itinerary and proof of sufficient funds for support in Australia. Also include a letter detailing your travel plans while in Australia.