Australia's visitor visa rule starts November 28: No Further Stay condition 8503 to attach to three visa classes
A regulation registered on November 13 makes the No Further Stay condition standard on Australia's three main visitor visas for applications lodged from November 28. Condition 8503 will attach to every Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601), eVisitor (subclass 651) and Visitor visa (subclass 600) lodged from November 28, 2026, including the ETAs used by travellers from the US, Canada, the UK, Japan and Singapore.
The rule does not shorten anyone's stay: ETA and eVisitor holders still get up to three months per visit. What changes is that most holders will no longer be able to switch to another visa from inside the country. A waiver is possible only when something serious and outside the holder's control happens after the visa is granted; starting a relationship, or simply wanting to stay longer, does not count. Working holiday and student visas are not covered.
The regulation is the legal follow-through on migration changes Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced at the National Press Club on September 17, which targeted visa hopping, the practice of using one temporary visa as a stepping stone to the next. The regulations are administered by the Department of Home Affairs.
Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs
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