International
delegates please note:
You will need a Visa to enter Australia:
All
international visitors to Australia (the sole exception being citizens of New
Zealand travelling on New Zealand passports) must obtain a visa in advance. You
are urged to apply for a visa not later than six weeks prior to travel.
Residents of many countries may now apply for a visa on line, others will need
to apply at an Australian Embassy, Consulate or High Commission. For
information on how and where to apply for a visitors visa to Australia, please click here to go to the Department of Immigration Website
You will need to register for the Congress and pay your
fees before you apply for a visa
As
part of your visa application, you may be asked to provide a "Letter of
Invitation" to the Congress - this will almost certainly be the case if
you have to apply for a visa at an Australian Embassy, Consulate or High
Commission. These letters will only be sent to registered delegates who have
paid their registration fees in full. Unfortunately we cannot under any
circumstances send these letters to persons who have not registered for the
Congress and paid their fees.
Registration fee refunds
Registration for the 34th IGC will open in late
August 2011. Delegates who pay their registration fees after this time
who are unsuccessful with their Visa application will receive a refund
of their registration fees up to 30 May 2011, less a
processing/cancellation fee of $AUD200.00. Delegates who are
unsuccessful with their Visa application from 1 June 2011 onwards will
be able transfer their registration to another delegate but will not
receive a refund. The registration transfer fee is $AUD75.00.
