Visa Applications

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.