6th International CLIVAR Climate of the 20th Century Workshop

5-8 November 2013

School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia

Visa Information

All visitors to Australia who are not Australian citizens or from New Zealand will need to obtain a visa before they arrive. For most participants, this application can be done online and is straightforward. Relevant information for workshop participants may be found at http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/event-organisers-participants/

Participants from the following EU and European countries should apply online for a no-cost eVisitor visa from outside Australia:

Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany		 Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands		 Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Republic of San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Vatican City (Holy See)

Participants from the following countries should apply online for an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) from outside Australia.The cost is $20.

Brunei - Darussalam
Canada
Hong Kong
Japan
Malaysia
Singapore
Korea, Rep of (South)
United States


Participants from other countries, including from South America, Central America and China, will need to apply for a Business Visitor visa either online or through the Australian embassy in their country. They will need a letter of invitation which can be provided by the conference organisers.
More information is available at http://www.immi.gov.au/visas/visitor/600/

Applicants from some countries can apply online for a Business Visitor visa. Information is available at http://www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/600.htm

If you are NOT able to apply online, you will need to complete the following form for a Business Visitor visa http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1415.pdf

If you need an invitation letter from the conference organisers to arrange your travel visa to Australia, please send an email request to Professor David Karoly at the University of Melbourne (dkaroly at unimelb dot edu dot au). You will be sent an letter of invitation on official letterhead via email within one week.