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Perry:
My Chinese girlfriend wants to come to Australia to visit me. She is an intelligent rich woman who has a substantial business. She has to go for an interview for a tourist visa. She is very scared as she does not want to fail.
Any ideas as to what the interview involves in terms of questions?

Some lateral thinking,
"If we could convince the Chinese that Jihadists testicles are an aphrodisiac,
in 10 years they could be extinct . "

David E:
A Tourist Visa should not be a problem for her. She would need to show that she is:

A) Capable of supporting herself whilst in Aus

B) Has somewhere to stay...private address or Hotel

C) Has RETURN air- ticket already booked...and Travel Insurance (health)

It will also help if you write to her a formal letter of invitation.

Their only fear is that she wants a Tourist Visa to get here and disappear and become an overstayer.

Perry:
David,

Thanks for that. That was my feeling, just she is very nervous about the interview. I will take your advice an send her a letter of invitation.

David E:
No probs   ;D ;D

The Interview will be all about deciding if she is a risk of overstay. They will want to be CERTAIN that she will go back to China.

She should just be honest, dont try to muddy the water with complex stuff.
Dont forget, you will not be able to get a fiance or spouse visa ( if and when you decide to make your relationship permanent and live together in Aus) unless you have made at least one visit to China to meet her /her family....preferrably more than one !!

So her visit to Aus will only be viewed as a holiday, it dont count towards any future visa (unless you have already been to China to visit her)

Jason B:
There is or was a letter of invitation on here in the Aust section that I used and was very successful with.  As David said don't try any BS with them.  When my wife and I put in her papers for visa the first thing they asked was did she have any exclusions from entering Oz, meaning had she overstayed any visa and had the auto 3 year ban applied to her.  They are watching but will give a visa if you are straight with them.  Funny that as a tour group she would be given a visa as part of the group but as a single traveller she has to have an interview.  But I think times will change as more and more middle Chinese have the surplus cash to travel and will want to go somewhere by themselves as we westerners do.

Good luck and as we are all steaky beaks and nosey bastards keep us updated on your journey as there will always be something you can contribute from your experiences that has never been dealt with before.

Cheers Jason

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