Information for Overseas Participants

Visa to enter Australia

We strongly recommend to all participants that they check, as soon as possible, the rules for entering Australia that are applicable to passport holders from their specific country. Participants with passports from “visa waiver” countries do not need to apply for a visa to travel to Australia. However, they will need to have their letter of invitation to the Conference with them, in case they are requested at the border. We shall send the invitation letters to all participants in September but please send a request to mark.gregory@rmit.edu.au  if you require such a letter earlier. A list of visa-waiver countries can be found on the Immigration Australia website: http://www.immi.gov.au/Visit/Pages/Visit.aspx

If your country is not on this list, then this is a “visa-required” country and you need to apply for a visitor visa outside Australia. The required Visa Application Forms can be found on the Immigration Australia website http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/600.aspx

Other useful information

The Australian currency uses dollars ($ or AUD) and cents (c) , with 100 cents equal to one dollar. Coins are in the denominations of 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1, and $2. There are $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 notes available. One Australian dollar is worth approximately 80 US cents (March 2015). There are automatic teller machines in the airport and throughout most cities, should you wish to withdraw cash on your credit or debit cards.

For weather in Sydney, Australia, see http://www.bom.gov.au/

Further information on Sydney Australia can be found at the following sites:

• Tourism Australia
• Tourism NSW
• Visit Sydney