Council for Trade in Services - Special Session - Communication from Australia - Administrative Procedures for Mode 4 Temporary Entry in Australia: the eVisa System

World Trade Organization TN/S/W/25 26 November 2004 (04-5175) Council for Trade in Services Special Session Original: English communication from AUSTRALIA Administrative Procedures for Mode 4 Temporary Entry in Australia: the eVisa System The following communication, dated 26 November 2004, from the delegation of Australia is being circulated to the Members of the Council for Trade in Services. _______________ The focus of this paper is on one aspect of the administrative procedures for mode 4 entry into Australia, namely, the eVisa system. The eVisa has been put in place to provide efficient, and expeditious temporary entry for skilled workers for businesses in Australia. This paper describes the main features of the eVisa system and how it operates to facilitate Mode 4 entry into Australia. Australia’s temporary business entry arrangements have been streamlined to ensure entry procedures are efficient, expeditious and transparent and to