自2013年3月23日起，政府将对访问者和医疗签证政策实施重大修改。这些修改已经得到议会总督的批准。

移民局将不再接受以下签证的申请：

•Tourist visa (subclass 676)

•Sponsored family visitor visa (subclass 679)

•Business (short Stay) visa (Subclass 456)

•Sponsored business visitor (short stay) visa (subclass 459)

•Medical Treatment (short stay) visa (subclass 675)

•Medical Treatment (long stay) visa (subclass 685)

•Electronic Travel Authority (visitor) (subclass 976)

•Electronic Travel Authority (business – short validity) (subclass 977)

•Electronic Travel Authority (business – long validity) (subclass 956)

符合以上签证要求的申请者将被分配到以下替换的签证：

Temporary work (short stay activity) visa (subclass 400)

The Visitor visa (subclass 600)

Electronic Travel Authority(Subclass 601)

Medical Treatment visa (Subclass 602)

eVisitor (Subclass 651)