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Originally Posted by BobDobalina
Hey,
I am a USA citizen and I am only going to play one event at the Aussie Millions. I have a question regarding the tourism visa. I called the tourism/immigration office and they say I must get a Temp Work Visa Subclass 400 that costs $175, while my girlfriend has to pay the standard ETA 601-costs only $20.
I'm hoping I'm speaking to someone misinformed at the office or have others experienced the same visa requirement to play a live tournament? I'm going to Australia for two weeks total, five days in Sydney, then a few in Melbourne before I enter one tournament just one time. Feel like I would have heard of this before if this was the usual protocol for live tournaments.
Seems correct, if you were a poker pro coming for the main reason of playing in the Aussie Millions via online qualifier or if u bought in via online $ the work visa seems the correct category.
with that said if you went to Australia as a primarily a tourist and decide while in Aus as a tourist to have a punt on the Aussie Millions, you should be fine going with ETA, IMO...