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Australia extends faster visas to Slovak tourists
Australia has improved its electronic tourist visa application service for Slovak citizens with the roll-out of an internet-based automatic granting facility.
The facility, known as 'autogrant', was extended to Slovak citizens on 20 March 2008.
“Most Slovak citizens who use the internet to apply for tourist visas will now have their application processed within minutes,” a spokesman for Australia’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) said.
Australia’s electronic tourist visa service allows people to use the internet from anywhere in the world to apply for a visa at any time. The service is available on the department’s website at www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/visitors.htm
The DIAC spokesman said the autogrant extension recognised the rate of Slovakian visitors to Australia who complied with their visa conditions.
“Extension of this e676 autogrant facility will further enhance links between Australia and the Slovak Republic,” the spokesman said.
“It improves visa reciprocity arrangements with the European Union and will help further growth in the important bilateral relationship between Australia and the Slovak Republic.”
More than 1600 Slovak tourists visited Australia In 2006-07, a 16 per cent increase on the previous year. About 80 per cent of Slovakians use the internet to acquire tourist visas.
“The new arrangements will benefit most visa applicants, but some applicants will still be referred to DIAC visa-processing for further checks,” the spokesman said.
“The autogrant system will improve client service without compromising Australia’s border security.”
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Australia zavadza rychlejsie procesovanie viz pre Slovenskych turistov
Australia od tohto tyzdna zlepsi svoj elektronicky servis pre Slovenskych obcanov tym, ze zaradi Slovakov do systemu automatickeho elektronickeho vybavovania kratkodobych turistickych viz ( automatickeho autogrant systemu).
Prostriedok nazvany autogrant bude rozsireny pre Slovenskych obcanov od 20. marca.
“ Vacsina Slovenskych obcanov ktori poziadaju o vizum cez internet, bude mat svoju ziadost spracovanu behom niekolkych minut” povedal dnes tlacovy hovorca Australskeho Imigracneho uradu.
Australsky elektronicky turisticky servis umoznuje ziskanie viz cez internet z lubovolneho miesta a v ktoromkolvek case. Tento servis je dostupny na webovej stranke Australskeho imigracneho uradu: www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/visitors.htm
Tlacovy hovorca Australskeho imigracneho uradu potvrdil, ze rozhodnutie pridelit autogrant Slovenskym obcanom bolo uskutocnene na zaklade poctu turistov, ktori dodrzali podmienky turistickych viz po vstupe do Australie.
“Rozsirenie autograntu e676 prispeje k zlepseniu vztahov medzi Australiou a Slovenskou Republikou” povedal hovorca.
“Nas krok zlepsi vizovu reciprocitu s Europskou Uniou and pomoze dalsiemu rastu v bilateralnych vztahoch medzi Australiou a Slovenskou Republikou”
Australiu navstivilo v roku 2006-2007 viac ako 1600 Slovenskych turistov, co je o 16 percent viac ako v roku minulom. V sucasnosti priblizne 80 percent Slovakov ziska turisticke vizum cez internet.
“Novy system bude prinosom pre vacsinu ziadatelov o elektronicke turisticke vizum, moze sa ale stat, ze niektori ziadatelia budu vyzvani kontaktovat Australsky imigracny urad k prevereniu niektorych udajov’ povedal hovorca.
“Zavedenie autograntu zlepsi sluzby poskytovane klientom bez ohrozenia narodnej bezpecnosti Australie”.