According to a recent report by the Immigration and Citizenship Department of Australia, a huge number of people came to this nation on short-term business visas in the previous year. Latest data shows that more than 120,000 applicants applied for the 456 subclass short stay business visas in the very last quarter of 2011.

Under this visa category, a visa holder is allowed to stay in Australia for the period of 3 months to perform his business related activities like attending business meetings, managing negotiations or delivering business presentation etc.

As per the latest figures by the Immigration Department of Australia, there was an increase of 11.4% in number of applications between the months of September to December in 2011. The increase of applications for Australian short stay business visa indicates that 456 visas applications now account for 14% of all applications for Australian visa.

The said report has also revealed that the highest numbers of applications were from China, where about 21,000 applications were submitted by the Chinese nationals. In this connection, an immigration representative of the country was quoted as saying that the increasing number of applications from China was reflecting the sound business ties between Australia and China.

If you wish to apply for Australia visa and therefore, looking for a reliable source that can help you in your process of immigration to this country and to make this event successful, then approaching an experienced immigration consultant would be the best choice. An immigration expert will make you understand the process with detailed information and will guide you properly.