From 1 October 2012, nationals from China, India, Bhutan and Nepal who are already granted an Australian visa can travel to Australia without a visa label in their passport. Their visa information is held electronically by the Australian Government. Information on visa status and entitlements is available on the Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) system. Most Australian visa holders are no longer required to have visa labels as evidence of the grant of their visas.

The introduction of label-free processing is part of the Australian Government’s global program of label-free travel to Australia, to reduce processing time and improve security.