The change in its visa policy makes Australia the fourth country, after Singapore, the US, and Canada to offer Chinese nationals a decade-long visa. Chinese residents and overseas students in Australia are welcoming the new visa.

"We've always hoped that Australia has long-term visas, because it'll benefit our friends and relatives. This 10 year visa is great. " Australia resident said.
 
"It's a 10-year-visitor's visa with multiple entries. But the limit is: a three-month stay per entry, and you can't stay for a total 12 months in two years." said Su Jing,a migration lawyer in Australia .

Visitors from China are Australia's number one source of tourists. More than 1 million Chinese tourists visited Australia from China in 2015.

200 thousand Chinese students came to study in the country during the year. The market created by people to people exchanges between Australia and China is easily worth over 5 billion Australia dollars, and is expected to rise along with China's growing middle class.