Bangladesh

Visa Information and Lodgement

Important: The Australian Visa Application Centre (AVAC) in Chittagong has closed and the AVAC in Dhaka has moved. More information on current Bangladesh AVAC contact details.
See: VFS Global

All enquiries about applications lodged before 5 December 2010 can be directed to the AVAC helpline.
See: Contacts – Bangladesh

Biometrics collection

The Australian Government is introducing biometrics collection into the visa application process.

From 5 December 2010, all people, regardless of nationality, lodging paper-based visa applications in Bangladesh will be required to attend an AVAC in person to lodge their application and provide their biometrics. A 10 digit fingerprint scan and a facial photograph will be collected.

Lodging a visa application

At an AVAC

The department has an agreement with VFS Global to provide Australian visa lodgement services in Bangladesh through the AVACs. AVACs accept applications for Australian Visas. Clients can lodge their applications in person through the AVACs.

Further information on AVACs and their services and charges is available from their website
See: Australian Visa Application Centre

By post or courier to the Australian High Commission

Please ensure you have enclosed the appropriate visa application charge. Sponsors can also pay at any departmental office in Australia and include the official receipt with the application.
See:
Method of Payment Accepted at Australian Missions
Contacts – Bangladesh
Note: If you lodge your application directly with the High Commission you will still need to go to the AVAC to provide biometrics.
See: VFS Global

At the Australian High Commission in person

To lodge in person at the High Commission you will need to make an appointment, however you can lodge your application at an AVAC during business hours without an appointment. To make an appointment with the High Commission.
See: Contacts – Bangladesh > Client Counter Hours
Note: If you lodge your application directly with the High Commission you will still need to go to the AVAC to provide biometrics.
See: VFS Global

Permanent entry visas

Permanent entry visa applications (except refugee and humanitarian class visa applications, general skilled, business skills, Distinguished Talent (subclass 124), Former Resident (subclass 151) and parent subclasses) can be lodged through AVACs and are processed at the Australian High Commission, Dhaka.

Refugee and Humanitarian class visa applications are lodged and processed at the Australian High Commission, Dhaka.

General skilled migration applications are lodged at the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre.
See: General Skilled Migration Processing Centres

Business skills applications are lodged and processed at the Perth Business Skills Processing Centre.
See: Perth Business Skills Processing Centre

Applications under the Special Migration stream – Distinguished Talent (subclass 124) and Former Resident (subclass 151), are lodged and processed at the Perth Office.
See:
Perth Office
Distinguished Talent Visa Enquiry form

Contributory parent and parent migration applications are lodged and processed at the Parent Visa Centre.
See: Parent Visa Centre

Refugee and Humanitarian visas

Refugee and Humanitarian class visa applications are lodged and processed at the Australian High Commission, Dhaka.

Temporary Entry Visas

All temporary entry visa applications, except the below applications can be lodged at the AVACs.

416 Special Program applications are lodged and processed at the Hobart Special Program Processing Centre.
See: Hobart Special Program Processing Centre

420 Entertainment sponsorship and visa applications are lodged and processed at the Sydney Entertainment Processing Centre.
See: Sydney Entertainment Processing Centre

442 Occupational Trainee sponsorship and visa applications are lodged and processed at the Adelaide Occupational Trainee Processing Centre.
See: Adelaide Occupational Trainee Processing Centre

Sponsored Family Visitor visa (subclass 679) applications must be lodged in Australia by the sponsor. 679 Sponsored Family Visitor visas will be processed at one of the Sponsored Family Visitor processing centres.
See: Sponsored Family Visitor Processing Centres

If you are sponsored by an Australian employer for a subclass 457 Business (Long Stay) visa, you may lodge your visa application online or at an Australian office of the department. If you are sponsored by an overseas business, you can lodge your visa application with the Australian Immigration Office responsible for applications in your country.
See:
Centres of Excellence
Online Applications

If you are sponsored by an Australian employer, you must lodge your visa application at the same office in Australia where your employer lodged papers to support your application. Please ask your employer at which office they lodged these papers.
See: Contact Us – Australian Offices

Citizenship

Applications for Citizenship by Descent can be lodged at the Australian High Commission, Dhaka or at an AVAC in Bangladesh.

All applications for Australian citizenship general eligibility and other situations, and applications to resume or renounce (give up) Australian citizenship should be lodged at the Melbourne CBD Office.
See:
Application process for Australian citizenship
Application process to resume Australian citizenship
Giving up your citizenship
Melbourne CBD Office