Chile
Visa Information
Permanent Entry Visas
Permanent entry visa applications (except general skilled, business skills and parent subclasses) from Aruba and all countries in South America, excluding Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay are lodged, processed and decided in Santiago. While such applications can be lodged at any post, it is recommended that they be lodged direct with Santiago (in person, by post or by courier), as forwarding documents from other posts can take up to a month. However, fees/charges can be paid at any post, and the receipt should then be sent by the applicant with the application direct to Santiago.
For Refugee/SHP applications see 'Special Procedures' below.
General skilled migration applications are lodged and processed at the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre.
See: Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre
Business Skills applications are lodged and processed at the Perth Business Skills Processing Centre.
See: Perth Business Skills Processing Centre
Contributory parent and parent migration applications are lodged and processed at the Parent Visa Centre.
See: Parent Visa Centre
Temporary Entry Visas
Temporary entry visa applications from Aruba, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Netherlands Antilles, Peru, Surinam and Venezuela are lodged, processed and decided in Santiago.
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
Sponsored Family Visitor visa (subclass 679) applications must be lodged by the sponsor at a State or Territory office within Australia.
See: Contact details in Australia
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 Australia office of the department. If you are sponsored by an overseas business, you can lodge your visa application with the Australia 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 which office they lodged these papers at. For the office address.
See: Contact details in Australia
Special Procedures
Refugee/Humanitarian applications for Aruba and all South American countries excluding Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay are lodged, processed and decided in Santiago.
Washington is responsible for deciding Refugee/Humanitarian applications from Central America.