People's Republic of China - Hong Kong

Visa Information and Lodgement

Country coverage

The visa office provides immigration and visa services to clients in the Peoples Republic of China.

Permanent entry visas

Partner, prospective marriage, child, remaining relative, carer and aged dependent relative visa applications from clients residing in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are lodged and processed in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong also processes and decides Business Skills Migration applications for residents of Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and mainland China.
See: Contacts – People’s Republic of China – Hong Kong

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

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

Clients from the East Asia region whose application for a Refugee and Humanitarian (Class XB) visa is accompanied by a proposal form (form 681) must lodge their application at the department’s NSW Offshore Humanitarian Processing Centre. This applies to people who are lodging a visa for consideration under the Global Special Humanitarian Program (SHP) or as an immediate family member.
See:
Lodging Certain Humanitarian Applications in Australia
NSW Offshore Humanitarian Processing Centre

All other Refugee and Humanitarian applications should be directed to the Australian Embassy, Beijing.
See: Contacts – Peoples Republic of China – Beijing

Temporary entry visas

Visitor, working holiday, student and other temporary entry visa applications from clients residing in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, unless indicated below, are lodged and processed in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport holders are eligible to apply for an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) online or through travel agents and airlines.
See: Electronic Travel Authority – Online Applications

Taiwan passport holders and other ETA eligible passport holders in Taiwan are eligible to apply for an ETA through authorised travel agents.
See: Approved Travel Agents in Taiwan

Taiwan passport holders outside Taiwan should apply for an ETA at their closest Australian visa office.
See: Immigration Offices Outside Australia

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Taiwan passport holders are eligible to apply online for a Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417).
See: Working Holiday Visa – Online Applications

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan passport holders are eligible to apply online for a Student visa.
See: Students Visa Online Applications

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 Visa 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: Australian Offices

Citizenship

Applications for Citizenship by Descent can be lodged at the Australian Consulate-General in Hong Kong.

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