People's Republic of China - Hong Kong
Visa Information
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Permanent Entry visas
Permanent entry visa applications (except general skilled and parent subclasses) from Hong Kong and Macau are lodged and decided in Hong Kong. Hong Kong also processes and decides Business Skills Migration applications for the whole of China.
General skilled migration applications are lodged and processed at the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre.
See: Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre
Contributory parent and parent migration applications are lodged and processed at the Parent Visa Centre.
See: Parent Visa Centre
Applications under the Special Migration stream – Distinguished Talent (subclass 124) and Former Resident (subclass 151), are lodged and processed at the ACT and Regions office.
See: Distinguished Talent Visa Enquiry form
Temporary Entry visas
Citizens of Hong Kong are eligible for streamlined processing of visitor visas through ETA.
See: Electronic Travel Authority
Temporary entry visa applications from Hong Kong and Macau are lodged and decided in Hong Kong.
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 Us – Australian Offices
Special procedures
Australia has reciprocal Working Holiday arrangements in effect with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
See: Working Holiday