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Visa Information and Lodgement

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Country coverage

The visa office provides immigration and visa services to clients in Fiji and 16 other countries in the South Pacific including: American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia (FSOM), French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati (Republic of), Marshall Island, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Marianas, Palau, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna Islands and Vanuatu.
Note: Clients from above listed countries can lodge their application at their nearest South Pacific office and it may (depending on country and subclass) be forwarded to Suva for processing.
See: Special procedures

Travelling without a visa label

You need to have a valid visa to travel to Australia. We do not require you to have a visa label placed into your passport for travel to Australia. This is known as 'label-free' travel, making travel to Australia simpler and more secure.

If you are transiting or exiting through another country, you need to check with the relevant government authorities about whether you need to show a visa label in your passport. We cannot advise you on other countries’ requirements.

More information on travelling to Australia without a visa label and how to confirm your visa entitlements is available.
See: About your visa

Lodging a visa application

At the Australian Visa Application Centre

The department has an agreement with TTServices to provide Australian visa and citizenship lodgement services in Fiji , Nauru, Kiribati (Republic of) and Vanuatu through an Australian Visa Application Centre.

Clients can lodge their applications either in person or by post or courier at one of the Australian Visa Application Centres located in Fiji (Lautoka and Suva), Nauru (Aiwo District), Kiribati (Republic of) or Vanuatu. A fee will be charged for this service in addition to the scheduled fee charged by the Australian High Commission for all visa applications.

Further information on the Australian Visa Application Centres and services they provide is available from their website.
See: TTServices

By post or courier to the Australian High Commission

Please ensure you have enclosed the appropriate visa application charge. Sponsors can also pay the visa application charge at any departmental office in Australia and include the official receipt with the application.

At the Australian High Commission in person

You can only lodge your application in person at the Australian High Commission by appointment. However, you can lodge your application at one of the Australian Visa Application Centres at any time during their business hours without an appointment.
Note: Appointments to attend the High Commission are made through the Australian Visa Application Centres.
See: Contacts – Fiji

Permanent entry visas

Partner, prospective marriage, child, remaining relative, carer and aged dependent relative visa applications from applicants usually living in one of the countries in country coverage list above are processed in Suva.

Applications for general skilled, business innovation and investment, Distinguished Talent (subclass 124), Former Resident (subclass 151) and parent subclasses are processed in Australia.

For Points Based Skilled Migration (subclasses 189, 190 and 489) and Business Innovation and Investment (subclasses 132 and 188) visas you will have to submit a complete Expression of Interest (EOI) and receive an invitation to apply.
See: SkillSelect

Former Resident (subclass 151) applications are lodged and processed at the Perth Office.
See: Perth Office

Distinguished Talent (subclass 124) visas must be lodged (by post or courier) and are processed at the Adelaide Business Skills Processing Centre.
See:
Distinguished Talent Visa (offshore) (subclass 124)
Adelaide Business Skills Processing Centre

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 South Pacific 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 closest immigration office outside Australia.

Temporary entry visas

Temporary entry visa applications from countries included in the country coverage list above are processed and decided in Suva.
Note: Clients can lodge their temporary entry application at their nearest South Pacific office and it may (depending on country and subclass) be forwarded to Suva for processing.

401 Temporary Work (Long-stay Activity) (Subclass 401) visa - Exchange, Sport and Religious Worker streams. Sponsorship and nomination applications are lodged and processed at the Specialist Temporary Entry Centre – NSW.
See: Specialist Temporary Entry Centre - NSW

401 Temporary Work (Long-stay Activity) (Subclass 401) visa – Domestic Worker (Executive) stream. Sponsorship, nomination and visa applications are lodged and processed at the Specialist Temporary Entry Centre - ACT
See: Specialist Temporary Entry Centre - ACT

402 Training and Research visa – Research stream sponsorship applications only.
Professional Development stream sponsorship and visa applications are lodged and processed at the Specialist Temporary Entry Centre – Tasmania.
See: Specialist Temporary Entry Centre - Tasmania

402 Training and Research visa – Occupational Trainee stream sponsorship, nomination and visa applications are lodged and processed at the Specialist Temporary Entry Centre – SA.
See: Specialist Temporary Entry Centre - SA

416 Special Program applications are lodged and processed at the Specialist Temporary Entry Centre – Tasmania.
See: Specialist Temporary Entry Centre - Tasmania

420 Entertainment sponsorship, nomination and visa applications are lodged and processed at the Entertainment Visa Centre - NSW.
See: Entertainment Visa Centre - NSW

Applications for the Sponsored Family stream of the Visitor (subclass 600) visa must be lodged in Australia. These applications will be processed at one of the Sponsored Family Visitor processing centres.
See: Sponsored Family Visitor Processing Centres

457 Temporary Work (Skilled) visas can be applied for using SkillSelect. If you are:

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 Us - Australian Offices

Citizenship

Applications for Citizenship by Descent can be lodged at one of the Australian Visa Application Centres or at the Australian High Commission, Fiji.

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

Special procedures

Applicants should be aware that normal postal delivery between South Pacific offices and Suva can take up to four (4) weeks.

For faster processing, you are encouraged to lodge your application at one of the Australian Visa Application Centres.