Germany

Visa Information

Permanent Entry visas

Permanent entry visa applications (for exceptions see below) from Germany, Croatia, Estonia, The Netherlands, Denmark, Faeroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy (including San Marino and Vatican City), Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Malta, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, France, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco and Portugal are lodged, processed and decided in Berlin.

Citizens of Croatia and Hungary may lodge applications in Zagreb and Budapest respectively and the applications will be sent to Berlin for processing and decision.

Visa applications from Polish citizens and residents of Poland are to be lodged in Berlin.
See: Migration Visa Applications from Polish Citizens and Residents of Poland to be lodged in Berlin

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

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 Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, (including Vatican City and San Marino), Malta, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland who are travelling to Australia for up to three (3) months for tourism or business purposes are eligible to apply online for eVisitors.
See: eVisitors

Citizens of Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City are also able to apply for an ETA at travel agents and airlines.
See: Electronic Travel Authority

Passport holders from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City who want to visit Australia for more than three (3) months are eligible to apply online for a Tourist visa (e676).
See: Tourist visa

Paper temporary entry visa applications from Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, San Marino, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City are lodged, processed and decided in Berlin.

Paper temporary entry applications from Croatia and Hungary are lodged, processed and decided in Zagreb and Budapest,  respectively. Paper temporary visa applications from Andorra, Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Monaco (excluding subclass 457 and student applications) are lodged, processed and decided at the Australian Embassy, Paris.
See:
France – Contacts
Croatia – Contacts
Hungry - Contacts

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

679 Sponsored Family Visitor visa applications must be lodged by the sponsor at a State or Territory office within Australia.
See: Contact Us - Australian Offices

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 where they lodged these papers.
See: Contact Us - Australian Offices

422 Medical Practitioner visa applications are lodged in Australia at the same office where the sponsorship application was lodged.

Citizenship

Citizenship applications for conferral, resumption or renunciation are processed in Berlin.
See: Germany - Contacts

Citizenship by descent applications are processed by the Australian High Commission in London.
See: London Contact Centre – for Callers Outside the United Kingdom

Special procedures

Citizens of Germany, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark are eligible to apply for a Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417). Citizens wishing to apply for a Working Holiday visa should apply online.
See: Working Holiday

Citizens of Germany, The Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are eligible to apply online for a Student Visa.
See: Students

Applications for Registration of Australian Citizenship by Descent formerly lodged in Warsaw will be processed in Berlin.
See: Germany – Contacts