Germany
Visa Information and Lodgement
Country coverage
The visa office provides immigration and visa services to clients in Germany and 19 other European countries, including: Denmark, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands (the), Norway, Poland, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City.
Note: Temporary paper applications from Greece are lodged and processed in Athens.
See: Greece – Contacts
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 lodged and processed in Berlin.
Applications for general skilled, business skills, Distinguished Talent (subclass 124), Former Resident (subclass 151) and parent subclasses are lodged and processed in Australia.
General skilled migration applications are lodged at the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre.
See: General Skilled Migration Processing Centres
Business skills applications are lodged and processed at the Perth Business Skills Processing Centre.
See: Perth Business Skills Processing Centre
Applications under the Special Migration stream – Distinguished Talent (subclass 124) and Former Resident (subclass 151), are lodged and processed at the Perth office.
See:
Distinguished Talent Visa Enquiry form
Perth Office
Contributory parent and parent migration applications are lodged and processed at the Parent Visa Centre.
See: Parent Visa Centre
Temporary entry visas
Visitor, working holiday, student and other temporary entry visa applications from applicants usually living in one of the countries in the country coverage list above, unless indicated below, are lodged and processed in Berlin.
Passport holders from Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands (the), Norway, Poland, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City who are travelling to Australia for up to three months for tourism or business purposes are eligible to apply online for an eVisitor.
See: eVisitor – Online Applications
Passport holders from Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Netherlands (the), Norway, Poland, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City who want to visit Australia for more than three months are eligible to apply online for a Tourist visa (e676).
See: Tourist (e676) Visa – Online Applications
Passport holders from Germany, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Malta, Netherlands (the), Norway, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City are eligible to apply for an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) through travel agents and airlines.
See: Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) – Online Applications
Passport holders from Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands (the), Norway and Sweden are eligible to apply online for a Working Holiday visa (subclass 417).
See: Working Holiday Visa – Online Applications
Passport holders from Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia (depending on course of study), Netherlands (the), Norway, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland are eligible to apply online for a Student visa.
See: Students – Online Applications
Note: Online applications from passport holders of Latvia cannot be made for Vocational Education and Training Sector (subclass 572) visas.
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 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
Citizenship
Applications for Citizenship by Descent are processed by the Australian High Commission in London.
See: United Kingdom – Contacts
All 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