Indonesia - Jakarta - Visa Information and Lodgement

Visa Information and Lodgement

Lodging a visa application

At the Australian Visa Application Centre (AVAC)

The Immigration Section in Indonesia has an arrangement with VFS Global to receive visa applications at the Australian Visa Application Centre (AVAC).

The Australian Visa Application Centre charges a fee with each application lodged.

Further information on VFS and services they provide in Jakarta and Bali is available from their website.
See: VFS Australian Visa

By post or courier to the Immigration Section

Please ensure you have enclosed appropriate fee for the visa charge (or evidence that the fee has been paid) and a pre–paid return envelope clearly stating your return delivery address.
See: Indonesia - Jakarta - Contacts

At the Immigration Section in person

To lodge in person at the Immigration Section, you must make an appointment by calling the enquiry line. However, you can lodge your application at the AVAC during their business hours without an appointment.

To make an appointment with the Immigration Section.
See: Indonesia - Jakarta - Contacts

For more details about where and how to submit your application:
See: Submitting your visa application

Permanent entry visas

Permanent entry visa applications (except general skilled, business skills, Distinguished Talent (subclass 124), Former Resident (subclass 151) and parent subclasses) may be lodged in Jakarta or Bali.

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:
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

Temporary entry visas

Temporary entry visa applications, including Visitor, Transit and 1st Working Holiday applications and Work and Holiday from Jakarta are lodged and processed in Indonesia.

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 which office they lodged these papers at.
See: Contact Us – Australian Offices

Citizenship

Applications for Citizenship by Descent can be lodged at the Australian Embassy, Indonesia – Jakarta or at the AVAC.

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

Special procedures

Australian Citizenship and Australian Declaratory Visa applicants should submit their application by post directly to the Immigration Section, or contact us to make an appointment to submit the application in person:
See: Indonesia - Jakarta - Contacts