Jordan
Visa Information
Permanent Entry visas
Permanent entry visa applications (except general skilled, business skills and parent subclasses) from Jordan, Syria and Iraq are lodged, processed and decided in Amman.
See: Changes to processing for clients in Syria and Cyprus
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
Refugee and Humanitarian visas
Clients from Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen 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 Melbourne CBD office. 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 from applicants in the Middle East and parts of South West Asia (29KB PDF file)
Countries: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
Temporary Entry visas
Temporary entry visa applications for visitors, short term business and students from Jordan, Syria and Iraq are lodged, processed and decided in Amman.
See: Changes to processing for clients in Syria
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
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 which office they lodged these papers at.
See: Contact Us - Australian Offices
Special procedures
Applicants from Iraq may find it difficult to travel to Amman to obtain visa, immigration and citizenship services. All application forms can be downloaded from the department's website.
See: Visas and Immigration - Applications & Forms
See also: www.immi.gov.au
Applicants are strongly encouraged to provide their phone contact details at time of lodgement. If an interview is required after the lodgement of the application, the Embassy will make the necessary arrangements to conduct the interview and arrange for health checking.