Lebanon
Visa Information
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Permanent Entry visas
Permanent entry visa applications (except general skilled, business skills, parent subclasses and refugee and humanitarian entry visa (Class XB) applications accompanied by a proposal Form 681) from Lebanon are lodged, processed and decided in Beirut.
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 from Lebanon are lodged, processed and decided in Beirut.
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
Most applicants from areas outside Beirut use messengers/agents to lodge applications and to collect decisions/passports. If you choose to lodge in person, then it is recommended that you complete a Libanpost (courier) consignment note with your full details for Libanpost to deliver your visa decision to your nominated address. This service is on a cash-on-delivery basis and you will be charged a small fee per application/family group.