Malaysia

Visa Information and Lodgement

Country coverage

The visa office provides immigration and visa services to clients in Malaysia and Brunei.

Biometrics collection

The Australian Government is introducing biometrics collection into the visa application process.

From 11 April 2011, all people, regardless of nationality, lodging paper-based visa applications in Malaysia will be required to attend an Australian Visa Application Centre (AVAC) in person to lodge their application and provide their biometrics. A 10 digit fingerprint scan and a facial photograph will be collected.
Note: Clients lodging applications for Resident Return visas, Australian Declaratory visas and Australian Citizenship by Decent applications will not need to provide their biometrics.

Lodging a visa application

Clients from Brunei

All applications from Brunei (permanent, temporary and citizenship) should post or courier to the Australian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur. Post and courier applications from Brunei will not need to provide biometrics.
See: Contacts – Malaysia

At an AVAC

The department has an agreement with VFS Global to provide Australian visa lodgement services in Malaysia through an AVAC. The AVAC accepts applications for Australian visas. Clients can lodge their applications in person through the AVAC.
Note: The AVAC does not accept couriered or posted applications. You will also not be charged any additional fees for the collection of biometrics.

Further information on the AVAC and their services is available from their website.
See: VFS Global

By post or courier to the Australian High Commission

Please ensure you have enclosed the appropriate visa application charge. Sponsors can also pay at any departmental office in Australia and include the official receipt with the application.
See:
Method of Payment Accepted at Australian Missions
Contacts – Malaysia
Note: If you lodge your application directly with the High Commission you will still need to go to the AVAC to provide biometrics
Exception: Applications for Resident Return, Citizenship by Descent and Refugee and Humanitarian visas.

At the Australian High Commission in person

To lodge in person at the Australian High Commission you will need to make an appointment. Appointments are made by email.
See: Contacts – Malaysia > Client Counter Hours
Note: If you lodge your application directly with the High Commission, you will still need to go to the AVAC to provide biometrics.
See: VFS Global

Permanent entry visas

Permanent entry visa applications (except general skilled, business skills, Distinguished Talent (subclass 124), Former Resident (subclass 151), parent subclasses and humanitarian applications) from countries listed above can be lodged at the AVAC and are processed at the Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur.

Resident Return visa applications should be lodged at the Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur by appointment. Appointments are made by email.
See: Contacts – Malaysia > Client Counter Hours

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

Refugee and Humanitarian visas

Refugee and Humanitarian class visa applications are lodged and processed at the Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur.

Temporary entry visas

Temporary entry visa applications (except the below applications) countries listed above can be lodged at the AVAC and are processed at the Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur.

Passport holders from Malaysia and Brunei who are traveling to Australia for up to three months for tourism or business purposes are eligible to apply for an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) online, through a travel agent or airline.
See: Electronic Travel Authority – Online Applications

Passport holders from Malaysia and Brunei who want to visit Australia for more than three months are eligible to apply online for a Tourist visa (e676).
See: Tourist visa

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 can be lodged at the Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur by appointment. Appointments are made by email.
See: Contacts – Malaysia > Client counter hours

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