Pakistan

Visa Information

Permanent Entry visas

Partner and family migration applications from Afghani nationals resident in Afghanistan or Pakistan are processed by the Australian Consulate-General in Dubai.  All partner and family migration applications from clients who live in Pakistan (with the exception of Afghani nationals) are processed by the Australian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.
See:
Contacts - United Arab Emirates
Thailand – Contacts

Information sheets detailing theses changes are available.
See:
Changes to processing location for family migration applications from Afghanistan ( 80KB PDF file)
Pakistan Visa Processing Changes ( 59KB PDF file)

Note: Clients are encouraged to lodge their application directly with the office in Bangkok or Dubai. However, applications will continue to be accepted at the client's nearest immigration office.

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

Student visa applications by citizens of Pakistan (living in Pakistan or New Zealand) and Afghanistan (living in Afghanistan, Pakistan or New Zealand) must be lodged with the Adelaide Offshore Student Processing Centre in Australia.
See:
Adelaide Offshore Student Processing Centre
Changes to processing for student visa applications for citizens of Pakistan and Afghanistan ( 73KB PDF file)

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

All other temporary entry visa applications, except those listed above, from citizens of Pakistan and Afghanistan that are lodged in Islamabad will be processed and decided by that office.

Special procedures

Tehran processes and decides all permanent and temporary entry visa applications lodged by persons in Iran.