Philippines

Visa Information and Lodgement

Lodging a visa application

Through the Philippines Interactive Audiotext Service Inc (PIASI)

The department has a Service Delivery Partner arrangement with PIASI to provide Australian visa lodgement services. PIASI operates a Call Center for telephone enquiries and booking appointments and the Visa Information and Application (VIA) Center which provides visa information and accepts applications for Australian visas.

PIASI charges applicants a service fee in addition to any visa application charges.

No prior appointments are needed to attend the VIA Center. Posted visa applications cannot be accepted at the VIA Center. Lodgement of applications by courier, however, is available through PIASI's Call Center.

Further information on PIASI's Call Center, the VIA Center and services they provide are available from the Australian Embassy website.
See: Making a Visa Application

By post to the Australian Embassy

Applications can be lodged by post direct to the Embassy. However, it is not recommended that clients forward personal documents, passports and payment through the post as safe delivery cannot be guaranteed.

At the Australian Embassy in person

If you wish to lodge an application in person you will need to make an appointment through the PIASI Call Center.
See: Philippines – Contacts

Please note that due to the high demand for appointments it may be a few weeks before an appointment can be scheduled. You can lodge your application at the VIA Center at any time during business hours without an appointment.

Permanent Entry Visas

Permanent entry visa applications (except general skilled, business skills, Distinguished Talent (subclass 124), Former Resident (subclass 151) and parent subclasses) from the Philippines, can be lodged through the PIASI VIA Center as per above.

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 from the Philippines, can be lodged through the PIASI VIA Center as per above.

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. For the office address:
See: Contact Us – Australian Offices

Citizenship

Applications for Citizenship by Descent can be lodged at the Australian Embassy, Philippines or at the VIA Centre.

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