Visa Information
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Permanent entry visas
Permanent entry visa applications (except general skilled, business skills and parent subclasses) from the following countries are lodged in Moscow: Russian Federation, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Applications by Georgian nationals may be lodged and processed at the Australian Embassy in Ankara, Turkey
See: Turkey Contacts
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 Perth Offshore Parents Centre.
See: Perth Offshore Parents Centre
Temporary entry visas
Temporary entry visa applications (except for special program, entertainment and sponsored family visitor visas) from the following countries are lodged, in Moscow: Russian Federation, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Applications by Georgian nationals may be lodged and processed at the Australian Embassy in Ankara, Turkey
See: Turkey Contacts
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 details in Australia
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 details in Australia
Special procedures
Postal services in the Russian Federation and the other republics are generally slow and unreliable. Mail delivery can take four (4) weeks or more. The Australian Embassy in Moscow accepts payment for visa applications in Russian Roubles and by credit card only.