Spain

Visa Information

Country coverage

The visa office provides immigration and visa services to clients in Spain and seven other countries in Europe including: Andorra, Belgium, Canary Islands, France, Luxembourg, Monaco and Portugal.

Information on recent changes to visa lodgement and processing arrangements for clients from France, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco and Portugal is available.
See: Visa lodgement and processing arrangements for clients from France, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco and Portugal ([an error occurred while processing this directive]B PDF file)

Biometrics collection

Clients in France

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

From 31 May 2011, clients in France, regardless of nationality, lodging paper-based visa applications may be required to attend an Australian Biometrics Collection Centre (ABCC) in person to provide their biometrics. A 10-digit fingerprint scan and a digital facial photograph will be collected. Applicants should continue to send their visa application to the Australian Embassy Madrid, Spain. The Visa Office in Madrid will notify applicants in writing of the requirement to attend the ABCC in Paris to provide their biometrics.
Note: Clients in France lodging applications for Resident Return visas, Australian Declaratory visas and Australian Citizenship by Descent will not need to provide their biometrics.

Lodging a visa application

By post or courier to the Australian Embassy

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 – Spain
Note: Clients in France may be required to go to the ABCC to provide biometrics.  The Visa Office in Madrid will notify you in writing of the requirement to attend the ABCC.
Exception: Applications for Resident Return visas, Australian Declaratory visas, Citizenship by Descent and Refugee and Humanitarian visas.

Further information on the ABCC and their services is available from their website.
See: WorldBridge Service

At the Australian Embassy in Person

To lodge in person at the Australian Embassy you will need to make an appointment. Appointments are made by telephone or email.
See: Contacts – Spain > Client Contact Hours

Permanent entry visas

Permanent entry visa applications except general skilled, business skills and parent subclasses from the countries listed above are lodged, processed and decided in Madrid.

General skilled migration applications are lodged at the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre.
See: General Skilled Migration Processing Centres

442 Occupational Trainee sponsorship and visa applications are lodged and processed at the Adelaide Occupational Trainee Processing Centre.
See: Adelaide Occupational Trainee Processing Centre

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

Citizens from the country coverage list above, except for the Canary Islands, who are travelling to Australia for up to three months for tourism or business purposes are eligible to apply online for an eVisitor.
See: eVisitor – Online Applications

Citizens from the country coverage list above, except for the Canary Islands, who want to visit Australia as a tourist are eligible to apply online for a Tourist visa (e676).
See: Tourist (e676) Visa – Online Applications

Passport holders from the country coverage list above, except for the Canary Islands, are eligible to apply for an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) through travel agents and airlines.
See: Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) - Online Applications

Passport holders from Belgium and France are eligible to apply online for a Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417).
See: Working Holiday Visa – Online Applications

Paper temporary entry visa applications from the country coverage list above are lodged and processed in Madrid.

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.
See: Australian Offices

Citizenship

Applications for Citizenship by Descent are processed by the Australian High Commission in London.
See: Australian High Commission, London, United Kingdom

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