Thailand
Visa Information and Lodgement
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Lodging a visa application
At the Australian Visa Application Centre (AVAC)
The department has an agreement with VFS (Thailand) Ltd to provide Australian visa lodgement services in Thailand through the AVAC. The AVAC accepts applications for Australian visas.
Exception: Refugee and Humanitarian Entry
Clients can lodge their visa application in person at the AVAC in Bangkok or at one of the six (6) GDA courier centres selected by VFS across Thailand.
A fee will be charged for this service in addition to the scheduled fee charged by the Australian Embassy for all visa applications.
Further information on the VFS and services they provide is available from their website.
See: (VFS) Thailand
By mail or courier to the Australian Embassy
Please ensure you have enclosed the appropriate visa charges by Cashier’s Cheque purchased in Bangkok or Nonthaburi, Samutprakarn provinces; or Bank Draft purchased in Thailand and payable to the “Australian Embassy Bangkok” in Thai Baht.
See: Bangkok Contacts
At the Australian Embassy in person
To lodge in person at the Embassy you will need to make an appointment, however you can lodge your application at the AVAC during their business hours without an appointment. To make an appointment with the Embassy.
See: Bangkok Contacts > Client Counter Hours
Permanent entry visas
Permanent entry visa applications (except general skilled, business skills and parent subclasses) are processed and decided in Bangkok. Permament entry visa applications from Burma and Laos are also processed and decided in Bangkok (except general skilled, business skills and parent subclasses).
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 are lodged, processed and decided in Bangkok.
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
From 1 October 2007, Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) applications for Thai nationals are lodged, processed and decided in Bangkok.
Sponsored Family Visitor visa (subclass 679) applications must be lodged by the sponsor at a State or Territory office within 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 at which office they lodged these papers.
See: Contact details in Australia
Citizenship applications
Citizenship applications and applications to register children by descent should be lodged at the Australian Embassy, Bangkok between 1030-1200 Monday to Friday. No appointment is necessary.