Thailand

Visa Information and Lodgement

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 post or by 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 by bank draft purchased in Thailand and payable to the ‘Australian Embassy Bangkok’ in Thai Baht.
See: Thailand – 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: Thailand – Contacts > Client Counter Hours

Permanent entry visas

Permanent entry visa applications (except general skilled, business skills, Distinguished Talent (subclass 124), Former Resident (subclass 151) and parent subclasses) are processed and decided in Bangkok.
Note: Permanent entry visa applications from Burma are processed and decided in Bangkok.

Important: Partner and family migration applications lodged by clients who live in Pakistan or Afghanistan (except for Afghan nationals) are now processed at the Australian High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan.
See: Change to processing location for partner and family migration applications lodged by clients in Pakistan or Afghanistan ( 61KB PDF file)
Note: Clients are encouraged to lodge their application directly with this office, however, applications will continue to be accepted at the client's nearest immigration office.

Partner and family migration applications lodged before 1 December 2011 with the Australian Embassy, Bangkok office will continue to be finalised in Bangkok.

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 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

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

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

Citizenship

Applications for Citizenship by Descent can be lodged at the Australian Embassy, Bangkok or at the AVAC.

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