United Kingdom
Visa Information
Permanent entry visas
Permanent entry visa applications for Partner, Prospective Marriage, Child, Remaining Relative, Carer and Aged Dependent Relative for applicants usually resident in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Ascension Island, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and Saint Helena are lodged, processed and decided in London.
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 Parent Visa Centre.
See: Parent Visa Centre
Applications under the Special Migration stream – Distinguished Talent (subclass 124) and Former Resident (subclass 151), are lodged and processed at the ACT and Regions office.
See: Distinguished Talent Visa Enquiry form
Temporary entry visas
Citizens of the United Kingdom and Ireland who are travelling to Australia for up to three (3) months for tourism or business purposes are eligible to apply online for eVisitors. They are also able to apply for an ETA through travel agents and airlines.
See:
eVisitors
Electronic Travel Authority
Passport holders from the United Kingdom and Ireland who want to visit Australia for more than three (3) months are eligible to apply online for a Tourist visa (e676).
See: Tourist visa
Paper temporary entry visa applications from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Ascension Island, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and Saint Helena are lodged, processed and decided in London.
416 Special Program applications are lodged and processed at the Hobart Special Program Processing Centre.
See: Hobart Special Program Processing Centre
417 Working Holiday Visas applicants are eligible to apply online, this is the recommended way to make an application. Paper Working Holiday Maker visa applications from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Ascension Island, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and Saint Helena are lodged, processed and decided in London.
See: Online Applications for Working Holiday Visas
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: Australian Offices
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 Australia office of the department. If you are sponsored by an overseas business, you can lodge your visa application with the Australia 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 where they lodged these papers.
See: Australian Offices
Citizenship
Citizenship applications from citizens in the United Kingdom are processed in London.
See: United Kingdom - Contacts
Citizenship by descent applications are processed by the Australian High Commission in London for the following countries:
| Countries | Countries |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Republic of Ireland |
| Ascension Island | Falkland Islands |
| Gibraltar and Saint Helena | Albania |
| Andorra | Austria |
| Belgium | Bosnia Herzegovina |
| Bulgaria | Canary Islands |
| Croatia | Czech Republic |
| Denmark | Estonia |
| Faeroe Islands | Finland |
| France | Germany |
| Greece | Greenland |
| Hungary | Iceland |
| Israel | Italy |
| Kosovo | Latvia |
| Liechtenstein | Lithuania |
| Luxembourg | Malta |
| Monaco | Netherlands |
| Norway | Palestinian Self Governing Areas (PSGA and other parts of the Occupied Territories (West Bank)) |
| Poland | Portugal |
| San Marino | Slovakia |
| Slovenia | Spain |
| Sweden | Switzerland |
| Vatican City |
Special procedures
We recommend all passports and valuable documents are sent by Special Delivery (clients outside of the UK should use registered post) to ensure a trackable and secure delivery. Clients in the UK should also enclose a pre-paid self-addressed Special Delivery envelope for the secure return of their documents.
For full details on how to lodge your application.
See: United Kingdom - Contacts