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Renaming and Relocation of the Perth Offshore Parents Centre (POPC)

From 25 May 2009, the Perth Offshore Parents Centre (POPC) will be renamed the Parent Visa Centre (PVC) and will be moving from Level 3, 166 Murray Street, Perth, WA, 6000 to Wellington Central, Level 3, 836 Wellington Street, West Perth, WA, 6005.

Offshore parent visa applications for:

  • Parent (Subclass 103) visa
  • Contributory Parent (Temporary) (Subclass 173); and
  • Contributory Parent (Migrant) (Subclass 143)

must be posted to:
Parent Visa Centre
Locked Bag 7
Northbridge WA 6865

or

delivered by courier service to:
Parent Visa Centre
Wellington Central
Level 3
836 Wellington Street
West Perth WA 6005

Important: From 25 May 2009, failure to lodge an offshore parent visa application at the new address for the Parent Visa Centre will mean that no valid offshore parent visa application has been made.


Change to Location of Processing of Onshore Subclass 445 (Dependent Child) Visa Applications

The department is consolidating visa and citizenship processing into dedicated centres around Australia. From 1 April 2009, onshore Dependent Child (Subclass 445) visa applications must be sent to the Departments ACT and Regions Office (ACTRO) for processing.
See: Change to location of processing of onshore Subclass 445 (Dependent Child) visa applications


Changes to Location of Processing of Permanent (Second Stage) Partner Visa Applications

The department is consolidating visa and citizenship processing into dedicated centres around Australia. From  1 October 2008 the following visa subclasses will be  processed in either the ACT and Regions Office (ACTRO) or the Melbourne office:

  • Subclass 100 - Partner Visa
  • Subclass 100 - Spouse Visa
  • Subclass 110 - Interdependency Visa
  • Subclass 801 - Partner Visa
  • Subclass 801 - Spouse Visa
  • Subclass 814 - Interdependency visa

Where an application is processed will depend on where the initial application was lodged. If the application was lodged at an immigration office overseas, it will be processed in ACTRO. If an application was lodged in Australia, it will be processed in Melbourne.
See:
Information For Second Stage Partner Applicants (78KB PDF file)
Frequently Asked Questions - Second Stage Partner Processing (133KB PDF file)