Information regarding Visas and Citizenship

Information regarding Visas and Citizenship

To enter Australia, you must have either an Australian Passport or a valid Australian Visa.

The Australian Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal does not process visa or citizenship applications. For clients resident in Portugal visa processing is undertaken electronically through the online ‘eVisa’ service, or by processing centres in Australia, or by an immigration office at an Australian Embassy.

Planning a holiday in Australia?

If you hold a passport from the European Union, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland or Vatican City you can apply electronically free of charge for a visa to visit Australia for a holiday.

Holiday Visa Information

Visa and Citizenship Information

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) provides a website with information about Australian visas and citizenship. This information is available in English.
This website contains comprehensive information about the range of visa products, eligibility, forms, fees and application procedures. For most visa types there are checklists and step-by-step guides to help you make your application.
 

See: www.immi.gov.au

Visa processing at an Immigration Office

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has offices in:

Berlin, Germany (www.germany.embassy.gov.au)
London, United Kingdom (www.uk.embassy.gov.au)
Madrid, Spain (www.spain.embassy.gov.au)
Viena, Austria (www.austria.embassy.gov.au)

Our immigration offices process the following visas:

• Visitor visa (for passport holders who cannot apply online)
• Working Holiday Maker visas (for passport holders who cannot apply online)
• Short Stay Business visas (for passport holders who cannot apply online)
• Transit visa 
• Student visa (for passport holders who cannot apply online)
• Temporary Work visa
• Resident Return visa
• Partner Migration
• Child Migration
• Other Family Migration

Citizenship by Descent processing office in London, UK

The immigration office in London processes citizenship by descent applications for clients resident in Andorra, Ascension Island, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Falkland Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saint Helena, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City.

For further information please refer to the London website: www.uk.embassy.gov.au/lhlh/immi_citz.html