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Migration visa applications which must be lodged in Australia
Applications for the types of visas listed below must be lodged with offices of the Department of Immigration & Citizenship (DIAC) offices in Australia (or via the internet). Any applications lodged at the Australian Embassy, Vienna, will be invalid and will be returned to applicants or agents.
Please follow the website links in the list below for information about these visas and instructions on where and how applications can be made.
Please also note that application fees for these visas cannot be paid at the Australian Embassy, Vienna. For more information about fees and fee payment options, please visit the DIAC website.
See: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/990i.pdf
1. Parent Migration
A range of Parent migration visas is available to parents with children living in Australia.
All applications must be lodged with the Perth office of DIAC.
For more information, please visit the DIAC website.
See: http://www.immi.gov.au/migrants/family/family-visas-parent.htm
2. General Skilled Migration
The General Skilled Migration program is for people who are not sponsored by an employer and who have skills in particular occupations required in Australia.
All applications must be lodged with the Adelaide office of DIAC. For more information about eligibility, occupations in demand in Australia, how to get your qualifications recognised in Australia, and how to make an application, please visit the DIAC website.
See: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/index.htm
To check the progress of an application already lodged under this program, or to send an email enquiry about General Skilled Migration, please see:
http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/visa-enquiries/professionals.htm
3. Business Skills Migration
Business Skills visas are for business people to establish a business in Australia, manage a new or existing business or invest in Australia.
Applications should be lodged with the Perth office of DIAC.
For more information, please visit the DIAC website. See: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/business/provisional-visa-options.htm
4. Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS)
The ENS is for Australian employers to recruit permanent, highly-skilled staff from overseas. The employer must apply to DIAC to nominate the position to be filled before the visa applicant can apply for the visa.
The visa application must be lodged at the same DIAC Business Centre in Australia where the employer lodged the nomination - please contact your employer about where to lodge your application.
For more information, please visit the DIAC website.
See: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/ens/index.htm
5. Distinguished Talent visa
The distinguished talent visa is for people who can demonstrate an internationally-recognised record of outstanding achievement in a profession, the arts, sport or research/academia.
Applications must be lodged at the Canberra office of DIAC.
For more information, please visit the DIAC website.
See: http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/special-activity/124/index.htm