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Kazakhstan

Mission There is no Australian mission in Kazakhstan. Responsible mission is Australian Embassy, Moscow, Russian Federation

Special Procedures The Australian Embassy in Almaty, Kazakhstan had no visa processing facility and closed in August 1999.

Kenya

NAIROBI

Responsible Mission Australian High Commission, Nairobi, Kenya
DIMIA Representation Principal Migration Officer
Street Address Riverside Drive
(400 metres off Chiromo Rd)
NAIROBI
Kenya

Postal Address PO Box 39765
Nairobi
Kenya

Telephone 254 20 444 5034 to 5039 (Pilot lines)
Facsimile 254 20 444 2151 (DIMIA)
Email Contact dima-nairobi@dfat.gov.au
Client Counter Hours 0900-1100 daily (Migration),
Refugee matters by appointment only
Client Telephone Hours 0830-1230 Monday - Friday
Staff Office Hours 0745-1230, 1315-1635 Monday - Thursday
0745-1230 Friday

Permanent Entry Visas Permanent entry visa applications (except general skilled, business skills, parent subclasses and Refugee and Humanitarian entry visa (Class XB) applications accompanied by a proposal form 681) from the following countries are lodged, processed and decided in Nairobi: Kenya, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Niger, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.

Permanent entry visa applications (except general skilled, business skills, parent subclasses and all Refugee and Humanitarian entry visa (Class XB) applications) from Ghana, Mali, Mauritania are lodged in Nairobi.

Refugee and Humanitarian entry visas (Class XB) From 1 September 2004, people present in Kenya, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Niger, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda who apply for a visa under the global Special Humanitarian Program (subclass 202) or for a Refugee or Humanitarian visa under ‘immediate family’ (Split Family) provisions must lodge their application at the DIMIA office in Sydney, Australia.
For further details,
See: Lodging Certain Humanitarian Applications from Africa in Australia

Refugee and Humanitarian entry visa (Class XB) applications not accompanied by a proposal form 681 for Kenya, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Niger, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda continue to be lodged in Nairobi.

All Refugee and Humanitarian entry visa (Class XB) applications for Ghana, Mali and Mauritania are lodged at the Australian High Commission, Pretoria, South Africa.

Other Permanent Entry Visas General skilled migration applications for Kenya, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda are lodged and processed at the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre.

Business Skills applications are lodged and processed at the Perth Business Skills Processing Centre.

Contributory parent and parent migration applications are lodged and processed at the Perth Offshore Parents Centre.

Temporary Entry Visas Temporary entry visa applications from the following countries are lodged, processed and decided in Nairobi: Kenya, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.

416 Special Program applications are lodged and processed at the Hobart Special Program Processing Centre

420 Entertainment sponsorship and visa applications are lodged and processed at the Sydney Entertainment Processing Centre

From 2 April 2005, Sponsored Family Visitor visa (subclass 679) applications must be lodged by the sponsor at a State or Territory office within Australia.
See: Contact details in Australia

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 which office they lodged these papers at. For the office address, see: Contact details in Australia

Kiribati, Republic of

TARAWA
(Limited visa processing - see below)

Responsible Mission Australian High Commission, Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati
DIMIA Representation Locally Engaged Employee managed by DFAT Head of Mission
Street Address Bairiki
TARAWA
Republic of Kiribati

Postal Address PO Box 77
Tarawa
Republic of Kiribati

Telephone 686 21 184 (AHC)
Facsimile 68621 904 (AHC)
Email Contact dima-tarawa@dfat.gov.au
Client Counter Hours 0800-1230 Monday to Friday
Client Telephone Hours 0800-1230, 1330-1700 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
0800-1245 Wednesday
Staff Office Hours 0800-1230, 1330-1700 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
0800-1245 Wednesday
Supervising DIMIA Post 86 Australian High Commission, Suva, Fiji

Permanent Entry Visas Permanent entry visa applications are lodged in Tarawa and forwarded by the post for processing and decision in Suva.

Temporary Entry Visas Temporary entry visa applications are lodged, processed and decided in Tarawa. Tarawa also decides temporary visa applications for Kiribati nationals resident on Nauru.

416 Special Program applications are lodged and processed at the Hobart Special Program Processing Centre

420 Entertainment sponsorship and visa applications are lodged and processed at the Sydney Entertainment Processing Centre

From 2 April 2005, Sponsored Family Visitor visa (subclass 679) applications must be lodged by the sponsor at a State or Territory office within Australia.
See: Contact details in Australia

Special Procedures Permanent entry applicants should be aware that normal mail delivery between Tarawa and Suva can take up to four weeks.

Korea, Republic of

SEOUL

Responsible Mission Australian Embassy, Seoul, Republic of Korea
DIMIA Representation Principal Migration Officer
Street Address 13th Floor, Kyobo Building
1 Chongro-1-Ka
Chongro-Ku 110-714
SEOUL
Republic of Korea

Postal Address KPO Box 562
Seoul
Republic of Korea

Telephone 82 2 2003 0100 (Embassy) 82 2 2003 0111 (DIMIA)
Facsimile 82 2720 9932 (DIMIA)
Email Contact dima-seoul@dfat.gov.au
WWW Address www.australia.or.kr
Client Counter Hours 0845-1200 Monday - Friday
Client Telephone Hours 1400-1600 Monday - Friday
Staff Office Hours 0840-1700 Monday - Friday

Permanent Entry Visas Permanent entry visa applications (except general skilled, business skills and parent subclasses) from the Republic of Korea are lodged, processed and decided in Seoul.

General skilled migration applications are lodged and processed at the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre.

Business Skills applications are lodged and processed at the Perth Business Skills Processing Centre.

Contributory parent and parent migration applications are lodged and processed at the Perth Offshore Parents Centre.

Temporary Entry Visas Temporary entry visa applications are lodged, processed and decided in Seoul.

Citizens of Korea are eligible for streamlined processing of visitor visas through ETA. See World Index Introduction for details.

416 Special Program applications are lodged and processed at the Hobart Special Program Processing Centre

420 Entertainment sponsorship and visa applications are lodged and processed at the Sydney Entertainment Processing Centre

From 2 April 2005, Sponsored Family Visitor visa (subclass 679) applications must be lodged by the sponsor at a State or Territory office within Australia.
See: Contact details in Australia

Special Procedures Citizens of Korea are eligible to apply for a Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417).