Australian Embassies Around the World

This is a list of countries and Departmental offices, where enquiries can be made and certain visa applications lodged.

Please note that all visa applications under the General Skilled Migration Program are processed in Australia through the Adelaide Processing Centre. Australian embassies, consulates or diplomatic posts abroad are no longer resourced to process skilled migration visa applications.

Japan ( Tokyo )
Responsible Mission :	Australian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
DIMIA Representation:	Principal Migration Officer
Street Address:	2-1-14 Mita Minato-Ku TOKYO 108-8361 Japan
Telephone:	81 35232 4111
Fax:	81 35232 4173
URL:	www.australia.or.jp
Email:	dima-tokyo@dfat.gov.au
Opening Hours:	1330-1500 Student & Temporary Entry matters only, Monday - Friday
Telephone Hours:	0900-1200 Migration/Temporary Residence matters only
Special Procedures:	Citizens of Japan are eligible to apply for a Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417).

Jordan ( Amman )
Responsible Mission :	Australian Embassy, Amman, Jordan
DIMIA Representation:	Principal Migration Officer (Liaison)
Street Address:	Between 4th & 5th Circles Zahran Street , Jabal Amman AMMAN Jordan
Postal Address:	PO Box 35201 Amman 11180 Jordan
Telephone:	962 6593 2780
Fax:	962 6593 1260
Email:	dima-amman@dfat.gov.au
Opening Hours:	0900 - 1200 Monday - Wednesday
Telephone Hours:	1300 - 1500 Sunday - Wednesday
Special Procedures:	Iraqi humanitarian applicants in Amman are requested to have their relatives in Australia obtain the humanitarian application form (842) and send it with the proposal form (681) to the applicants; and after completion of the forms, lodge the applications in Amman . Two A-based officers were posted to Amman in the second half of 2000. By the end of 2002 the Amman office should be processing & deciding all permanent and temporary visa applications for residents of Jordan and Iraq .

Kiribati ( Tarawa )
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:	68621 184
Fax:	68621 904
Email:	dima-tarawa@dfat.gov.au
Opening Hours:	0800-1230 Monday to Friday
Telephone Hours:	0800-1230, 1330-1700 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 0800-1245 Wednesday
Special Procedures:	Permanent entry applicants should be aware that normal mail delivery between Tarawa and Suva can take up to four weeks.

Korea , Rep. of (South) ( 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 22003 0100
Fax:	82 2720 9932
URL:	www.australia.or.kr
Email:	dima-seoul@dfat.gov.au
Opening Hours:	0845-1200 Monday - Friday
Telephone Hours:	1400-1600 Monday - Friday
Special Procedures:	Citizens of Korea are eligible to apply for a Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417).

Laos ( Vientiane )
Responsible Mission :	Australian Embassy, Vientiane, Laos
DIMIA Representation:	Locally Engaged Employee managed by DFAT Senior Administrative Officer
Street Address:	Rue J Nehru Vientiane Quartier Phone Xay VIENTIANE Laos
Postal Address:	Boite Postale No 292 Vientiane Laos
Telephone:	856 21413 600
Fax:	856 21413 601
Email:	dima-vientiane@dfat.gov.au
Opening Hours:	0800-1230 Monday and Thursday
Telephone Hours:	0800-1700 Monday - Thursday 0800-1245 Friday

Lebanon ( Beirut )
Responsible Mission :	Australian Embassy, Beirut, Lebanon
DIMIA Representation:	Principal Migration Officer
Street Address:	Farra Building, Plot 696 Bliss Street Ras Beirut BEIRUT Lebanon
Postal Address:	PO 11-1860 Riad El Solh Beirut 11072090 Lebanon
Telephone:	961 1374 721 (DIMIA) 961 1374 701 (Embassy)
Fax:	961 1374 716 (DIMIA)
Email:	dima-beirut@dfat.gov.au
Opening Hours:	0830-1230 Monday - Thursday (office closed to public on Friday except in emergencies)
Telephone Hours:	1300-1600 Monday - Thursday
Staff Office Hours:	0800-1615 Monday - Thursday 0800-1405 Friday
Special Procedures:	Permanent entry visa applications from Lebanon and Syria are lodged, processed and decided in Beirut . Applications from Jordan and Iraq may be lodged in Amman , Jordan , but are processed and decided in Beirut . Applications from Bahrain , Kuwait , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia and Yemen (the Gulf States ) should be lodged in Beirut . They may be lodged in Dubai which will transfer them to Beirut for processing & decision. Applications from Cyprus apart from some Preferential Family applications are forwarded to Beirut for processing and decision. Temporary entry visa applications from Lebanon and Syria are lodged, processed and decided in Beirut . Until about the end of 2002 Beirut is processing & deciding temporary entry visa applications (except visitors, short term business visitors and students) from Jordan . These applications are lodged in Amman and transferred to Beirut . Beirut also processes and decieds visa subclas 457 Temporary Business Entry applications from the Gulf States. Most applicants from areas outside Beirut use messengers/agents to lodge applications and to collect decisions/passports as there is no mail delivery service but a post office box system only.