Applying for Australian Visa from Nigeria
Like I said before, applying for an Australian visa is pretty easy all you need to do is to apply for an Australian Visa in Nigeria. There is only one authorized way or method to apply for an Australian Visa in Nigerian. Using your passport, you can now apply online for an Australian visa, after getting a letter from the Department of Home Affairs.
Go to TLScontact, which is now the Australian Biometric Collection Centre for applicants to register their biometrics after the submission of their visa application to the Department of Home Affairs.
Notably, all Australian visa applicants should lodge their visa application well in advance (at least 4 weeks) of their date of departure.
The Australian Visa Application Centres (AVAC) in Abuja and Lagos will become Australian Biometric Collection Centres (ABCC).
You will no longer be able to lodge a paper visa application for Australia at these centers in Nigeria and are advised to submit your visa application via ImmiAccount.
Step to step ways of Applying
The Department of Home Affairs offers both paper and online application. To begin your Australia Application Online, which is more secured and reputable, then you can easily complete the following procedures.
With ImmiAccount, you can easily manage their visa application online.
1. Open and fill all forms via your ImmiAccount
2. Update your passport information
3. Scan all the needed certified documents
4. Attach the scanned copies to your online application when prompted
5. Send all the documents alongside your online Australian visa application.
6. You will then have to conduct your biometric information at TLScontact in Abuja or Lagos.
Just before continuing with the TLScontract In Abuja or Lagos, for the biometric configuration, you should have completed the above obligation and must have got the letter which contains VLN. After finishing, you’ll be given a Transaction Reference Number (TRN) just after you’ve made your online application.
The TRN is needed to connect with you’ve made your online application. The TRN is needed to connect with the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. Anyhow, if you are not sure about everything here, you can simply visit the Department of Home Affairs and know more.
Applying through ETA
Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) Visa is acceptable for people who wish to migrate to Australia. But your country and other info must meet the confidential requirements.
Please note that Australian visas are obtainable from the Australian Government at a lower cost or for free when you apply directly.
But with ETA, you will get complete visa and immigration advice from registered migration agents, an excellent success rate, document checking, and visa processing.
ETA Application Requirements
To register via this portal, you will need the whole passport details of everyone that is applying for a visa. Every passport holder needs their own visa.
You will also as a matter of necessity have a current Mastercard, Visa Credit / Debit / Electron card, UK Maestro, or American Express card ready to pay for your application.
The normal cost for an ETA visa is UK £20 per applicant. Which is AUD$ 36.14, US$ 26.08, SG$ 35.74, and EUR€ 22.48?
*. When your credit card info is submitted, your application will be processed straight away.
*. Your credit card will be deducted for a non-refundable charge. If you later find out you have made a mistake on your application, you can apply again but this will invite another service charge of £20.
When you visit the official website from the next sub-header, you can easily understand and learn more from the frequently asked questions, FAQs. Thank you.
Visa Processing Time
The processing time is as thus;
For visitor visa, the processing time is usually up to 33 days, for a student visa, there’s actually no specific processing time, it all depends on the sector of study, business Visa is normally up to 20 days
Category of Australia Visa
1. SHORT-STAY TOURIST VISA (ETA)
As the name implies, this type of visa s for tourists and travelers, the validation period is for a maximum stay in Australia of 3 months. To apply for an ETA Tourist Visa, you should hold a passport from a qualified country.
There is likewise Tourist Visa that is only when you are working holiday visa Australia. However, you can also apply online for a prompt ETA Tourist Visa for tourism trips up to three months.
2. SHORT-STAY BUSINESS VISA (ETA)
The ETA Business visa has the same validation with that of the ETA Tourist visa, being valid for a maximum stay in Australia of 3 months, but is intended for business travelers to Australia.
Another is the Business Visa, only if you are traveling to Australia on business, you can get an ETA Business Visa.
3. LONG-STAY E600 VISITOR VISA
This sort of Visa permits people traveling to stay in Australia for up to 12 months, it all depends on the length applied for and that you hold a passport from a qualified country. Online applications are below.
4. PAPER-BASED 600 VISITOR VISA
This sort of Visa permits travelers to live in Australia for up to 12 months, as long as you are a resident in the UK and hold a passport from a qualified country. The application is paper-based, but you can start it online below.
5. Student Visa: (allows for stays up to five years)
6. Working, Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (valid for four years and three months)
Australian Visa Application Centres
Abuja
Address: Australian Visa Application Centre3rd Floor, El Yakub Mukhtar Place
Zakariya Maimalari Street
CBD
Abuja
Visa Application Centre Hours: 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday (Except for Public Holidays in Nigeria)
Call Centre Hours: 7:30 am to 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday (Except for Public Holidays in Nigeria)
There is parking available at the entrance of the TLScontact Visa Application Centre. Taxis are also available to transport you to the Visa Application Centre in Abuja.
Lagos
Address: Australian Visa Application CentreEtiebets Place
21 Mobalaji Bank Anthony Way
Ikeja
Lagos
Visa Application Centre Hours: 8:30am to 3:00pm Monday to Friday (Except for Public Holidays in Nigeria)
Call Centre Hours: 7:30am to 3:00pm Monday to Friday
You can find parking in the complex where the Visa Application Centre is situated. Buses, taxis, and motorbike taxis are the means of public transport available in Lagos to transport you to the Visa Application Centre.
How to book an appointment
Bookings are made on the TLScontact Visa Application Centre’s website . It is possible to book an appointment for the following day. However, keep into consideration that the appointment availability might change during high season.
Where to Print Documents and Photos
In Abuja
B.B.F Printing Documents
Address: D50, Block D, Efab Mall, Shopping Complex, Area II, Garki, Garki, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory
Contact Number: +234 706 517 9545
Instant Pictures
Address: GF 05. City Centre Shopping Complex, Beside Mazfalah Place, Karu Site, Karu, Abuja, FCT, Karu, New Karu
Contact Number: +234 803 396 2391
In Lagos
Oladek Print
Address: Off Medical Road4 Aro – Omo Oba Street
Ikeja
Contact Number: +234 8181 886 5307
Daniel Passport Photo
Address: 78 Ikootun Egbe RoadEjigbo
Lagos
Contact Number: +234 806 831 5905
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