Australian Embassy

Zimbabwe

Address: 1 Green Close, Borrowdale, Harare - Telephone: +263 4 852 471 - Fax: +263 4 870 566

Visas and Citizenship

The Australian Embassy, Harare no longer processes visa applications or evidences visa labels into passports. If clients wish to have visas evidenced into their passports, they must be sent to the Australian High Commission, Pretoria, South Africa. For information about lodging a visa application in Zimbabwe please contact the joint United Kingdom (UK) and Australian VFS Application Centre (AVAC) in Harare at the following address:

Australian VFS Visa Application Centre
7 Natal Road,
Belgravia, Harare
+263 772 252 268 (client contact number)
Email: info.auszm@vfshelpline.com
www.vfsglobal.com/australia/zimbabwe

All visa applications lodged with the AVAC in Harare will be processed at the Australian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa. For contact details, telephone contact hours and processing times. See: Australian High Commission, Pretoria, South Africa

For more information about Australian visas, please see www.immi.gov.au

Biometrics Collection

All people, regardless of nationality, lodging paper-based visa applications in Zimbabwe, will need to attend a Visa Application Centre in person to lodge their application and provide their biometrics. A 10-digit fingerprint scan and a facial photograph will be collected. Applicants will not be charged an additional fee for the collection of biometrics. For more information see:

Electronic Visas

Visa applicants who are eligible for and are granted an electronic visa will not need to provide their biometrics. For more information on electronic visas, see:

ETA (Visitor) (www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/976/)

ETA (Business Entrant) (www.immi.gov.au/skilled/business/956-977/eligibility.htm)

eVisitor (www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/evisitor/)

eStudent (www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/students.htm)

Department of Immigration Client Service Charter See: www.immi.gov.au/about/charters/client-services-charter/

New Visa Application Charges

Visa Application Charges are reviewed on 1 July each year. A number of Visa Application Charges and other fees will increase on 1 July each year in accordance with decisions made by the Australian Government.

In addition, the Australian Government reviews exchange rates for Visa Application Charges twice a year. As a result, the amount that you will need to pay for a visa in United States Dollars may also change on 1 January 2011.

For current fees in AUD
See: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/990i.htm

For current fees payable in USD in Zimbabwe
See: www.vfsglobal.com/australia/zimbabwe