Immigration and Visas
Find information on visiting, working and studying in Australia, returning to live in Australia and Australian citizenship. Whatever your reason for coming to Australia, you will need a valid Australian visa.
Visa Finder
Helps you find the Australian visa most likely to meet your specific circumstances.
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Applications, forms and booklets
Provides a list of application forms to print and complete by hand, information forms and booklets about visiting or migrating to Australia and a guide to fees for visas and services.
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Australian Border Force
An operational agency within the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, it protects Australia's border and manages the movement of people and goods across it.
Australian Border Force
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
The Department is responsible for immigration and customs border policy.
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Employing and sponsoring workers
Provides information for employers who are seeking to employ foreign nationals. This includes sponsoring skilled workers to Australia when an appropriately skilled Australian cannot be found, as well as employing visa holders currently in Australia.
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Immigration compliance
Provides information on immigration compliance for visa holders and for Australian citizens considering travel to conflict zones. Includes information on immigration detention.
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Migration agents
Some useful resources and tools for migration agents in Australia.
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
New Zealanders in Australia
Provides information on visas, access to benefits and citizenship issues relating to New Zealanders in Australia, and some relevant statistics.
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority
Registers migration agents. In Australia migration agents must be registered in order to provide immigration assistance services.
Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority
Protecting Australia's borders
Provides information about the Australian Border Force, including its role in protecting Australia's border and national security, and working with the community.
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Research and statistics – immigration
Links to the Department of Immigration and Border Protections's downloadable publications on research and statistics.
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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