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Australian Embassy, Turkey
Visas, Immigration and Citizenship

How to Apply for a Visa

1. Fill out the Application Form
Forms can be downloaded from the following link: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/application-forms/ Forms are in English and need to be completed in English.

2. Attach Photograph
You will need to submit at least one recent passport size colour photograph of yourself and any other person included in the application.

3. Lodge a complete application
You do not have to attend this office in person to apply for a visa. A visa application can be lodged by mail or courier, or an authorised third person / migration agent

4. Visa Application Fees
You will also be required to pay the scheduled charge for the appropriate type of visa. Charges for visa applications, and fees for other services, must be paid at the time the application is lodged. The application fee and fees for other services could be paid:

* to any Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) office in Australia; through your relatives, friends etc (you need to attach the copy of the receipt to your application); or
* if your are using a migration agent, your agent could arrange the payment under your name,
* to the Australian Embassy in Ankara at the time of application in person (you need to get an appointment to pay the application fee – call our office from + 90 312 459 9550 and press 3); or
* to any Turkish postal office by sending a postal order. For applications lodged via mail, it is not recommended that you send cash through the post, but rather by postal order through the Turkish Post Office. Please inform PTT officer for the postal order to be sent to PTT Ankara / Cankaya branch. After you pay the appropriate fee for your application, you will be given a receipt by the PTT cashier. Please send a copy of your receipt along with your application.

For our postal address; see: Post contact details
For information on charges, please refer to the DIAC website, or call our office (+ 90 312 459 9550 press 3).

Personal information and authorising other people
We are unable to discuss visa applications (including reasons for decisions) with friends or relatives. Where a decision is made to refuse to grant a visa, applicants are provided a letter setting out reasons for that decision.

If you wish to authorise a person to act and receive communication on your behalf, you will need to advise us in writing. To authorise a third person / migration agent, or authorised recipient (any person who is not a registered migration agent), please complete form 956 and the relevant portion of your application form.

Completed Applications
It is important that you submit all documentation in support of your application at the time you apply for the visa. If you do not do so, the processing of your application may be delayed, or a decision to refuse to grant you a visa may be made (The Migration Act 1958 provides that a decision may be made on your application at any time on the basis of the available documentation and without any further reference to you).

If you are requested to provide additional information, please make sure that you provide, in writing; your name, surname, and file reference details with this information.

Documents in languages other than English 
Any documents which are required must be submitted in the original or as a certified copy of the original. All documents which are not in English, must be submitted with a certified English translation as a
- a notary public certified translation; or
- translated by translator who is a member of any translators/interpreters association; or
- translated by a translator who is a member of National Accreditation Authority for Translators or Interpreters (NAATI) in Australia
The certificate which shows the documents were translated by an authorized translator having the above qualifications should be attached to the application. 

Additional requirements for children under 18 years of age
In any application for a child under 18 years of age, all people with custody of the child (usually the parents) who are not travelling to Australia with the child must provide a notary public certified consent for the child to travel to Australia.

Progress Enquiries and Advice before the application is made
DIAC is committed to meeting the service standards published by the Australian Government, in order to provide effective and efficient service to you. See: http://www.immi.gov.au/about/charters/client-services-charter/standards/index.htm

We therefore seek your assistance in minimizing follow-up enquiries, and request that you do not make progress enquiries about your application within the service standard period applicable to your application. If, however, you do need to contact our office, see: Post contact details

Please note that under the DIAC Code of Conduct, Visa & Immigration office staffs are prevented from giving migration advice or their professional assessment to applicants, on the likely chances of success of any future visa applications. It is only after the application is lodged that the decision-maker may make a careful assessment of the merits of the case.

Visa Types (leads to purpose of visit)
If You Have Been Granted a Visa by a DIAC Office in Australia and Need a Visa Label
ETA (Electronic Travel Authority)
E-Visitor
Public Holidays 2009
Post contact details
Health Requirements
Character Requirements