Australian Embassy

Zimbabwe

Address: 1 Green Close, Borrowdale, Harare - Telephone: +263 4 853 23 555 - Fax: +263 4 870 566

Visas and Citizenship

The Australian Embassy, Harare no longer has a visa section and no longer processes visa applications or evidences visa labels into passports.

Information about the different types of Australian visas, including procedures, application forms and fees, can be found on the Australian immigration website located at www.immi.gov.au

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 / +263 772 688 873 (client contact numbers)
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.

If clients wish to have visas evidenced into their passports, they must be sent to the Australian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa.

For contact details for the Visa Section in Pretoria, telephone contact hours and processing times, see: Australian High Commission, Pretoria, South Africa

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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 every year.

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

Do I Require A Visa Label?

Australia’s modern electronic visa system does not require you to have a visa label placed in your passport to confirm your immigration status and entitlements in Australia.

When you check in to fly to Australia, airline staff will use your passport to electronically confirm that you have authority to travel to Australia prior to boarding the aircraft. See: About Your Visa