Visa Office - Australian Embassy Cairo

World Trade Centre, 1191 Corniche El Nil, 12th floor, Cairo
Cairo, Egypt

Visa Lodgment

Lodgement of Partner application

30 mins

As of the 1st of April, the only communication channel with the Visa Office will be by email to immigration.cairo@dfat.gov.au

The Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) allows you to live in Australia if you are the spouse or de facto partner of:
• an Australian citizen
• a permanent resident
• an eligible New Zealand citizen.

The best option to apply is online using immiAccount. Please see: http://www.border.gov.au/immiaccount for more details.

To ensure you have lodged a completed application, you must:
• answer all the questions on the application form; include your residential address and provide contact details (including email). Do not leave any answers blank, write ‘N/A’ if the question does not apply to you;
• include all supporting documents and information as requested on the Partner Visa Application Checklist. Use the checklist to ensure that you have included all necessary documentation to support your claims and include the completed checklist when you lodge your visa application. See: http://egypt.embassy.gov.au/files/caro/Partner%. Please note that you may be asked for other documents during the processing of the application;
• sign the application and sponsorship forms; and
• pay the visa application charge. http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Visa-1
• All documents not in English must be accompanied by an English translation
• More information is available. See: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Brin/Part

Lodgement of Prospective Spouse application

30 mins

As of the 1st of April, the only communication channel with the Visa Office will be by email to immigration.cairo@dfat.gov.au

The Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300) is for people who want to come to Australia to marry their prospective spouse.
It is a temporary visa for nine months. You must be outside Australia when you lodge your application and when the visa is granted. You can have the wedding in any country: the wedding does not need to be in Australia. Should the visa is granted; you must not marry before you make your initial entry to Australia.

The best option to apply is online using immiAccount. Please see: http://www.border.gov.au/immiaccount for more details.

To ensure you have lodged a completed application, you must:
• answer all the questions on the application form; include your residential address and provide contact details (including email). Do not leave any answers blank, write ‘N/A’ if the question does not apply to you;
• include all supporting documents and information as requested on the Prospective Marriage Visa Application Checklist. Use the checklist to ensure that you have included all necessary documentation to support your claims and include the completed checklist when you lodge your visa application. See: http://egypt.embassy.gov.au/files/caro/Fiance%. Please note that you may be asked for other documents during the processing of the application;
• sign the application and sponsorship forms; and
• pay the visa application charge. http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Visa-1
• you need to bring the original documents and a clear photocopy of those documents. We will not accept originals nor will we photocopy documents on your behalf.
• Handwritten forms must be written clearly and in English
• All documents not in English must be accompanied by an English translation
• More information is available. See: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Brin/Part

Lodgement of Child application

30 mins

Child Visa (Subclass 101)

As of the 1st of April, the only communication channel with the Visa Office will be by email to immigration.cairo@dfat.gov.au

Applications can be sent by a reputable courier company or by post to
Home Affairs,
Australian Embassy
World Trade Center,
1191 Corniche El-Nile,
Boulaq, Cairo, Egypt

A Child visa (subclass 101) lets an eligible parent sponsor their child to live in Australia indefinitely. The parent can apply on behalf of a child younger than 18 years of age.
An eligible parent is:
• an Australian citizen
• the holder of an Australian permanent resident visa
• an eligible New Zealand citizen.

To ensure you have lodged a completed application, you must:
• answer all the questions on the application form; include your residential address and provide contact details (including email). Do not leave any answers blank, write ‘N/A’ if the question does not apply to you;
• include all supporting documents and information as requested on the Child Visa Application Checklist. Use the checklist to ensure that you have included all necessary documentation to support your claims and include the completed checklist when you lodge your visa application. See: http://egypt.embassy.gov.au/files/caro/Child%. Please note that you may be asked for other documents during the processing of the application;
• sign the application and sponsorship forms; and
• pay the visa application charge. http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Visa-1
• you need to bring the original documents and a clear photocopy of those documents. We will not accept originals nor will we photocopy documents on your behalf.
• Handwritten forms must be written clearly and in English
• All documents not in English must be accompanied by an English translation
• More information is available. See: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Brin/Chil
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Orphan Relative Visa (Subclass 117)

An Orphan Relative visa (subclass 117) is for a child whose parents are dead, permanently incapacitated or of unknown whereabouts. It allows a child in this situation to travel to and stay permanently with their sponsoring relative in Australia. The sponsoring relative usually applies on behalf of the child. The child must be outside Australia when the application is lodged and when the application is decided.

To ensure you have lodged a completed application, you must:
• answer all the questions on the application form; include your residential address and provide contact details (including email). Do not leave any answers blank, write ‘N/A’ if the question does not apply to you;
• include all supporting documents and information as requested on the Child Visa Application Checklist. Use the checklist to ensure that you have included all necessary documentation to support your claims and include the completed checklist when you lodge your visa application. See: http://egypt.embassy.gov.au/files/caro/Child%
Please note that you may be asked for other documents during the processing of the application;
• sign the application and sponsorship forms; and
• pay the visa application charge. http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Visa-1
• you need to bring the original documents and a clear photocopy of those documents. We will not accept originals nor will we photocopy documents on your behalf.
• Handwritten forms must be written clearly and in English
• All documents not in English must be accompanied by an English translation
• More information is available. See: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Brin/Chil

Lodgement of Other Family Migration application

30 mins

As of the 1st of April, the only communication channel with the Visa Office will be by email to immigration.cairo@dfat.gov.au

Applications can be sent by a reputable courier company or by post to
Home Affairs,
Australian Embassy
World Trade Center,
1191 Corniche El-Nile,
Boulaq, Cairo, Egypt

Aged Dependent Visa (Subclass 114)

This visa is for some older people to migrate to Australia if they rely on an eligible relative in Australia to provide financial support
You might be eligible for this visa if you:
• lodge your application outside Australia
• meet the age requirements
• rely on a relative in Australia, and you are sponsored by them or their partner.
• are sponsored by a relative or their partner who lives in Australia
• do not have a spouse or de facto partner
• meet the dependency requirements
• meet the age requirements
• have someone who will provide an assurance of support
• meet health and character requirements.

You must be sponsored by the relative on whom you are financially dependent, and who has provided this support for at least the three years before you lodge your application. Their partner can also be your sponsor.

Your sponsoring relative or their partner must be:
• 18 years of age or older
• settled in Australia as:
- an Australian citizen
- an Australian permanent resident
- an eligible New Zealand citizen.
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Remaining Relative Visa (Subclass 115)

The Remaining Relative visa (subclass 115) is a permanent visa for people who want to live in Australia to be with their only near relatives. Your application must be made outside Australia and you must be outside Australia when the visa is granted.

You might be eligible for this visa if:
• your (and your partner's) only near relatives live in Australia
• an eligible near relative or their partner will sponsor you and all family members included as applicants in your application
• you have someone who will provide an assurance of support
• you and your family members meet health and character requirements.

Near relative – A near relative is your parent or your partner's parent (including biological and step-parent), brother, sister, stepbrother or stepsister; child (including stepchild) who has turned 18 and is not a dependent child; or child (including stepchild) who has not yet turned 18 years of age and is not in your or your partner's daily care and control.

Your sponsor must be your parent, brother, sister, stepbrother or stepsister or one of their partners. They must agree to give you support, accommodation and financial assistance for your first two years of residency in Australia. This agreement includes any family members included as applicants in your application.
Your sponsor must be:
• 18 years of age or older; and
- settled in Australia
- an Australian citizen
- an Australian permanent resident or
- an eligible New Zealand citizen.
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Carer Visa (Subclass 116)

A Carer visa (subclass 116) is a permanent visa for people who want to live in Australia to provide substantial and continuing care or assistance for a relative who either:
• has a long-term medical condition that means they cannot look after themselves in practical aspects of daily life, or
• needs permanent or long-term practical support to help them care for a member of their family in their household with such a medical condition.

The relative must not be able to reasonably obtain the care they need from any other relative or from welfare, hospital, nursing or community services in Australia.

You might be eligible for this visa if:
• you need to move to Australia to:
- care for a relative in Australia with a long- term medical condition, or
- assist a relative in providing this care to a member of their family unit living in their household.
• your relative (or their family member) has their medical condition assessed by Bupa Medical Visa Services as being one which significantly affects them in attending to the practical aspects of daily life and which will need direct care for at least two years
• your relative cannot reasonably get the care they need from any other relative in Australia or from welfare, hospital or nursing community services in Australia
• you are willing and able to provide substantial and continuing assistance
• you should fully understand what kind of care or assistance your relative needs
• you and your family members meet health and character requirements.

Your relative in Australia - You can apply for this visa if the relative who needs care or assistance is usually resident in Australia. The relative must be your partner, child, parent, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew (or step-equivalent).

Both this relative (and the member of their family who needs care, where applicable) must be either:
• an Australian citizen
• an Australian permanent resident, or
• an eligible New Zealand citizen.
If you are applying for this visa so you can assist your relative care for a member of their family, they must both live in the same house.
Your sponsor can be either:
• the relative who needs care or assistance (either for themselves or a member of the family unit)
• the spouse or de facto partner of the relative who lives with them.
The sponsor must be aged 18 years or older and be:
• an Australian citizen
• an Australian permanent resident
• an eligible New Zealand citizen .

Lodgement of Citizenship application

15 mins

As of the 1st of April, the only communication channel with the Visa Office will be by email to immigration.cairo@dfat.gov.au

Australian Citizenship by Descent

To be eligible for Australian citizenship by descent:
• you must have been born outside Australia; and
• at least one of your parents must have been an Australian citizen when you were born.

The best option to apply is online using immiAccount. Please see: http://www.border.gov.au/immiaccount for more details.

To ensure you have lodged a completed application, you must:
• answer all the questions on the application form; include your residential address and provide contact details (including email). Do not leave any answers blank, write ‘N/A’ if the question does not apply to you;
• include all supporting documents and information as requested on the Citizenship by Descent Checklist. Use the checklist to ensure that you have included all necessary documentation to support your claims and include the completed checklist when you lodge the application. See: http://egypt.embassy.gov.au/files/caro/Citizenship%. Please note you may be asked for other documents during the processing of the application;
• sign the application ; and
• pay the application fee. http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Citi/pathways-processes/Application-fees-forms-and-appeals
• you need to bring the original documents and a clear photocopy of those documents. We will not accept originals nor will we photocopy documents on your behalf.
• Handwritten forms must be written clearly and in English
• All documents not in English must be accompanied by an English translation
• More information is available. See: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Citi/Appl/How-to-apply/Child-born-overseas-to-an-Australian-citizen

Lodgement of Visitor and Business Visa application

15 mins

As of the 1st of April, the only communication channel with the Visa Office will be by email to immigration.cairo@dfat.gov.au

The best option to apply is online using immiAccount. Please see: http://www.border.gov.au/immiaccount for more details.

To find further information about how to lodge an online visa application, visit our website www.border.gov.au

Please note that this is NOT an appointment for Biometrics Collection. A letter requesting Biometrics is sent to clients after lodgement of the visa application. When received, clients have to read the information provided in the Biometrics letter, follow the relevant instructions and abide by the timeframe indicated in the letter.