Refugee visa
To make an application for a
Refugee and Humanitarian visa, you must complete Form 842: Application for an Offshore Humanitarian visa.
You must submit your application online or lodge a paper application form by post. You cannot apply by sending an email.
If you are applying using a paper application, you must lodge your application form at an
Australian overseas mission.
These are the Australian overseas missions which manage refugee visas:
Africa (including Egypt), Europe, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
| Australian High Commission, Nairobi, Kenya
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| Post PO Box 39765 Parklands Nairobi Kenya 00623
| Courier Limuru Rd Rosslyn Nairobi Kenya 00621
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Turkiye, Georgia, Azerbaijan
| Australian Embassy, Ankara, Turkiye
MNG Building Ugur Mumcu Caddesi 88, 7th Floor Gaziosmanpasa ANKARA 06700 Turkiye
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Middle East (other than Israel), Afghanistan, Pakistan
| Australian Embassy, Amman, Jordan
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| Post PO Box 35201 Amman 11180 Jordan
| Courier 41 Kayed Al Armouti St Abdoun Al Janoubi Amman Jordan
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India
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Australian High Commission, New Delhi
1/50 G, Shantipath Chanakyapuri New Delhi 110021
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Thailand, Myanmar, South-East Asia (other than Malaysia and Indonesia)
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Australian Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand
181 Wireless Road Lumphini, Pathumwan Bangkok 10330 Thailand
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Malaysia, North Asia, South Pacific
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Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PO Box 10921 Kuala Lumpur 50730 Malaysia
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Indonesia
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Australian Embassy, Jakarta
Immigration Section Australian Embassy Jl. Patra Kuningan Raya Kav 1-4 Jakarta Selatan, 12950
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Americas
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Australian Embassy, Washington, United States of America
1601 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington DC 20036 United States of America
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Priority is given to applicants who have been:
- assessed as refugees by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and
- referred to Australia for resettlement or
- proposed by an immediate family member (for example, spouse or partner or child aged under 18 years) who holds a Refugee category visa (subclasses 200, 201, 203 or 204).
Global Special Humanitarian visa
If you have a proposer (for example, a family member in Australia) you can apply for a
Global Special Humanitarian visa.
You must be:
- outside your country of origin when applying for this visa or
- proposed by an immediate family member (for example, spouse or partner or child aged under 18) who holds a Global Special Humanitarian visa (subclass 202).
To apply for a Global Special Humanitarian visa, your proposer must complete
Form 681: Refugee and Special Humanitarian Proposal.
You or your proposer must submit the completed Form 681 with your application Form 842: Application for an Offshore Humanitarian visa.
You can attach these forms and submit your application online via webform.
You can also submit your application by post to:
Special Humanitarian Processing Centre
Department of Home Affairs
GPO Box 9984
SYDNEY NSW 2001
