Australian High Commission
India
High Commission address: 1/50 G Shantipath, Chanakyapuri - Telephone: 4139 9900 - Fax: 4149 4490

Announcements

We are pleased to announce that our on-line system for recording health examination results, eHealth, is now available at selected panel clinics in Delhi, Chandigarh and Ludhiana. Selected clinics in other regions are expected to be enabled in late June and early July. Fore more information - click here

  • New List of Acceptable Banks for Nepal

Changes to Nepal banking arrangements for Australian Student Visas
Fact Sheet May 2009

Following a review of the list of "acceptable financial institutions" in Nepal for the purpose of Student visas to Australia, The Department of Immigration and Citizenship's National Office in Canberra, Australia has revised the list of "acceptable financial institutions" in Nepal for the purpose of Student visas to Australia. For more information - click here.

  • Important News for Student Visa Applicants and Education Agents

The New Delhi Visa Office has seen a significant increase in the number of applications received. As a result, prcessing times are currently at 12-14 weeks for a student visa application lodged at the New Delhi Visa Office. Your course should not commence until at least 12-14 weeks after you lodge your application.

To help us keep processing times under 12 weeks please see the new faster processing procedures on the student page. This page is regularly updated , it is recommended you check the students page weekly.

Evisa applications are currently taking on average of 6 -7 weeks - you can see the processing times for evisa applications by emailing estudents.adelaide@immi.gov.au and reading the auto-response.

Visas and Migration

Welcome to the website of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) in India, Nepal and Bhutan. DIAC processes all visa applications for people visiting or migrating to Australia. The Visa Offices at the Australian High Commission, New Delhi provide the following services for residents of India, Nepal and Bhutan:

• Information about visa requirements for Australia
• Information about Australian citizenship requirements
• Processing of applications for most classes of visa
• Processing of some citizenship applications

For Further Information See:

Visiting Australia 

Studying in Australia 

Temporary Residence (Business Purposes) 

Temporary Residence (Social/Cultural Purposes) 

Migrating to Australia 

Residents Returning to Australia 

Citizenship 

How to lodge your application 

Processing time

After you apply 

Obtaining Visa Labels (Where the Applications Are Processed in Australia)

Contact us 

Immigration fraud- warning

Important Notice

Before engaging a migration agent, we recommend you read the following information.
See: Information about migration agents operating outside Australia

The information in this website is meant as supplementary, country specific information to that contained in the DIAC website located at www.immi.gov.au. The Visa Office of the Australian High Commission, New Delhi strongly recommends that all applicants visit the DIAC website and become acquainted with the information contained therein before lodging a visa application.

Feedback

We value your feedback. Please email us your comments or suggestions.

All visa applicants are requested to provide the following documents at the time of application:

Good quality photocopy of the biodata page of the current passport; and
Good quality photocopy of any endorsement page or change of name page in the current passport; and
For current Indian passports - good quality photocopy of the back page with information on parents' names and previous passports.

This request applies to all visa categories but the photocopies do not need to be certified. Clients who do not lodge the above documents may experience delays in the processing of their visa application. More detailed visa application document checklists for specific visa categories can be found online at www.immi.gov.au.

Thank you for your cooperation.