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Name of the Organization : Australian High Commission
Type of Facility : Online Visa Application
Country : Ghana

Website : https://ghana.embassy.gov.au/

Related :
Online Application For Biometric Passport Ghana : www.statusin.org/2853.html

Visas and migration:

Do you need a visa?:
All travellers and intending migrants, except New Zealand citizens, must obtain a visa or travel authority before travelling to Australia.

Visa applicants will need to go in person to the Australian Visa Application Centre in Accra to lodge their application

The Australian High Commission in Accra does not provide visa or immigration services. This responsibility rests with the Australian High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya (for residents of Ghana, Burkina Faso and Mali) and the Australian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa (for residents of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Guinea and Togo).

Option to apply online :

Online lodgement is also available for certain visa categories, specifically:
1. Subclass 600 Visitor Visas
2. Partner visa applications (including subclass 300 Prospective Spouse, and subclass 309/100 Partner)
3. Student visas (Assessment Level 1 only)

Please note that if you are lodging a visa application online and you live in Ghana, you will still need to attend the Australian Visa Application Centre in Accra to provide biometrics (see below). For more information on how to lodge an online visa application, please see Online Visa Lodgement.

If you are in Ghana:
Lodge the applications directly at the Australian Visa Application Centre, operated by Teleperformance.

Visa applicants will need to provide biometrics in the form of digital fingerprints and a facial photograph.

Opening hours are from 8:30am to 3:00pm daily. Teleperformance is located at:
1st Floor Emporium,
Movenpick Ambassador Hotel,
Independence Avenue,
PMB CT 483 Cantonments
Accra
Ghana

Enquiries about visa application procedures and application fees can be made directly to the AVAC:
Tel: +233 302 631 034
Website: www.gh2au.australia.tpcontact.co.uk

Additional information about the collection of biometrics from visa applicants, including a list of included visa subclasses and people who may be exempt or excluded from providing biometrics can be found here.

If you are in Burkina Faso or Mali:
Your visa application will be processed by the Australian High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya. More information, including information on how to lodge your visa application, and how to find out more information on visa application processes, is available here.

If you are in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone or Togo:
Your visa application will be processed by the Australian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa. More information, including information on how to lodge your visa application, and how to find out more information on visa application processes, is available here.

New arrivals in Australia :
The official Australian government website is a gateway to information on issues including citizenship, settlement help for migrants and working conditions in Australia.

Beware of visa scams :
** The Australian High Commission in Accra has become aware of several visa scams. Please be cautious of any person offering ‘guaranteed’ Australian visas.

** These scammers contact you out of the blue by post, email, phone or face-to-face offering a visa in return for payments, personal details and identity documents. They may claim to know someone in the Australian High Commission, be a ‘registered agent’ or ‘Australian visa application service’.

** Scammers may try to trick you into believing they are genuine by posing as staff from an Australian Government department, or by using websites which look like official Government sites. Illegal operators often give incorrect advice, steal your money, encourage you to lie on your application and do not deliver the services promised.

Warning Signs :
** You get an offer out of the blue for a ‘guaranteed’ Australian visa.
** The offer comes via email, post, over the phone, on a website or even face-to-face.
** It claims to be a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’, or your ‘only’ chance to travel or migrate to Australia.

** You are asked to pay the scammer upfront to ‘register’ your interest in getting a visa. The scammer asks you to pay them directly rather than paying the government department and claims that only they can pay the department’s fees.

** The scammer claims to have a special relationship with the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP).
** They tell you they need to keep your original documents.