Visas and migration To Australia From Nigeria

The Australian Government does not provide visa services at the Australian High Commission in Abuja.

The preferred visa application method is online lodgement. To start an application, you will first need to create your own online account, known as ImmiAccount. ImmiAccount lets you create and manage all your online visa applications in one place. You can use your account to:

• lodge and pay for your visa application;
• continue a saved application;
• attach documents if required; and
• check the progress of your application.

Alternative to online lodgement – Lodgement via TLScontact

If you are not able to lodge the visa application online for any reason, you may lodge a paper application for some visa types at a TLScontact Australian Visa Application Centre (AVAC) in Nigeria. Please note that an additional service fee is payable to TLScontact if you wish to use this service. There will be a service fee payable for the collection of biometrics at an AVAC, which is a requirement for residents in certain countries. For further information visit: TLScontact

TLScontact Visa Application Centres are located in Abuja and Lagos at the locations below:

Abuja
3rd Floor, El Yakub Muhktar Place, Zakariya Maimalari Street,CBD, Abuja
Working Days: Monday to Friday

Lagos
5th & 6th Floors Etiebets Place, 21 Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos
Working Days: Monday to Friday

Telephone enquiries
+27 (0)12 472 3800
8:30 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday South African time

Note: International call charges apply. There is an option to leave contact details and request a return call. The call centre is closed on South African public holidays.

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Vaccinations before Entry to Australia

For general information on public health and safety risks in Australia, please visit: Threats to Public Health

Polio

If you have spent 28 days or longer since 5 May 2014 in Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia or Syria, you should provide a certificate of vaccination against Polio with your visa application.

If you did not provide a vaccination certificate at the time you lodged your visa application, you may be contacted by the Australian High Commission detailing how you can provide your vaccination certificate. Alternatively, you can present your certificate to your nearest Visa Application Centre.

Yellow Fever

Visa holders frequently ask us about Australia's Yellow Fever vaccination requirements. Information about Yellow Fever and entry to Australia can be found at: Yellow Fever – General Fact Sheet

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Visa applications from Nigeria

All visa applications to Australia from Nigeria are processed through the Australian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa. For more detailed information on the visa application process, please visit Pretoria’s Visa and Migration website.

Biometrics

All visa applicants, regardless of their nationality, who are residents in Nigeria when applying for a visa to enter Australia, will need to provide their biometrics (fingerprints and a digital photograph) unless otherwise excluded or exempted from doing so under Australian Government policy. For more information about Australia's biometric programme, please refer to: Biometrics Programme

Visa types

Information about the different types of Australian visas, including procedures, application forms and fees, can be found using Australia’s Department of Home Affairs Visa Finder.

After you lodge your visa application

You can enquire about the progress of your visa application or get more information by contacting the Visa and Immigration Section at the Australian High Commission in Pretoria via email at immigration.pretoria@dfat.gov.au. While email is the preferred contact method, please note this office a large number of visa applications every day. Responding to excessive or unnecessary visa queries can cause delays in your visa application.