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| Saint Perre Et Miquelon | Saint Vincent & Grenadines | Samoa | San Marino |
| Sao Tome & Principe | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Sikkim |
| Singapore | Slovak Republic | Slovenia | Solomon Islands | Somalia | South Africa |
| Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan | Suriname | Swaziland | Sweden | Switzerland | Syria |

SAINT HELENA

There is no Australian mission in Saint Helena. See entry for the United Kingdom, London.

There is no Australian mission in Saint Kitts and Nevis. See entry for the United States of America, Washington.

There is no Australian mission in Saint Lucia. See entry for the United States of America, Washington.

There is no Australian mission in Saint Pierre et Miquelon. See entry for Canada, Ottawa.

There is no Australian mission in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. See entry for the United States of America, Washington.

Responsible Mission
Australian High Commission, Apia, Samoa (limited visa processing - see below)

DIMA Representation
Locally Engaged Staff managed by DFAT Senior Administrative Officer

Street Address
NPF Building, Level 2
Beach Road, Tamalig
APIA
Samoa

Postal Address
PO Box 704
Apia
Samoa

Telephone
685 23 411 to 13 (AHC)

Facsimile
685 23 159 (AHC)

Internet Email
dima-apia@dfat.gov.au

Time Difference
-21 hours (AEST)

Client Counter Hours
0830-1230, 1330-1600 Monday - Thursday; 0830-1230 Friday

Telephone Access Hours
0800-1700 Monday - Thursday; 0800-1245 Friday

Staff Office Hours
0800-1230, 1330-1700 Monday - Thursday; 0800-1245 Friday

Supervising DIMA Post
Australian Embassy, Suva, Fiji

Permanent Entry Visas
Permanent entry visa applications from Samoa and American Samoa are lodged in Apia and forwarded by the post for processing and decision in Suva. Permanent entry applicants should be aware that normal mail delivery between Apia and Suva can take up to four weeks.

Temporary Entry Visas
Temporary entry visa applications from Samoa and American Samoa are lodged, processed and decided in Apia.

There is no Australian mission in San Marino. See entry for Italy.

There is no Australian mission in Sao Tome & Principe. See entry for Nigeria.

The Australian Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has no visa function. See entry for United Arab Emirates.

There is no Australian mission in Senegal. See entry for Nigeria.

There is no Australian mission in Seychelles. Permanent entry applications are handled by Kenya and temporary entry applications by Mauritius. See entries for those countries. Temporary entry application forms are available from the British High Commission in the Seychelles.

There is no Australian mission in Sierra Leone. See entry for Nigeria.

There is no Australian mission in Sikkim. See entry for India, New Delhi.

Responsible Mission
Australian High Commission, Singapore

DIMA Representation
Principal Migration Officer

Street Address
25 Napier Road
SINGAPORE 258507

Postal Address
PO Box 470
Tanglin
Singapore 912416

Telephone
65 8364 100 (AHC)

Facsimile
65 735 1242 (DIMA)

Internet Email
dima-singapore@dfat.gov.au

Internet Site
http://www.aushighcom.org.sg/information/immigration.html

Time Difference
-2 hours (AEST)

Client Counter Hours
0900-1200 Monday - Friday

Telephone Access Hours
1430-1630 Monday - Friday

Staff Office Hours
0830-1230, 1330-1651 Monday - Friday

Permanent Entry Visas
Permanent entry visa applications are lodged and decided in Singapore.

Temporary Entry Visas
Temporary entry visa applications are lodged and decided in Singapore.
Citizens of Singapore are eligible for streamlined processing of visitor visas through ETA.

There is no Australian mission in the Slovak Republic. See entry for Austria.

There is no Australian mission in Slovenia. See entry for Austria.

Responsible Mission
Australian High Commission, Honiara, Solomon Islands (limited visa processing - see below)

DIMA Representation
Locally Engaged Staff managed by DFAT Senior Administrative Officer

Street Address
Cnr Hibiscus Ave and Mud Alley
HONIARA
Solomon Islands

Postal Address
PO Box 589
Honiara
Solomon Islands

Telephone
677 21 561 (AHC)

Facsimile
677 23 691 (AHC)

Internet Email
dima-howiara@dfat.gov.au

Time Difference
+1 hour (AEST)

Client Counter Hours
0800-1200 Monday - Friday

Telephone Access Hours
0800-1621 Monday - Friday

Staff Office Hours
0800-1621 Monday - Friday

Supervising DIMA Post
Australian High Commission, Port Moresby Papua New Guinea

Permanent Entry Visas
Permanent entry visa applications are lodged in Honiara and processed and decided in Port Moresby.

Temporary Entry Visas
Temporay entry visa applications are lodged, processed and decided in Honiara.

Special Procedures
Principal Migration Officer, Port Moresby, visits the Solomon Islands up to four times per year.

There is no Australian mission in Somalia. See entry for Kenya.

Responsible Mission
Australian High Commission, Pretoria, South Africa

DIMA Representation
Principal Migration Officer

Street Address
292 Orient Street (Corner Scheoman)
Arcadia
PRETORIA 0083
South Africa

Postal Address
Private Bag X150
Pretoria 0001
South Africa

Telephone
27 12 342 3740 (AHC)

Facsimile
27 12 342 4222 (DIMA)

Internet Email
dima-pretoria@dfat.gov.au

Internet Site
http://www.austalia.co.za

Time Difference
-8 hours (AEST)

Client Counter Hours
Access for Registered Migration Agents:
0815-0845 Monday - Friday
Public Access: 0845-1230 Monday - Friday

Telephone Access Hours
0800-1230 Monday - Friday (Migration)
1330-1600 Monday - Friday (Visitors)

Staff Office Hours
0800-1245, 1330-1606 Monday - Friday

Permanent Entry Visas
Permanent entry visa applications from the following countries are lodged, processed and decided in Pretoria: South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Reunion Islands, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

While permanent entry applications can be lodged in Harare or Port Louis, almost all applicants prefer to lodge their applications direct with Pretoria as this avoids delays in the transfer of documents from the other posts.

Temporary Entry Visas
Temporary entry visa applications from the following countries are lodged, processed and decided in Pretoria: South Africa, Angola, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia.

 Responsible Mission
Australian Embassy, Madrid, Spain (Limited visa processing - see below)

DIMA Representation
Manager Immigration Office (LES)

Street Address
Plaza del Descubridor Diego de Ordas, 3 - 2
Edificio Santa Engracia 120
28003 MADRID
Spain

Postal Address
As Above

Telephone
3491 441 93 00 (Embassy)

Facsimile
3491 442 50 53 (DIMA)

Internet Email
dima-madird@dfat.gov.au

Time Difference
-9 hours (AEST)

Client Counter Hours
1000-1300 Monday - Friday

Telephone Access Hours
1000-1300 Monday - Friday

Staff Office Hours
0830-1700 Monday - Thursday; 0830-1415 Friday

Supervising DIMA Post
Australian Embassy, Paris

Permanent Entry Visas
Permanent entry visa applications from Spain and Canary Island are lodged and processed in Madrid and decided in Paris.

Temporary Entry Visas
Temporary entry visa applications for Spain and Canary Islands are lodged, processed and decided in Madrid.
Citizens of Spain are eligible for streamlined visitorvisa processing through ETA

Responsible Mission
Australian High Commission, Colombo, Sri Lanka

DIMA Representation
Principal Migration Officer

Street Address
3 Cambridge Place
COLOMBO 7
Sri Lanka

Postal Address
PO Box 742
Colombo
Sri Lanka

Telephone
94 1 698 767 (all AHC numbers)
94 1 698 768
94 1 698 769

Facsimile
94 1 682 311 (DIMA)

Internet Email
dima-colombo@dfat.gov.au

Time Difference
-4½ hours (AEST)

Client Counter Hours
0830-1100 Monday-Friday - Enquiries & application lodgement
1400-1530 Monday-Friday - Passport collection

Telephone Access Hours
0830-1630 Monday - Friday

Staff Office Hours
0830-1630 Monday - Friday

Permanent Entry Visas
Permanent entry visa applications from Sri Lanka are lodged, processed and decided in Colombo. Applications from the Maldives can be lodged at the Maldivian Ministry of Foriegn Affairs and are processed and decided in Colombo.

Temporary Entry Visas
Temporary entry visa applications from Sri Lanka are lodged, processed and decided in Colombo. Applications from the Maldives can be lodged at the Maldivian Ministry of Foriegn Affairs and are processed and decided in Colombo.

There is no Australian mission in Sudan. See entry for Egypt.

Special Procedures
Sudan Special Assistance Category (SAC) cases are processed in Athens.

There is no Australian mission in Suriname. See entry for Chile.

There is no Australian mission in Swaziland. See entry for South Africa.

Visa office closed at the end of June 1998. All visa work now handled by Berlin, Germany
Citizens of Sweden are eligible for streamlined visitor visa processing under ETA

The Australian Consulate in Bern closed in June 1997. The Australian Mission in Geneva, Switzerland, has no visa function. See entry for Germany.

Special Procedures
Citizens of Switzerland are eligible for streamlined processing of visitor visas through ETA

Note that DIMA charges can be accepted and receipted at the Australian Mission in Geneva.