Changes to Australian Visa Application Service Arrangements in New Zealand
A number changes to Australian visa application service arrangements come into effect from next week. Understanding
these changes is critical for visa applicants who are in New Zealand at the time of making a visa application to enter
Australia.
Biometric Collection
Commencing 29 September, most clients lodging a visa application for Australia in New Zealand will need to attend an
Australian Visa Application Centre (AVAC) in person to provide biometrics. New Zealand citizens are excluded from
providing biometrics.
Biometrics are collected using a quick, discreet and non-intrusive process that captures a facial image with a digital
camera and a 10-digit fingerprint scan with a digital finger scanner.
We encourage applicants to submit their visa applications electronically or in person at an AVAC.To avoid incurring two
service fee charges, TTS encourages all applicants who may ordinarily mail in/courier their applications to attend an
AVAC in person to submit their visa application and have their biometrics collected at the same time. You will need to
make an appointment with either Auckland or Queenstown AVAC to submit your application and have your biometrics
collected at the same time.
Please note, all applicants included in the visa application must attend the AVAC for biometrics collection and all
applicants must bring their passports with them to the appointment.
New Queenstown Visa Application Centre
TT Services is pleased to announce the opening of a new AVAC in Queenstown, New Zealand on 29 September 2015. This new
AVAC will be located at 57 Shotover Street in downtown Queenstown. It will provide visa application submission and
biometrics collection services for applicants on New Zealand’s South Island.
TT Services provides visa application services to the South Pacific on behalf of the Australian Government’s Department
of Immigration and Border Protection. For more information on these and other changes commencing next week, including
our new fee structure, please visit www.ttsaustralia.com
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