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On 30 June 2025, the Department of Home Affairs will cease its operations in the Australian Embassy in Berlin and will be closing the visa processing office.
The closure of the Home Affairs visa processing office will not impact visa and citizenship applicants in Europe as visa applications are already lodged via digital platforms. There is no need for clients to attend the Embassy in person to lodge an application.
Going forward, their offices in Belgrade and London will share responsibility for immigration issues across the Europe region, as required.
The Home Affairs website will be updated to reflect these changes from 1 July 2025. As is the case now, visa applications from Europe will continue to be processed anywhere in Home Affairs’ global immigration network.