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Under these contracts, VFS Global provides services such as biometric collection, identity verification, and online application assistance. One of the company’s most significant 2023 contracts was for UK visas and citizenship services, which covers 84 new countries in addition to 58 existing ones.
Australia introduced guidance on biometrics and privacy in 2006, which was developed by the Biometrics Institute. The Biometrics Institute [50] is a self-funded membership organisation that now operates at a global level providing thought leadership, information and an impartial platform for trusted and balanced discussions on biometrics.
Visa requirements for Australian passport holders are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Australia entering with an Australian passport. As of 2025, Australian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 186 countries and territories, ranking the Australian passport 6th in the ...
Australia. Permanent Residence in the Commonwealth of Australia - South African Citizens with any type of a Valid Australian Permanent Resident Visa electronically granted or as a label still valid may enter the following country: New Zealand - Indefinite. Note: may apply for Permanent Residency in New Zealand after satisfying two years ...
As the validity of Australian passports do not exceed 10 years, all previous Australian passports have now expired and all valid passports are now biometric. In May 2015, the Australian Government announced that SmartGate will be launched at air and sea ports, using solely biometrics to identify and process arriving passengers, with a goal of ...
Australian Passport Office is an independent operating agency of the Government of Australia with bureaucratic oversight provided through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) portfolio. It issues Australian passports to Australian citizens in Australia and overseas under the Australian Passports Act 2005 and related laws.
An Australian passport is a travel document issued by the Commonwealth of Australia to individuals holding any form of Australian nationality.An Australian passport application is the most expensive in the world, costing A$412 as of 1 January 2025. [3]
Migration 5 (M5, formerly the Five Country Conference on migration) [1] [2] is a conference of the immigration authorities of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.