Australia visa status checker

How to check your Australia application

Australian visa applications accessible through ImmiAccount.

Step-by-step instructions

1. Open the official Home Affairs ImmiAccount page and sign in to the account used for your application.
2. Locate the submitted application and open its details. Check its status and any messages or requests for evidence.
3. If another person lodged the application, ask for the reference and check whether Home Affairs allows that application to be imported into your account.

Choose the correct application type

VEVO checks the details and conditions of an existing visa. Use ImmiAccount for an application awaiting a decision; not every paper application can be imported.

Information to keep ready

Keep your application acknowledgement, submission date, visa category and the name of the submitting office available. The official service determines which identifiers are required. Enter personal information only in that service; VisaWand does not need your passport number, login password or application reference.

If the record cannot be found

Compare the service and reference with your receipt and check the fields requested on the official screen. A technical error or missing result does not establish a decision. Follow the handling office’s help instructions if the record still cannot be retrieved.

After an update or decision

Read the actual notice and any document request, collection instruction or deadline. Passport movement, the validity of an issued permission and progress of a pending application are separate checks. Use the decision notice to confirm the outcome and next action.

Official resources

• Home Affairs: ImmiAccount ↗immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
• Home Affairs: apply and manage your application ↗immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
• Home Affairs: progress updates ↗immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
• FCDO Australia travel advice ↗www.gov.uk

Travel-advice references provide entry and consular context. They do not supply a private application result, and nationality-specific entry advice must not be applied to every passport.

Tracking guidance reviewed 21 October 2026. Follow the official service if its procedure changes.