Australian Visa Processing Facility to Open in Port Moresby

By: PAUL OEKA

In another milestone achievement in Australia-Papua New Guinea relations, visa issues that businesses and individuals face will come to an end as both countries agreed to set up a visa office in Port Moresby with a 14-day processing turnaround period.

The Australian visa office in Port of PNG, the immigration minister of Australia, and we will also have the Minister for Pacific Affairs, Pat Conroy, in this committee as well,” Minister Tkatchenko said.

The committee will focus on dealing with visas on arrival or going into Australia, and also will address issues

Tkatchenko stated.

Previously, the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby had no visa function. Their office in Suva, Fiji managed visa services for clients in Papua New Guinea, which had been one of the biggest issues surrounding processing.