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Consular protection for EU citizens in Australia
Learn more about your right to consular protection and how you can benefit from it in Australia.
Are you an EU citizen in Australia?
Learn more about your right to consular protection and how you can benefit from it in Australia.
Consular protection is the help an EU Member State can provide to its citizens in case they need assistance abroad. Typically, consular protection can include cases such as:
- A need for emergency travel documents;
- A serious accident or serious illness;
- Relief and repatriation in case of an emergency;
- Being a victim of crime;
- Arrest or detention;
- Death.
In Australia, 26 EU Member States have diplomatic presence through an embassy and/or consulate.
Are you an EU citizen in need of consular protection in Australia?
- You can contact your resident Embassy/Consulate able to provide consular protection.
- If your EU Member State has no resident Embassy/Consulate able to provide consular protection in Australia, you can turn to another EU Member State for consular protection.
Any EU citizen abroad whose own Member State has no local representation is entitled to receive consular protection from the diplomatic or consular authorities of any other EU Member State. In that case, EU citizens are entitled to benefit from consular protection under the same conditions as the nationals of that other EU Member State.
You can find contact details of the resident EU Member States Embassies/Consulates who can provide consular protection as well as existing arrangements between EU Member States for consular protection in Australia in the list below.
Please note that the EU Delegation in Australia cannot provide direct consular assistance.
As an EU citizen, you can take simple steps to make consular protection more effective, for example:
- Following the travel advice issued by your country’s Foreign Ministry.
- When abroad, registering with your Embassy or Consulate and/or through dedicated platforms, if applicable.
- Other tips include keeping an electronic copy of your travel documents, subscribing to a travel insurance or saving crisis contact details.
For more information on consular protection, see the dedicated pages on the websites of the EEAS, the European Commission and the Council of the EU.
Austria
Embassy of Austria
Embassy of Austria in Canberra
Address: 12 Talbot Street, Forrest ACT 2603
Phone: +61 2 6295 1533
Email: canberra-ob@bmeia.gv.at
Website: Austrian Embassy Canberra
Belgium
Embassy of Belgium
Embassy of Belgium in Canberra
Address: 19 Arkana Street, Yarralumla ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6273 2501
Email: canberra@diplobel.fed.be
Website: Belgian Embassy Canberra
Bulgaria
Embassy of Bulgaria
Embassy of Bulgaria in Canberra
Address: 1 Culgoa Circuit, O'Malley ACT 2606
Phone: +61 2 6290 1588
Email: embassy.canberra@mfa.bg
Website: Bulgarian Embassy Canberra
Croatia
Embassy of Croatia
Embassy of Croatia in Canberra
Address: 14 Jindalee Crescent, O'Malley ACT 2606
Phone: +61 2 6286 6988
Email: croemb.canberra@mvep.hr
Website: Croatian Embassy Canberra
Cyprus
High Commission of Cyprus
High Commission of Cyprus in Canberra
Address: 30 Beale Crescent, Deakin ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6281 0832
Email: hccanberra@mfa.gov.cy
Website: Cyprus High Commission Canberra
Czech Republic
Embassy of the Czech Republic
Embassy of the Czech Republic in Canberra
Address: 8 Culgoa Circuit, O'Malley ACT 2606
Phone: +61 2 6290 1386
Email: canberra@embassy.mzv.cz
Website: Czech Embassy Canberra
Denmark
Embassy of Denmark
Embassy of Denmark in Canberra
Address: 15 Hunter Street, Yarralumla ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6270 5333
Email: cbramb@um.dk
Website: Danish Embassy Canberra
Estonia
Embassy of Estonia
Embassy of Estonia in Canberra
Address: 12 Darwin Avenue, Yarralumla ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6273 3800
Email: canberra@mfa.ee
Website: Estonian Embassy Canberra
Finland
Embassy of Finland
Address: 12 Darwin Avenue, Yarralumla ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6273 3800
Email: sanomat.can@formin.fi
Website: Finnish Embassy Canberra
France
Embassy of France
Embassy of France in Canberra
Address: 6 Perth Avenue, Yarralumla ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6216 0100
Email: ambafrance@ambafrance-au.org
Website: French Embassy Canberra
Germany
Embassy of Germany
Embassy of Germany in Canberra
Address: 119 Empire Circuit, Yarralumla ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6270 1911
Email: info@canberra.diplo.de
Website: German Embassy Canberra
Greece
Embassy of Greece
Embassy of Greece in Canberra
Address: 9 Turrana Street, Yarralumla ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6273 0100
Email: gremb.can@mfa.gr
Website: Greek Embassy Canberra
Hungary
Embassy of Hungary
Embassy of Hungary in Canberra
Address: 17 Beale Crescent, Deakin ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6282 3226
Email: mission.can@mfa.gov.hu
Website: Hungarian Embassy Canberra
Ireland
Embassy of Ireland
Embassy of Ireland in Canberra
Address: 20 Arkana Street, Yarralumla ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6214 0000
Email: canberra@dfa.ie
Website: Embassy of Ireland in Australia
Italy
Embassy of Italy
Embassy of Italy in Canberra
Address: 12 Grey Street, Deakin ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6185 8111
Email: ambasciata.canberra@esteri.it
Website: Ambasciata d'Italia Canberra
Latvia
Embassy of Latvia
Embassy of Latvia in Canberra
Address: Level 10, 221 London Circuit, Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: +61 2 5142 9700
Email: embassy.australia@mfa.gov.lv
Website: Embassy of Latvia to Australia
Lithuania
Embassy of Lithuania
Embassy of Lithuania in Canberra
Address: Ground Floor, 53 Blackall Street, Barton ACT 2600
Phone: +61 474 906 328
Email: amb.au@urm.lt
Website: Embassy of Lithuania to Australia
Luxembourg
In the absence of an official diplomatic mission of Luxembourg in Australia, Luxembourgish citizens may seek consular assistance from diplomatic missions of other European Union Member States.
Malta
High Commission of Malta
High Commission of Malta in Canberra
Address: 38 Culgoa Circuit, O'Malley ACT 2606
Phone: +61 2 6290 1724
Netherlands
Embassy of the Netherlands
Embassy of the Netherlands in Canberra
Address: 120 Empire Circuit, Yarralumla ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6220 9400
Email: can@minbuza.nl
Website: Embassy of the Netherlands in Australia
Poland
Embassy of Poland
Embassy of Poland in Canberra
Address: 7 Turrana Street, Yarralumla ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6273 1000
Email: canberra.amb.sekretariat@msz.gov.pl
Website: Embassy of Poland in Australia
Portugal
Embassy of Portugal
Embassy of Portugal in Canberra
Address: 4 Beale Crescent, Deakin ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6273 3963
Email: canberra@mne.pt
Website: Embassy of Portugal in Australia
Romania
Embassy of Romania
Embassy of Romania in Canberra
Address: 4 Dalman Crescent, O'Malley ACT 2606
Phone: +61 2 6290 7000
Email: canberra@mae.ro
Website: Embassy of Romania in Australia
Slovenia
Embassy of Slovenia
Embassy of Slovenia in Canberra
Address: 26 Akame Circuit, O'Malley ACT 2606
Phone: +61 2 6290 0000
Email: canberra.embassy@gov.si
Website: Embassy of Slovenia in Australia
Spain
Embassy of Spain
Embassy of Spain in Canberra
Address: 15 Arkana Street, Yarralumla ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6273 3555
Email: emb.canberra.sc@maec.es
Website: Embassy of Spain in Australia
Sweden
Embassy of Sweden
Embassy of Sweden in Canberra
Address: 5 Turrana Street, Yarralumla ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6270 2700
Email: ambassaden.canberra@gov.se
Website: Embassy of Sweden in Australia
