Consular support for EU citizens in the Cook Islands
Are you an EU citizen in the Cook Islands?
As an EU citizen, you can contact your EU Member State's resident Embassy/Consulate/Honorary Consul to provide consular protection.
If your EU Member State has no resident Embassy/Consulate or Honorary Consul able to provide consular support in the Cook Islands, you can turn to another EU Member State for consular support.
Notably, 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 such a case, affected EU citizens are entitled to benefit from consular support under the same conditions as the nationals of the EU Member State they turn to for assistance.
The majority of EU Member States have non-resident representations to the Pacific island countries from Embassies and Missions around the region (for example in Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Japan and others). You can see more details below.
Please note that the EU Delegation for the Pacific 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 EU Member State’s 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.
Belgium
Embassy of Belgium in Canberra, Australia
19 Arkana Street, Yarralumla, ACT, 2600, Australia
Phone: +61 2 6273 2501 or +61 493 137 141
Email: canberra@diplobel.fed.be
Bulgaria
Embassy of Bulgaria in Canberra, Australia
29 Pindari Crescent, O'Malley, ACT, 2606, Australia
Phone: +61 2 6286 9700
Email: embassy.canberra@mfa.bg
Czechia
Czech Consulate General in Sydney, Australia
169 Military Road, Dover Heights, NSW, 2030, Australia
Phone: +61 2 9581 0111
Email: sydney@embassy.mzv.cz or consular_sydney@mzv.cz
Denmark
Royal Danish Embassy in Canberra, Australia
15 Hunter Street, Yarralumla, ACT, 2600, Australia
Phone: +61 2 6270 5333
Email: cbramb@um.dk
Germany
German Honorary Consul in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Heinz Matysik
Taputapuatea, Avarua, PO Box 167, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Phone: +682 21619
Email: rarotonga@hk-diplo.de
German Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand
90-92 Hobson Street, Thorndon, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 473 6063
Email: info@wellington.diplo.de
Ireland
Embassy of Ireland in Wellington, New Zealand
86 Victoria Street, PO Box 11498, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 4712 252
Email: wellingtonembassy@dfa.ie
Greece
Embassy of Greece in Canberra, Australia
9 Turrana Street, Yarralumla, ACT, 2600, Australia
Phone: +61 2 6271 0100
Email: gremb.can@mfa.gr
Spain
Spanish Honorary Consul in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Susana Conesa Aylagas
P.O. Box 3148, Vaimaanga, Titikaveka, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Phone: +682 25206, Emergencies: +64 2183 6725 (24hrs)
Email: wigmore@oyster.net.ck
Embassy of Spain in Wellington, New Zealand
Level 11, i Center, 50 Manners St, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 802 5665, Emergencies: +64 2183 6725 (24hrs)
Email: emb.wellington@maec.es
France
French Honorary Consul in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Patricia Barton
PO Box 3198, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Phone: +682 55 102
Email: trish@thebond.co.ck
Embassy of France in Wellington, New Zealand
Level 8, 20 Ballance Street, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 384 2555
Email: information.wellington-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Italy
Embassy of Italy in Wellington, New Zealand
34-38 Grant Road, Thorndon, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 473 5339
Email: wellington.embassy@esteri.it
Hungary
Embassy of Hungary in Wellington, New Zealand
Level 6, 101 Lambton Quay, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 260 3175
Email: mission.wlg@mfa.gov.hu or consulate.wlg@mfa.gov.hu
The Netherlands
Embassy of the Netherlands in Wellington, New Zealand
Level 10, Kiwi Wealth Building, 20 Ballance St, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 471 6390 or +64 800 388 243
Email: wel-ca@minbuza.nl
Portugal
Embassy of Portugal in Canberra, Australia
Suites 8&9, Stephen House, 32 Thesiger Circuit, Deakin, ACT, 2600, Australia
Phone: +61 2 6260 4970 or +61 2 6260 5664
Email: camberra@mne.pt
Slovakia
Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Canberra, Australia
47 Culgoa Circuit, O’ Malley, Canberra, ACT, 2606, Australia
Phone: +61 2 6290 2405
Email: emb.canberra@mzv.sk or cons.canberra@mzv.sk
CAN'T SEE YOUR COUNTRY IN THE LIST?
Please check the full list of EU Member State consular contacts for the Pacific region to see your best point of contact in the region.
Need more information?
Consular information for EU citizens in other Pacific island countries can be found on our website.
For more information on consular protection, see the dedicated pages on the websites of the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Commission and the Council of the European Union.
