One of the major responsibilities of the Australian Consulate-General in Chennai is to safeguard the interest of Australian citizens living, working or visiting Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Puducherry and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and provide assistance in case of emergency.
For consular, passport and notarial-related queries, please contact:
Australian Consulate-General, Chennai
9th Floor Express Chambers,
Express Avenue,
49, 50L Whites Road,
Royapettah, Chennai 600 014
Tel: + 91 44 4592 1300
Fax: + 91 44 4592 1320
We encourage all Australians planning to travel overseas to register on www.smartraveller.gov.au
Opening hours:
The Consulate General is open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Monday through Friday, excluding public holidays. To book an appointment for passport and notarial services please contact +91 44 45921300 and the receptionist will connect you to the consular officer.
Emergency After Hours Contact:
Emergency consular assistance is available 24 hours a day by calling our Consular Emergency Centre (CEC) in Canberra on 1300 555 135 within Australia (local call cost) / +61 2 6261 3305 from outside Australia /SMS at +61 421 269 080.
Passport Services:
The Consulate General in Chennai assists with emergency/regular passport services. You can download the passport application form from www.passports.gov.au. For any queries related to passport fees, passport photograph requirements and lost and stolen passports, please contact our office in Chennai.
Consular assistance:
•If you are overseas, you can be connected to the CEC or given a reverse-charge number to call by telephoning the Australian diplomatic mission in the country you are visiting.
•You can access addresses and telephone numbers of Australian diplomatic missions in local telephone directories, hotels, tourist offices or police stations, or on the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website and in our travel advisories for each country.
•The CEC can also assist concerned family members in Australia and can be contacted on the above numbers for information and advice.
•You can access our full range of travel information to help you prepare for overseas travel on this website.
•Our travel advice assesses the level of risk in a particular destination so that you can make informed decisions about where and when to travel overseas.
For more information and to provide feedback, please visit www.dfat.gov.au
Useful links
www.smartraveller.gov.au
www.dfat.gov.au
www.passport.gov.au