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
Visa/Citizenship enquiries: +61 2 6196 0196
Email: (General Queries) [email protected]
Our phone lines are not working. We regret the inconvenience caused. For enquiries, please contact [email protected] or +91 8754501963 during business hours. For consular emergencies, you can contact the Consular Emergency Centre on 1300 555 135 within Australia or +61 2 6261 3305 from outside Australia or SMS +61 421 269 080. |
Consular services
For Australians in distress, please call the Australian Consulate-General consular section on +91 44 4592 1300.
24-hour consular emergency helpline
- Phone: +61 2 6261 3305
- SMS: +61 421 269 080
Opening Hours
The Consulate is open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Monday through Friday, excluding public holidays.
Passport interviews will be held at the Consulate between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm Monday to Friday by appointment only. To book an appointment please call +91 44 4592 1300.
DAY | DATE | HOLIDAY | |
1 |
Monday |
02 January |
New Year's Day (in lieu) |
2 |
Monday |
16 January |
Pongal/Bhogi |
3 |
Thursday |
26 January |
Australia Day/Republic Day |
4 |
Friday |
7 April |
Good Friday |
5 |
Friday |
14 April |
Tamil New Year |
6 |
Monday | 29 May | Reconciliation Day |
7 |
Thursday | 29 June |
Bakrid/Eid al-Adha |
8 |
Tuesday | 15 August |
Independence Day |
9 |
Monday | 18 September | Ganesh Chathurthi (in lieu) |
10 |
Monday | 2 October | Labour Day/Gandhi Jayanthi |
11 |
Monday |
23 October | Dussehra |
12 |
Monday | 13 November | Deepawali |
13 |
Monday |
25 December |
Christmas Day |
14 |
Tuesday |
26 December |
Boxing Day |
Other Australian Missions in India
Australian High Commission, New Delhi
1/50-G, Shantipath,
Panchsheel Marg, Chanakyapuri,
New Delhi, Delhi 110021
Tel: +91 11 41399900
Fax: +91-11-4149 4490
Australian Consulate-General, Mumbai
Crescenzo, 10th Floor, A Wing
C 38&39, G Block
Bandra Kurla Complex
Bandra East, Mumbai 400050
Tel: +91 22 67574900
Fax: +91 22 67574955
Australian Consulate-General, Kolkata
1A, Ho Chi Minh Sarani
Kolkata 700-071
Tel: +91 11 4910 5980
Australian Consulate-General, Bengaluru
The Ritz-Carlton
99 Residency Road
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025
Tel: +91 11 4910 5960