Australian Consulate-General
Chennai, India

Contact us

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]

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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.

Public Holidays - 2023

  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