PLEASE READ ALL THE INFORMATION AND LINKS PROVIDED BELOW AS RELEVANT TO YOUR ENQUIRY AND CIRCUMSTANCES FOR AUSTRALIA, NEW CALEDONIA OR WALLIS-AND-FUTUNA.
The Australian Consulate-General in Noumea provides consular assistance in New Caledonia and Wallis-and-Futuna to citizens of Australia, Canada, Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
Consular assistance to Australians, Canadians and citizens of Nauru and PNG - Please call +687 27 24 14 (outside of our office hours, follow the prompts to be connected to the 24/7 Consular Emergency Centre in Canberra, also contactable outside of our office hours, in Australia on 1300 555 135 or from overseas on +61 2 6261 3305). Canadian citizens can also alternatively contact the 24/7 Canadian Emergency Watch and Response Center in Ottawa (email: [email protected] – phone +1 613 996 8885 with call collect accepted where available). Please also check relevant travel advisories and recommendations for Australians on Smartraveller and for Canadians on Travel advice and advisories - Travel.gc.ca.
The Australian Consulate-General provides consular, passport and notarial services. For further information, check out the Consular Notarial and Passports Services - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and all other links below as relevant to your enquiry and circumstances for Australia, New Caledonia or Wallis-and-Futuna:
- Australian citizens - Consular services and travelling abroad
- Australian Passports Services
- Smartraveller, including the Australian Consular Services Charter, and the Australian travel advice for New Caledonia
- Australian Department of Human Services including Centrelink and Medicare
- Phone directories - Australian White Pages and Australian Yellow Pages
- Elections
- Police Clearances in Australia, New Caledonia and Wallis-and-Futuna
- Driving Licences in Australian New Caledonia and Wallis-and-Futuna
- Taxation services in Australia, New Caledonia and Wallis-and-Futuna
- Translation services in Australia, New Caledonia and Wallis-and-Futuna
- Data Breach and Protection
- Assistance to Canadian citizens
- Travel.gc.ca, including the Canadian Consular Services Charter and the Canadian Canadian travel advice for New Caledonia
- Cyclone season: are you ready?
- French High Commission in New Caledonia, including French State services
- Government of New Caledonia, including New Caledonian services and directorates and other local authorities
- French Prefecture in Wallis-and-Futuna, including French State and Wallis-and-Futuna services
- Phone directories, including list of phone numbers for emergencies and assistance in New Caledonia (OPT NC) and in Wallis-and-Futuna (SPT WF)
- Notarial Services (witnessing, certifying and issuing legal documents) including legal authorities and services in Australia, New Caledonia and Wallis-and-Futuna
- Marrying overseas and Certificates of No-Impediment (CNIs) and BDM (births, deaths and marriages) Registrars in Australia, New Caledonia and Wallis-and-Futuna
- Scholarship programs and study in Australia including links to Australian educations resources, recognition of qualifications and language testing authorities and other organisations in Australia and New Caledonia
- Doing Business with Australia including links to relevant trade and business organisations and services in Australia and New Caledonia
- Australian Embassy in Paris and Australian Consulate-General in Papeete
The Australian Consulate-General does not manage enquiries relating to visas, immigration-citizenship or entry-exit requirements to Australia (Australian Department of Home Affairs), New Caledonia or Wallis-and-Futuna, or Canada and we are unable to escalate applications or issues with the authorities in Australia, New Caledonia and Wallis-and-Futuna, or Canada. Check the websites below as appropriate to your enquiry and circumstances and contact relevant authorities directly:
- Home Affairs - Australian Immigration (Visas), Citizenship and Border Protection including citizenship, visas, biometric data collection and health examinations, contacting Home Affairs, the Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS), Australian Customs and Biosecurity and other Home Affairs information
- Travelling to Australia - Quick Guide including links to official tourism, travel advisories, use of drones and other information
- Visas and travel conditions for New Caledonia and Wallis-and-Futuna including links to French diplomatic representations in Australia and relevant authorities and services in New Caledonia and Wallis-and-Futuna, including use of drones and other useful links.
- Visas and travel conditions for Canada including links to official Canadian Immigration and Border Protection websites and authorities
- Visas for Papua New Guinea including links to PNG services and authorities
The Australian Consulate-General does not provide assistance to foreign nationals in Australia – foreign nationals in Australia must request consular assistance directly from the consular services of their country of citizenship: French nationals in Australia should contact the French consular services in Australia, other foreign nationals should contact the consular services of their foreign diplomatic representations in Australia. Check the websites below as appropriate to your enquiry and circumstances and contact relevant authorities directly:
- French diplomatic representations in Australia and French travel advice for Australia
- Canadian diplomatic representations in Australia and Canadian travel advice for Australia
- Other foreign diplomatic representations in Australia