NOTICE
Australia’s Consulate-General in Shenyang will close to the public from 6 December 2024. The Australian Embassy in Beijing will provide continued consular and notarial services and support for Australian businesses.
Emergency Support
For emergency passport or consular support, please contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade using the numbers below.
After hour Consular Support
+61 2 6261 3305 from overseas
24h Consular support within Australia
1300 555 135 (within Australia)
www.smartraveller.gov.au/consular-contact-form
Information for foreign passport holders on Medibank Private/ahm and other recent data breaches
End of COVID-19 predeparture requirement in China
Australia’s pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers arriving from the People’s Republic of China, including the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, will cease applying to flights that land in Australia at 12.01am on 11 March 2023. Please visit: https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-mark-butler-mp/media/end-of-covid-19-predeparture-requirement-in-china?language=en
Updated Travel Advice – 1 July 2024
We continue to advise exercise a high degree of caution in China. As previously advised, authorities have detained foreigners on the grounds of 'endangering national security'. Australians may be at risk of arbitrary detention or harsh enforcement of local laws, including broadly defined National Security Laws.
You may now be eligible to enter China for no more than 15 days without a visa (see the 'Travel' section of the Smartraveller China travel advice).
Travel advice:
Exercise a high degree of caution in China overall.
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Visas and Citizenship
All queries regarding visa and citizenship should be addressed to the Department of Home Affairs.
For detailed Visa and Citizenship information (including application fees, forms and visa evidencing) for clients in China, please click here.
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