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      • International vaccination certificates
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      • Schengen
      • Travel advice explained
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      • Children
      • Dual nationals
      • LGBTI++
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      • School leavers
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      • Infectious diseases
      • Medical assistance overseas
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      • Reciprocal health
      • Vaccinations
      • Death
    • Staying safe
      • Armed conflict
      • Assault
      • Demonstrations
      • Earthquakes and tsunamis
      • Kidnapping
      • Natural disasters
      • Partying safely
      • Piracy
      • Scams
      • Severe weather
      • Sexual assault
      • Terrorism
      • Theft and robbery
    • Laws
      • Carrying or using drugs
      • Child sex offences
      • Female genital mutilation
      • Forced marriage
    • Getting around
      • Air travel
      • Boat travel
      • Cruising
      • Public transport
      • Road safety
  • Destinations
    • View all destinations
    • AfricaBrowse destinations in Africa.
    • AmericasBrowse all destinations in the Americas.
    • AsiaBrowse all destinations in Asia.
    • EuropeBrowse all destinations in Europe.
    • Middle EastBrowse all destinations in the Middle East.
    • PacificBrowse all destinations in the Pacific.
  • While you're away
    • When things go wrong
      • Arrested or jailed
      • Lost property
      • Medical assistance
      • Money problems
      • Someone is missing
      • Someone died
    • Crime overseas
      • Assaulted
      • Kidnapped
      • Robbed or mugged
      • Scammed
      • Sexually assaulted
    • Crisis or emergency
      • Demonstration
      • Armed conflict
      • Earthquake
      • Severe weather
      • Terrorist situation
      • Volcanic eruption
      • Bushfire
    • Australia's biosecurity and border controls
      • COVID-19 portal
  • Urgent helpLinks to help
  • Our servicesLinks to services
    • Consular Services Charter
      • Arabic
      • Chinese Simplified
      • Chinese Traditional
      • Indonesian
      • Thai
      • Vietnamese
    • Travel advice explained
    • Subscription
    • Crises
    • Passport services
    • Notarial services
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      • Documents in Australia
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      • Notarial forms
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    • Communities
      • العربية (Arabic)
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      • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
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      • Filipino community
      • Indian community
      • Malaysian community
    • Resources
      • CHOICE travel insurance buying guide: COVID-19 edition
      • CHOICE travel insurance guide
      • Fact sheet: Travel Smart
      • Fact sheet: Missing overseas
      • Fact sheet: Arrested or jailed overseas
      • Fact sheet: Sexual assault overseas
      • Fact sheet: Death overseas
      • Consular Privacy Collection Statement
  • COVID-19
    • Global COVID-19 Health Advisory
    • COVID-19 and travel
      • Planning to travel during COVID-19: step by step
      • COVID-19 vaccinations
      • International vaccination certificates
      • Leaving Australia
      • Re-entry and quarantine measures
      • Staying overseas
      • Trying to get home
      • Mental health and wellbeing
      • COVID-19 and travel FAQs
    • Travel zones
      • New Zealand travel zone status