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Last Updated
Thursday, 29/06/2023

 

The better prepared you are, the safer and more enjoyable your travel will be. Browse our general advice pages on a range of travel topics, to learn what you need to know before you go.

Explore these for:

  • the basics to know before you go
  • advice for who you are
  • advice for the activities you're planning
  • advice on taking care of your health
  • advice on staying safe
  • advice on staying within the law
  • advice for getting around safely

If you're looking for information or advice for a specific country, see our destination travel advice. If you're already overseas and need help, see our general advice while you're away.

We recommend you subscribe to the destinations you’re visiting, including where you’re transiting through. Pre-trip registration ended in 2019.

 

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  • Learn how and when the Australian Government can help overseas though our consular services
  • See our advice about what to do when things go wrong when you're overseas
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The Australian Government provides 24-hour consular emergency assistance.

+61 2 6261 3305 from overseas

1300 555 135 from within Australia

For how we can help you overseas see the Consular Services Charter.

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      • قائمة التحقّق قبل السفر (Arabic)
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      • รายการสิ่งที่ควรทำก่อนเดินทาง (Thai)
      • Trước khi lên đường danh sách kiểm tra (Vietnamese)
      • 出行之前不忘检查确认 (Chinese Simplified)
      • 出發前檢查清單 (Chinese Traditional)
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      • CHOICE travel insurance buying guide
    • Getting a foreign visa
      • Travelling to Europe and the Schengen Area
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      • Healthcare agreements
      • Infectious diseases
      • Medical tourism
      • Medicine and medical devices
      • Mental health
      • Organ transplant tourism
      • Pregnancy
      • Urgent medical care
    • Following the law
      • Arrested or jailed
      • Carrying or using drugs
      • Child sex offences
      • Female Genital Mutilation
      • Modern slavery
    • Australia's biosecurity and border controls
    • Travelling safely overseas (Easy Read)
  • Planning a trip
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      • Academics
      • Colour, race, ethnicity, or religion
      • Dual nationals
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      • Travelling with children
      • Travelling with a disability
      • Travelling with pets
      • Women
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      • Adoption
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      • Backpacking
      • Business
      • Living, working or studying overseas
      • Marriage
      • Partying safely
      • Retiring overseas
      • Sports and adventure
      • Surrogacy
      • Volunteering
    • Going overseas for a major event
      • Cultural events
        • Anzac Day
      • Religious events
        • Ramadan
        • Hajj
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      • Floods
      • Landslides, mudslides and avalanches
      • Severe hot or cold weather
      • Tornadoes
      • Volcanic eruption
    • Personal emergencies
      • Lost or damaged property
      • Money problems
      • When someone is missing
      • When someone has died
    • Protecting yourself from crime
      • Assault
      • Cyber security
      • Kidnapping
      • Piracy
      • Scams
      • Sexual assault and harassment
      • Theft and robbery
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      • Nuclear incident
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      • 领事服务章程 (Chinese Simplified)
      • 領事服務章程 (Chinese Traditional)
      • Panduan Layanan Konsuler (Indonesian)
      • 領事サービス憲章 (Japanese)
      • 영사 서비스 헌장 (Korean)
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