Information and general advice on travelling with children, children travelling without both parents, child custody and international child abduction.

This page explains our travel advisories for destinations, how we develop and update our travel advisories and what each advice level means in travel advisories.

All travellers face risks overseas. Risks can be higher for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in some destinations.

The Australian Government can provide some notarial services. The services we provide depends if requested in Australia or overseas. We charge fees for our service.

Read more about the legislative protections designed to prevent child sex offences abroad.

Information on biosecurity processes and border controls before and after your arrival in Australia.

We deliver a range of consular services for Australians overseas. These include travel advice, notarial services, passports, consular support and crisis response.