If you're travelling overseas for (or during) a major cultural, sporting or religious event, you may need to take extra precautions.

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

In many countries age, gender and sexual preferences can pose challenges. Understanding the culture and laws in your destination will help things go smoothly.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provides notarial services overseas. We deliver these services through our embassies and consulates.

Read general travel advice for your community, in your language.

A community hub for Smartraveller information and advice in Arabic (العربية).

A community hub for Smartraveller information and advice in Simplified Chinese (中文 简体).

A community hub for Smartraveller information and advice in Traditional Chinese (中文繁體).