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

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.

The Smartraveller social media accounts include Twitter, Facebook, and social bookmarking and sharing buttons.

We work closely with a range of government and not for profit partners to prepare our advice, and to promote Smartraveller.

If you're going overseas to get married, you may need a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI) to prove you're free to marry.

Foreign authorities may request a document to be issued with an Apostille or an Authentication certificate before they will accept it. This is called ‘legalisation’.

Piracy is a major issue around the world. Explore this page to learn about high risk areas for piracy, how to reduce your risk and where to get help.