Aussie school leavers love to go overseas to celebrate the end of their studies. Our tips will help keep you safe.

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

Learn what to do if you're worried about the welfare of an Australian overseas. See advice and information about missing persons.

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.

Most Australians have a great time overseas, however, sometimes things don't go as planned. See our page for general advice when things go wrong overseas.

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.