Understand how the Australian Government can help. Read the Consular Service Charter (Quy định về Dịch Vụ Lãnh Sự) in Vietnamese.

Understand how and when the Australian Government can help overseas. Read the Consular Services Charter (กฎบัตรว่าด้วยบริการต่าง ๆ ของกงสุล) in Thai.

Read the Consular Services Charter (Panduan Layanan Konsuler) in Indonesian.

Crises that affect a large number of Australians overseas usually require a response beyond our normal consular services.

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’.

Explore this page for information about how to find out if you need your document legalised and which documents we can legalise in Australia.

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

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.

Find out about voting in an Australian election while you're overseas.