As of 20th June 2016, French citizens of 16 years and older, holding an ePassport, are eligible to use automated border gates (Smartgates) on arrival at Australian international airports. This will make for faster…

It is now possible to register online! Why register in the Registre Consulaire? your relatives could be contacted in case of emergency you will receive  useful consular informations from the French Consulate…

The dates for the next presidential and parliamentary elections have been announced by the Council of Ministers last May. For the French Citizens voting abroad, the elections will be held…

Good news! We are pleased to announce there is a finger printing machine at the Honorary Consulate of France in Melbourne, which will allow you to do your passport application in Melbourne. The procedure to follow is…

Good news for French Nationals living abroad! Since the 1st of March 2016, the Defender of Rights has a local delegate in charge of French living overseas. The Defender of Rights…

Following the introduction of new procedures, the Consulate-General in Sydney’s website has evolved. Thus the articles on registration (l’inscription au registre) and proxy voting (vote par procuration) were totally redesigned. You…

Being a French national, even when living overseas, requires certain civil obligation to be respected. This is the case notably with the Census and the Journée Défense et Citoyenneté, which is a legal obligation for all,…

Do you plan to return to France and don’t know how to go about it? Organising one’s return to France and knowing the necessary steps can often prove to be…

You want to visit France in the next few months and you are wondering wether you will be able to enter the country, eat in restaurants, visit museums, do some…

 On Thursday the 26th of November from 2pm to 4pm, your Consular Adviser, Delegate to the Assemblée des Francais de l’Etranger for the region Asia and Oceania and member of the Association Democratique…