In this article by iia (IndiansinAustralia.org), you can find information related to Indian Embassy Australia, Indian consulates and high commission of Indian in Australia along with their official, locations, contact numbers and links to official sites.
There is no single source of info. for all of these so we have done the hard work for you and tried to bring all the info. from different sites here so its easier for you to hopefully get all your answers at once place.
Most frequently asked questions falls in categories of Visas, passport, OCI(Overseas citizen of India) card/ PIO and immigration in general. We tried to cover all of them in this article.
Before we give you more info. it is important for you to know the difference between Embassy and Consulate.
Embassies and Consulates: How They Can Help You
The diplomatic services in your home and host countries are key resources of information and assistance for business people and their families who are on international assignments. In most cases, contact will be with a consulate rather than an embassy.
As mentioned earlier, embassy and consulate are little different and if you need to contact officials then you should know the difference. There are important differences between the two.
Embassy
An embassy is the official diplomatic representation, or mission, of one government to another. The person in charge, usually an ambassador, is the personal representative of the head of state of the country sending the mission to the host country. Embassies are responsible for government-to-government relations. They do not perform any functions directly for nationals from their home country who may be traveling or residing in their host country.
Consulates
A country may, however, have a number of consulates in the host country. A consulate’s primary function is to provide services for resident or traveling nationals from its home country. These services include renewing passports; replacing lost or stolen passports; providing aid in obtaining medical and legal assistance; notarizing documents; assisting with tax returns and absentee voting; making arrangements in the event of death; registering births to nationals abroad; certifying– but not performing or granting – marriages and divorces abroad; providing information on dealing with host country authorities; and arranging for evacuation or other assistance in emergency situations.
Above info. is general for knowledge purpose. For specific actions or help your local consultate can provide, see below-
Consulate General of India in Australia
There are four official sites that we could find for you in relation to the consulate general of India in Australia in these cities: Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth as below. In this article, we try to gather all the info. for you so you should be able to get answer to most of your questions here but for latest updates and more accurate up to date info., you can checkout their official sites. You can see the links to their official govt. sites for each city below:
Consulate General of India, Sydney
Welcome to the official website of the Consulate General of India in Sydney: www.cgisydney.gov.in
The Consulate General of India in Sydney has consular jurisdiction over the Australian States of New South Wales and South Australia.
Consular/Passport/Visa
Misc. Consular Services
Trade and Investment
- Make In India
- Investment Opportunities in India
- Investment Opportunities_DMIC Project
- Invest India
- India Investment Grid
- Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
- Partner With India
According to high commission of India official website, below is the Indian high commissioner’s profile:
Image Source: hcicanberra.gov.in
A. Gitesh Sarma
Born on 25th March 1961. Completed his B.A. (Hons) and M.A. in Political Science from Delhi University. Joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1986. Worked in Ministry of External Affairs as Under Secretary (Europe East) and Director (Central Asia).
Mr. Sarma’s overseas assignments include Indian Missions in Russia, Ukraine, Hong Kong, Pakistan and United Kingdom. He has been Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan and High Commissioner of India in Fiji.
Indian High Commission location:
please see below for more info on Consulates and Honorary Consuls.
Consulate General of India, Melbourne
Contact Details
Consulate General of India,
344, St. Kilda Road,
Melbourne, VIC – 3000.
Phone : 03-9682 7836
Fax : 03-9696 8251
E-mail : cg@cgimelb.org
Website : www.cgimelb.org
Honorary Consul of India, Brisbane
Contact Details
Honorary Consulate of India,
175 A Swann Road, Taringa,
Brisbane, QLD-4068.
Phone : 07-3871 3362
Fax : 07-3371 5198
E-mail : indcon@optusnet.com.au
Consulate General of India, Sydney
Contact Details
Level 1, 265 Castlereagh Street
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
Phone : 61-2-9223-2702
Fax : +61-2-9231-2299
+61-2-9223-3358
(Consular Services)
E-mail : cg.sydney@mea.gov.in
Website : www.cgisydney.org
Consulate General of India, Perth
Contact Details
Level 6, 12 St. Georges Terrace,
Perth, WA 6000
Phone : +61-8-9325-4074
Fax : +61-8-92217039
E-mail : cgi.perth@mea.gov.in
Website : www.cgiperth.org
source: http://www.hcindia-au.org/consulates-and-honorary-consuls.htm
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