Embassies and consulates in Australia

Outside Canberra, missions are found in Sydney (103), Melbourne (64), Perth (48), Brisbane (45), Adelaide (28), Hobart (18), Darwin (16) and Cairns (8), among other towns; most of them are consulates general, consulates and honorary consulates.

Of the 198 passports in the visa data, 1 can enter visa-free, 45 need an ETA, 151 need an e-Visa and 1 is not admitted for Australia.

Schengen consulates in Australia received 19,163 short-stay visa applications in 2025, and issued 18,519 visas. 3.0% of applications were refused (worldwide: 14.6%). In 2024 the rate was much the same, 3.1%. Applications rose by 10% compared with 2024 (17,474).

Most applications went to Austria (4,829), Italy (3,809), France (2,984) and the Netherlands (2,129).

Among the states with at least 500 applications, the lowest refusal rate was Switzerland’s (0.6%) and the highest the Netherlands’ (8.8%).

Bulgaria and Romania began issuing Schengen visas on 31 March 2024, so their 2024 figures cover part of the year. The numbers include every nationality applying in Australia.

In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) the United States issued 34,947 nonimmigrant visas to citizens of Australia, the 41st highest number of the 206 nationalities listed. Work and treaty visas (H, L, O, E and others) made up 42%, visitor visas 21% and diplomatic and official visas 16%. That is 10% fewer than in fiscal year 2024 (38,826).

From October 2025 to February 2026, citizens of Australia received 11,616, 19% fewer than in the same months a year earlier.

For visitor visas (B1/B2) the State Department reports an adjusted refusal rate of 22.9% for citizens of Australia in fiscal year 2025 (fiscal year 2024: 20.7%).

In the other direction, Australia runs 127 missions in 90 countries. Its largest networks are in the United States (8), Turkey (4), Canada (3), Switzerland (3) and China (3).

Where the embassies are

All 116 embassies are in the capital, Canberra. Italy has the most missions in Australia, 12, followed by Greece (10), Germany (9), Finland (9) and France (9).

Travel advice for Australia

Foreign ministries’ advice on travel to Australia: the US State Department rates Australia at Level 1, exercise normal precautions (updated 17 August 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Australia (updated 19 March 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Australia (updated 14 October 2026). The advice is aimed at each government’s own nationals.