AU
Australian Embassy in Washington
Active
Verified Sep 29, 2026
Embassy in Washington D.C., United States
Mission details
- Sending country
- Australia
- Physical location
- Washington D.C., United States
- Status
- Active
- Verified
- Sep 29, 2026
- Website
- Official site
Services
| Service | Availability | Appointment | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consular assistance | Available | Check source | Smartraveller Consular Services Charter: contact the nearest Australian embassy, high commission or consulate, or the 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre. |
| Passport | Available | Required | In-person passport services are by appointment only. The locations page says to book on the embassy passport pages. |
| Emergency travel document | Unknown | Check source | Not stated separately from passport services on the official page checked. |
| Notarial | Available | Check source | The US locations page says the embassy and consulates provide notarial services. |
| Visa | Routed | Check source | The embassy and consulates cannot provide visa information. Enquiries go to the Department of Home Affairs, Global Service Centre +61 2 6196 0196. |
Contacts
| Contact | Value | Purpose | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consular Emergency Centre Emergency | +61 2 6261 3305 | General | From anywhere in the world. Within Australia: 1300 555 135. Canberra centre, not a local after-hours number unless the post says its phone connects through. |
| Telephone | +1 202 797 3000 | General | |
| Passport office | +1 202 797 3008 | General | Printed on the passport locations page. |
| Fax | +1 202 797 3331 | General | |
| Consular | [email protected] | General | |
| Passports | [email protected] | General | |
| Department of Home Affairs Global Service Centre | +61 2 6196 0196 | General | Embassy and consulates say they cannot answer visa, immigration, customs or citizenship questions. Call the Global Service Centre. |
Countries covered (2)
| Country | Coverage | Priority | Routing |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
United States
|
GeneralPrimary | 10 | Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern US: Alabama, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. |
 VI
US Virgin Islands
|
RegionalPrimary | 40 | DFAT index routes the US Virgin Islands to the embassy in Washington. The embassy locations page instead assigns the US Virgin Islands to the Consulate-General in New York. Both are recorded. |
Official sources
| Source | Retrieved | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Official | Sep 29, 2026 | Address, phone +1 202 797 3000, fax +1 202 797 3331 and website. |
| Official | Sep 29, 2026 | Ambassador Mr Greg Moriarty AO. |
| Official | Sep 29, 2026 | Hours, consular district, passport and notarial statement, and visa routing to Home Affairs. |
| Official | Sep 29, 2026 | Consular email [email protected] and the same street address. |
| Official | Sep 29, 2026 | Passport office phone, passport email, and mail applications from Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. |
| Official | Sep 29, 2026 | Mail-in notarial services at the Washington street address. Hand delivery is not accepted. |
| Official | Sep 29, 2026 | DFAT overseas mission index, checked 30 September 2026. |
| Official | Sep 29, 2026 | Consular Emergency Centre numbers and consular-assistance routing. |
| Official | Sep 29, 2026 | Repeats CEC +61 2 6261 3305 and 1300 555 135 within Australia. |