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Victoria State Office

Office hours: 9:00am ‑ 5:00pm Monday to Friday

Please see Melbourne Passport Office and Victoria Notarial Unit office hours below.

Tel: (03) 9221 5555
Fax: (03) 9221 5455

Email: vso@dfat.gov.au

Level 14, Casselden Place
2 Lonsdale Street (corner of Spring Street)
Melbourne VIC 3000

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Melbourne Passport Office

Office hours: 08:30am ‑ 4:00pm Monday to Friday

Tel: 131 232 (passport enquiries only)

Level 13, Casselden Place
2 Lonsdale Street (corner of Spring Street)
Melbourne VIC 3000
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Victoria Notarial Unit (Authentications and Apostilles)

Office hours: 08:30am ‑ 4:00pm Monday to Friday

Tel: (03) 9221 5443

Email: notarialsvic@dfat.gov.au

Level 13, Casselden Place
2 Lonsdale Street (corner of Spring Street)
Melbourne VIC 3000

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Victoria State Office

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Victoria State Office provides a range of services including:

Protocol

The Victoria State Office provides protocol services to the Consular Corps. These services include processing of arrival and departure notifications, diplomatic visa renewals and issue of identity cards, airport facilitation for foreign dignitaries and liaison and representation at Corps’ functions. For more information please view the department’s Protocol Guidelines.

Consultations

Australian Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Consul-Generals regularly undertake consultations in Victoria. The visitors and events list includes details of forthcoming visits and relevant contact officers. Please note that while all requests for appointments with visitors to the office will be considered, visit programs may already be finalised.

Public Events

The Victoria State Office conducts public events and consultations on trade and foreign policy issues in metropolitan and regional Victoria. These events feature guest speakers, such as Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Consul-Generals, high profile overseas visitors and specialists from the department. Please refer to the visitors and events list for the details of upcoming events. Alternatively, download a database registration form (word or PDF) to be added to our events mailing list.

Speakers

The Victoria State Office can arrange for someone from the department to address your school, business, organisation or community group on:

Please contact a Business Relations Officer for further information.

Publications

The department offers a range of publications designed to provide information on Australia, Australian foreign and trade policies and the economic and political climate in other countries. To browse, download or order departmental publications please visit the publications page.

Passports

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issues passports to be used as evidence of identity and citizenship by Australians who are travelling internationally.

Applications for Australian passports may be lodged at most Australia Post outlets or by appointment at the Melbourne Passport Office.

For further information about Australian passports visit the passports website or contact the Australian Passports Information Service.

Certification of signatures – Victoria Notarial Unit (Authentications and Apostilles)

Overseas governments sometimes need proof that Australian documents are genuine before they will accept them. The Victoria Notarial Unit can certify that a signature, stamp or seal on a document is genuine by checking it against a specimen held on file, and then stamping the document with an authentication or apostille.

For further information about authentication or apostilles visit the smartraveller website or contact the Victoria Notarial Unit.

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