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Welcome
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The Australian Embassy is closed on Thursday 17 May
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Please do not use the toll free number for visa and immigration enquiries.
Australia to support the OSCE’s anti-human trafficking work in Central Asia
Australia will support the Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) in an effort to combat the effects of human trafficking in Central Asia.
On 21 February, the Australian Ambassador and Permanent Representative in Vienna, Michael Potts, and the Secretary General of the OSCE, Lamberto Zannier, signed a three year grant agreement that will promote human rights protection for trafficked persons and vulnerable groups in Central Asia. Australia’s support for the initiative was first announced by the then Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd at the OSCE Ministerial Council in December 2011 held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The agreement marks the deepening of Australia’s cooperation with the OSCE. See the media release and images here
Australia pledges its continuing support for efforts to combat the opiates trade originating in Afghanistan
On 16 February, the Third Ministerial Conference of the Paris Pact Partners on Combating the Afghan Illicit Opiates Trade was held in Vienna. The Paris Pact is a partnership of countries and organisations to counter the trafficking and consumption of opiates originating in Afghanistan. Australia formally joined the Paris Pact as a governmental partner at this meeting, a step welcomed by UNODC Executive Director. In his remarks to the Conference, the Australian Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Mr Michael Potts, spoke of the corrosive effect on Afghanistan's stability of the opiates trade and Australia's commitment to play its part in combating this illicit trade. Read here for more information on the Conference outcomes.
International Anti-Corruption Day
On 9 December 2011, the Hon Brendan O'Connor MP, Minister for Home Affairs and Justice, issued a media release on the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day. For the full text of the media release, please refer here.
Australian seminar on awareness-raising to combat human trafficking
On 11 October 2011, the Australian Embassy, in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the University of Queensland (UQ), held a seminar on trafficking in persons at the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna. The seminar focused on the role that public education campaigns can play in preventing people trafficking, in identifying, supporting and protecting victims, and in prosecuting this crime. Dr Andreas Schloenhardt, Associate Professor and Associate Dean (International) from UQ presented on Australia's "Be Careful What You Pay For" campaign. Distinguished guests from Mexico and Serbia also presented their experiences of awareness-raising and provided information on the UN's Blue Heart Campaign Against Human Trafficking.
The event was also an opportunity for students from UQ's Human Trafficking Working Group to participate - read their story here.
Australia's statement at the 2011 IAEA General Conference
Australian Ambassador, Michael Potts, delivered a statement on behalf of the Australian Government at the IAEA General Conference on 20 September 2011.
Exchange of letters on civil nuclear energy cooperation between ASNO and ROSATOM
On 20 June 2011, Dr Rob Floyd, Director General, Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office (ASNO), and Sergey Kirienko, Director General, Russian State Atomic Energy Co-operation (ROSATOM), exchanged letters on civil nuclear energy cooperation between Australia and the Russian Federation. The signing took place in the margins of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety in Vienna. Image below (l-r): Dr Rob Floyd and Sergey Kirienko signing the letters.
Image below: Australian Ambassador Michael Potts delivering Australia's statement at the IAEA Ministerial Conference on 21 June 2011.
Events
For Events with an Australian angle in our countries of accreditation, please refer to the website's events section.
Embassy Contact Details
For contact details and information about the Embassy and our Honorary Consulates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia please refer to the About Us section in the menu on the left.
Enquiries regarding Australia's relations with Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Ukraine should be directed to the Embassy in Vienna.
Registration and Services for Australians
The Australian Embassy in Vienna encourages Australians visiting or living in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Ukraine to register on-line.
For Information on how Australians can apply for a passport, please refer to our Services for Australians section.
Visas, migration and citizenship
The Embassy’s Visa & Migration office processes visa applications from nationals and residents of the following countries:
Austria, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia
Nationals and residents of Kosovo may lodge applications at the Visa Office in Vienna or at the Australian Embassy in Belgrade.
Nationals and residents of Ukraine should lodge applications at the Australian Embassy in Moscow.
All citizenship by descent applications for Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Slovakia and Slovenia are processed at the Australian High Commission in London.
More information in English about Australian visas, immigration and citizenship is contained in the Visas and Migration section of our website.
