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Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Australian Consulate-General in Los Angeles. This site will provide you with quick, helpful and accurate information; and relevant links to all Australian issues for Australians living and working overseas, as well as servicing US business and investment.
For citizens of other nationalities, please refer to the "Travelling to Australia" section for visa and immigration information or call 1 905 280 1437.
For Australians in distress, please call the Australian Consulate consular section on 1 310 229 2327. If it is outside of business hours, you may call the Consular Emergency Centre in Canberra toll-free from the United States of America on 1 888 239 3501. If they cannot resolve your issue from there, they will make contact with a consular official in the United States of America who will get in touch with you.
Federal Election
Election Day has been called for 21 August 2010. The Australian Consulate-General in Los Angeles will operate a pre-polling centre from Monday, 9 August until Friday, 20 August. Those wishing to vote in person will be able to do so at the Consulate-General, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3150 (31st floor), Los Angeles, 90067.
The office will be open from 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday. Polls will close in Los Angeles at 5pm on Friday, 20 August local time (10am AEST on Saturday, 21 August) and will not operate on Saturday, 21 August local time as this is after polls close in Australia.
Those wishing to lodge a Postal Vote should download an application form from http://aec.gov.au/election/pva.htm and return it to the Consulate via fax at 310 229 2380 or scan and email to losangeles@dfat.gov.au. Postal Vote Applications must be received at the Consulate by 5pm on Wednesday, 18 August.
Additional information may be obtained from the Australian Electoral Commission's website www.aec.gov.au or +61 2 6271 4411.
Australian Consulate-General in Los Angeles
Contact information
Australian Consulate-General
2029 Century Park East, Suite 3150
Los Angeles, California 90067
Phone: 1 310 229 2300
From Australia: 0011 1 310 229 2300
Fax: 1 310 229 2380
From Australia: 0011 1 310 229 2380
Telephone:
General: 1 310 229 2300
Austrade: 1 310 282 7240
Consular: 1 310 229 2327
24-hour Consular Emergency Centre (Australia): +61 2 6261 3305
Passports: 1 310 229 2300
Business Entry Enquiry Line: 1 800 579 7664
Visa and Immigration: 1 905 280 1437
Fax numbers:
General: 1 310 229 2380
Consul-General: 1 310 229 2381
Austrade: 1 310 277 2258
Consular: 1 310 229 2380
Email: General enquiries: losangeles@dfat.gov.au
The Consulate is located in Century City on the intersection of Century Park East and Olympic Blvd.
Please note that there is no Visa Agency for travel and immigration to Australia in Los Angeles. There is a new service to assist people in North America with queries on Australian immigration, visas and citizenship. The office is located in Canada and the number is 1 905 280 1437. Please note, standard call charges to Canada will apply.
Opening hours
The Consulate is open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Monday through Friday, excluding public holidays. Passport interviews by appointment only 1 310 229 2300.
Australian Consulate- Denver
Australian Consulate - Denver
8480 East Orchard Road, Suite 1100
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Phone: 1 303 321 2234
Fax: 1 303 773 1664
As the Australian Consulate in Denver is managed by an Honorary Consul, all passport queries and applications should be directed to the Australian Consulate in Los Angeles. The Honorary Consul does not perform passport functions.
H1N1 Flu
As has been widely reported in the international media, human cases of H1N1 influenza A have been confirmed in the United States, as well as in Mexico and Canada. The Australian Government’s Travel Advice for the United States (http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/) provides advice on this issue, advising Australians to consult a doctor or the nearest hospital immediately if flu-like symptoms are experienced. Detailed information on swine flu can also be found on the website of the US Government’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov).
Additional information relating to the H1N1 Flu may be obtained below.
http://www.who.int/en/
http://ww2.cdph.ca.gov/Pages/default.aspx
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSwineFluMexico.aspx.
http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html.
United States- New Entry Requirements
The United States government has introduced an Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) which applies to all Australian passport holders visiting or transiting the United States under the Visa Waiver Program. Online completion of the ESTA is mandatory for all eligible Visa Waiver Program travellers to the United States. More
As of 1 July 2009, Australian travel documents issued to Australian citizens on or after 26 October 2006 that DO NOT contain an electronic chip may not be eligible to travel to the United States under the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP). For additional information please refer to the US Customs and Border Protection website www.cbp.gov.
Australians in the USA
To keep up to date with Australian news and events in Los Angeles and the south-western United States please subscribe to our online Newsletter by emailing us at losangeles@dfat.gov.au.
We encourage Australians currently visiting or residing (or planning to visit or reside) in the USA to register with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Smartraveller website (http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/).
Emergencies
Concerned about what to do in the case of earthquakes, and other emergencies? Why don't you click on the LA County Emergency Survival Program website http://www.lacoa.org/esp.htm to download information sheets that provide advice on ways to be better prepared in case of earthquakes, fires and other disasters.
Fires in California and other states
For an overview of information on fires in California visit the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection at http://www.fire.ca.gov
For an overview of fires elsewhere in the US and the relevant information telephone numbers visit the National Interagency Fire Center at http://www.nifc.gov
If you are travelling to areas effected by fires, please refer to the above websites for information on road closures and the impact that fires are having on locations in general.
AUSTRALIAN MEDIA
Australian media outlets in the USA
