Category Archives: Useful Consular Info

New System for Applying for a French VISA

From  28 January 2021, if you need a visa to go to France, the application will be outsourced! All applications and collections will have to be done through VFS Global….

Update on travel between France and Australia

The borders of France are open to travellers arriving from Australia. All updated information concerning this matter can be found here From 18 January 2021 travellers must show a negative…

Summer Closure

The Honorary Consulate General of France in Melbourne will be closed for the festive season from Wednesday the 23rd of December 2020 until Sunday the 17th of January 2021. We…

Victorian COVID measures to help the community

In Victoria, the Covid 19 test is free for everyone. This includes people without a Medicare card, such as visitors from overseas, migrant workers and asylum seekers. If you have symptoms…

Message from the Victorian Government

PROTECT your family and friends by keeping doing what you have done until now and to continue following restrictions. That means you can only gather outside in groups of up…

COVID Updates

To keep our community safe, it is mandatory for people to wear a fitted face mask whenever they leave the house or see other people. You must wear a fitted…

What do you do if your French driver’s license is lost or stolen?

What if your French driver’s license is lost or stolen?  French Consulates abroad do not have any jurisdiction on the matter of driving licenses. However, the French Consulate can: receive your theft or loss statement deliver…

Exceptional Financial Assistance Till the End of 2020

For all the French Nationals living in Australia who are in dire straits because of the COVID crisis, the French Government has allocated a special relief fund, valid until the…

New Caledonia Independence Referendum

In accordance with the Nouméa Accord of 1998, New Caledonians have been allowed to vote by referendum on whether to stay French or become independant. The first referendum was held…

The Consular Team in Melbourne – Last Term 2020

We are happy to announce that Sonia Boukenine, a dynamic and friendly administrative assistant, has joined the Honorary Consulate of France in Melbourne every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday morning from…