Please note the Australian Consulate-General does not manage enquiries relating to visas or entry-exit requirements to Australia, New Caledonia or Wallis-and-Futuna, or Canada and we are unable to escalate applications or issues with the authorities in Australia, New Caledonia or Wallis-and-Futuna, or Canada.
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Please read carefully all the information provided below and contact relevant authorities directly.
Working in Australia - Home Affairs information
Working in Australia - Information from your country of citizenship-nationality
Jobs in Australia - Useful websites
Work-Business-Investments in Australia - Other useful sites
Working in Australia – Home Affairs information
People wishing to undertake a workplace-based or professional development training in Australia must consult the website of the Australian Department of Home Affairs for information on studying, training or accompanying a young student.
People wishing to work in Australia must consult the website of the Australian Department of Home Affairs at Working in Australia (homeaffairs.gov.au).
For further information on Home Affairs, including on finding the visa appropriate to your circumstances (Visa Finder) and how to obtain assistance from the Home Affairs Global Service Centre, please check the information available under Immigration, Citizenship and Border Protection. If you require further information or assistance, please speak to the Home Affairs multilingual Global Services Centre (GSC) directly. The Home Affairs multilingual GSC is open Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm (except Australian national public holidays):
- The Home Affairs multilingual GSC can be contacted directly on +61 2 6196 0196 (outside Australia) or on 131 881 (in Australia). Alternatively, from Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm (except local public holidays), callers from New Caledonia or Wallis-and-Futuna can call +687 27 24 14 and press option 2 to be transferred to the Home Affairs multilingual GSC.
- the Home Affairs phone options are provided in English but if you prefer to speak with someone in your language, press 6 and say your language in English (for French-speakers, say “French”) and confirm “Yes” when prompted. If the operator speaks to you in English, keep saying your language in English to be put through to an interpreter.
Alternatively, a TIS interpreter can also be engaged directly via:
- TIS website - Search | Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) or
- Home Affairs website - Who can help you with your application (homeaffairs.gov.au)
Other Home Affairs links to assist you
- Visa scams – Don’t get caught in a visa scam, how to avoid being scammed and how to report a visa scam
- Check twice, submit once to get your Home Affairs application right the first time
- Family and friends helping you with your application (homeaffairs.gov.au)
- Using a registered migration agent (homeaffairs.gov.au)
- Australian Immigration Enquiry Form - Suva (homeaffairs.gov.au)
The Australian Department of Home Affairs does not have an office at the Australian Consulate-General in Noumea. The Australian Consulate-General in Noumea has no visa or other Home Affairs function and does not process visa applications or respond to visa or other Home Affairs enquiries.
Working in Australia – Information from your country of citizenship-nationality
Before travelling to Australia, check the travel advice of your country of citizenship-nationality for recommendations made by your country to its citizens travelling overseas.
Canadian nationals should check the Canadian travel advice for Australia at Travel advice and advisories for Australia and follow Canadian recommendations.
French nationals should seek up-to-date information and assistance from their representations in Australia (French Embassy in Canberra or the French Consulate-General in Sydney) and should also check all French recommendations including:
- Conseils aux Voyageurs - Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères (diplomatie.gouv.fr)
- Je pars en voyage à l'étranger - Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères
- Je pars vivre à l'étranger - Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères
- Associations des Français de l’étranger - Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères
- Préparer son expatriation - Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères
- Etudes supérieures - Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères
- Rechercher un emploi à l'étranger - Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères
- Stage - Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères
- Programme Vacances-Travail (PVT) - Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères
- Australie (Avis-Voyageur) - Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères (diplomatie.gouv.fr)
- Visa Vacances-Travail / "Working Holiday Visa" en Australie | La France en Australie
- Australie (Dossier Expatriation)- Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères
- Vivre en Australie | La France en Australie
- Le permis de conduire - La France en Australie
Please also check the recommendations from local authorities in New Caledonia available at Je voyage hors de la Nouvelle-Calédonie | service-public.nc and Je quitte la Nouvelle-Calédonie durablement | service-public.nc and Je cherche un stage | service-public.nc.
Other nationals should check the travel advice for Australia of their country of nationality or contact their foreign consular representation in Australia and follow their country's recommendations.
Jobs in Australia - Useful websites
The Australian Consulate-General is not able to assist people seeking information on employment, migration or visas, accommodation, financial, legal or commercial operations.
Regulatory information on immigration, work and visas is available from the Australian Department of Home Affairs. People wishing to undertake a workplace-based or professional development training in Australia must consult the website of the Australian Department of Home Affairs for information on studying, training or accompanying a young student.
Several websites offer job placements or employment opportunities in Australia generally for Australian citizens or residents holding a visa allowing them to work in Australia.
Workforce Australia is the Australian Government’s official job search platform. State or territory governments and Tourism Australia may provide information on job opportunities, including tailored for working holiday makers. Jobs are posted by registered employers, but the government does not guarantee job quality or conditions.
Some employment websites in Australia may be able to assist you:
Work-Business-Investments in Australia - Other useful sites
- Service de la Coopération Régionale et des Relations Extérieures de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (SCRRE) - Office of Regional Cooperation and External Relations of New Caledonia (SCRRE)
- Chambre de commerce et d’industrie NC (cci.nc) - Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New Caledonia (CCINC)
- New Caledonia Trade & Invest (NCT&I)
- La France en Australie – TEAM BUSINESS FRANCE - Vos contacts business - TEAM FRANCE BUSINESS comprises several departments and operators that collectively support businesses and public authorities in Australia: the French Embassy, the Regional Economic Department of the French Embassy, Business France, the Franco-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FACCI), the Franco-Australian Center for Energy Transition (FACET), French Tech Australia, and the networks of French Trade Commissioners.
- ATO – Australian Taxation Office including Foreign investment in Australia | Australian Taxation Office
- Australian Banking Association (ausbanking.org.au) including finding bank websites Financial Assistance Hub - Australian Banking Association (ausbanking.org.au)
- Home | Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA)
- Commonwealth Ombudsman
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