Consular Service Consular Service

The collection and delivery process of applications for the following Consular services has been outsourced to VFS :

  • Passport
  • Visa
  • Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)
  • Person of Indian Origin (PIO)
  • Police Clearance Certificate (PCC)
  • Indian Driving License Verification (IDLV)
For NSW Residents: Wherever self-attested supporting documents, with regard to above services, are produced along with original(s) at the time of submission of applications in person to VFS Sydney, notarisation of supporting documents is not required.

To apply for any of the above services, please approach VFS  directly.

The collection addresses for VFS in Sydney and Adelaide are:

Sydney: Suite 1A, Level 8, 189 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Adelaide: Level 4, 90 King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000

Note: The Consulate General of India in Sydney reserves the right to seek additional documentation in respect of any application for any consular service listed above.

Miscellaneous Consular services

Important Notice : Miscellaneous Consular Service will be provided by the VFS Global w.ef. 15-7-2014. Application for any Misc Consular services (except those mention below) will not be accepted in High Commission/ Consulate after 15-7-2014 in any mode i.e by post or in person

The collection and delivery process ofa Passport, Visa, Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) applications in Australia was outsourced to M/s India Passport and Visa Services Centre (IP&VSC) with effect from January 2008.

The collection and delivery process of Police Clearance Certificate and Indian Driving Licence Verification(IDLV) applications in Australia was outsourced to M/s India Passport and Visa Services Centre (IP&VSC) with effect from April 2010.

There are six IP&VSC offices in Australia located at Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. All applicants for Passport, Visa, PCC, IDLV and OCI services are requested to approach IP&VSC office in their area (http://www.vfsglobal.com/india/australia/ ) .

However, the High Commission in Canberra and the Consulates General in Sydney, Melbourne & Perth will continue to provide miscellaneous consular services and emergency visa services in extreme compassionate cases.

" The following services will be provided by VFS (IP&VSC offices ) w.e.f. 15-7-2014.”

The following Misc Consular Services will be provided by High Commission Of India, Canberra / Consulate General of India Sydney / Melbourne/ Perth

You can now see the data on number and processing times of visa services rendered by the Consulate General of India in Sydney.

Note: The Consulate General of India in Sydney reserves the right to seek additional documentation in respect of any application for any consular service listed above.