Notification from the Consulate General of the Hellenic Republic in Melbourne regarding changes to its services, in view of new measures taken to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus

The General Consulate in Melbourne, following the recent announcement from the Government of Victoria regarding the stage 4 restrictions, would like to notify the public that as of August 3, 2020 and for a period of six weeks, it will only process emergency cases.

Applicants should carefully decide whether it is indeed an urgency to come to the Consulate General.

No new appointments will be made at the Consulate General during the afore-mentioned period.

In particular:

Verification of documents will discontinue.

Applications for Greek passports will be accepted in emergency cases only, such as immediate travel to the Hellenic Republic or in an urgent pending case with Australian Immigration.  New Greek passports which will be received by the Consulate General during the afore-mentioned period will be handed over to their owners.

Applications for power of attorneys that have already been submitted to the Consulate General will be processed.  New applications can only be handled in urgent cases.

Registration of acts (births, marriages, deaths) and applications for Greek citizenship are not considered urgent cases at this point.

Certifications for national service will not be handled.

Visa applications for travel to the Hellenic Republic or France cannot be submitted.  The announcement on our website “GREEK CONSULATE GENERAL RESTARTS ISSUING SCHENGEN VISAS”, dated 6 July 2020, no longer applies.

The Consulate General advises that anyone who intends to come to its premises has already taken into consideration the recommendations made by the Australian authorities on preventing the spread of COVID-19.

The Consulate General would like to thank everyone for their cooperation and asks for their understanding for these new and temporary measures.  New notifications will follow as the situation develops.

5 August 2020

Consulate General of the Hellenic Republic in Melbourne