Notification from the Consulate general of the Hellenic Republic in Melbourne regarding changes to its services, in view of the covid-19 pandemic

The General Consulate in Melbourne, under instructions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic and following the announcement from the Government of Victoria would like to notify the public that as of March 23, 2020 and for a period of one month, 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.

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.

18 March 2020


Consulate General
of the Hellenic Republic
in Melbourne