New Australian Consulate-General in Phuket
13 May 2015
The Australian Government has announced it will boost its diplomatic network by opening a new Consulate-General in Phuket. It will service the growing number of Australian visitors to Phuket and Southern Thailand.
“Australia would like to establish this new Consulate-General quickly and we are pleased to be able to start working with Thailand on the process to set up the mission” said Australian Ambassador to Thailand, Paul Robilliard.
Ambassador Robilliard added “the number of Australians visiting Phuket has doubled since 2007. The new Consulate-General will assist those Australians directly.”
Once opened, the Consulate-General in Phuket will assist Australian visitors by providing full consular, passport and notarial services.
Until the Consulate-General opens, Ms Michelle Hawryluk remains Australia’s Honorary Consul in Phuket with jurisdiction in the provinces of Phuket, Krabi and Phang-nga and continues to provide consular assistance. Honorary Consuls are not able to perform notarial services, or accept or process passport applications.
Further information on consular services available on the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Smart Traveller website, www.smartraveller.gov.au.
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