Visas

General Consulate Office Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday to Friday

All visa services are by appointment only.

Nonimmigrant (except K and V) visas

Fax: (02) 9373-9184

For complete information on nonimmigrant visas, please refer to the U.S. Embassy website.

Inquiries regarding U.S. visas

The 24-hour information line is 1902-941-641. The cost to listen to prerecorded information is $1.15 per minute (cost access with variable cost options. Higher rates may apply from mobile and pay phones). You can ask to be connected to a live consultant for $3.00 per minute. Live consultants are available Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 7:00pm, Australian Eastern Standard Time.

If you cannot access 1902 services, the same information is available on 1800-687-844. This 1800 service has only live consultants, no prerecorded information. The charge is $12.00. This service must be paid by credit card at the time of the call.

Please note: This service is available in Australia only. The 24-hour information line contains the same information as this website.

Immigrant (including K and V) visas

For information on immigrant visas an services provided to Permanent Residents of the United States, please refer to the website of the U.S. Embassy in Canberra. Only the U.S. Consulate General in Sydney processes immigrant visas in Australia, but complete information on the services offered at each Consulate is available on the U.S. Embassy website.

Note: Due to high volume, our ability to answer email and fax inquiries is limited. Please read all the information on the Embassy web pages before sending us an email. You may also wish to visit the websites of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service for answers to your questions. If you have a question that is not answered on our webpage or pertaining to a pending case, we will respond to your inquiry in the order received.

Lawful Permanent Residents (aka Green Card Holders)

For information on maintaining your status as a Lawful Permanent Resident, please refer to the website of the U.S. Embassy in Canberra or the Customs and Immigration Website (USCIS).