If you are on holiday in Kenya then the Australian High Commission in Kenya will be able to assist you if you are in an accident or have lost your passport. The High Commission can assist with translation, advice of medical facilities and your rights under Kenyan laws if you have been arrested. Note that they will provide you with consular assistance if you contact them. There are limitations.
You can apply for an Australian visa in Kenya. The Australian High Commission in Kenya processes all the visa applications for Ghana and Ethiopia as well as Burkina Faso and Mali. The contact details for the visa centre in Kenya has also been added below. You have many options such as a student visa, visitors visa as well as a skills visa. We have added the contact details for the High Commission as well as a map to the High Commission.
Note that there is a Honorary Consulate in Tanzania and Uganda.
Australian High Commission in Kenya
Australian High Commission in Kenya
Riverside Drive , (400 meters off Chiromo Road)
Telephone: (254-20) 427 7100
Fax: (254-20) 427 7139
Information for Australian Travellers
- Consular Duty Officer (24 hour): +61 2 6261 3305
- Toll Free (local call cost – within Australia only) 1300 555 135
Contact Numbers:
Telephone Numbers
Main High Commission Number: (254-20) 4277 100
Immigration and Visa Enquiries: (254-20) 4277 160
Fax Numbers
Main High Commission: (254-20) 4277 139
Email: australian.hc.kenya@dfat.gov.au (General enquiries)
Email: immigration.nairobi@dfat.gov.au (Immigration enquiries)
Email: consular.nairobi@dfat.gov.au (Consular enquiries – For Australian Citizens ONLY. NOT for visa enquiries)
Opening Hours
The High Commission is open from 7.45am to 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 7.45am to 12 noon on Friday, except for public holidays. Entry into the Australian High Commission for visa, immigration and citizenship matters is by appointment only.
Australian Consulate in Uganda
Plot 40, Kyadondo Road, Nakasero
P.O. Box 9421, Kampala
Uganda
Phone: +256 312 515 865
Fax: +256 414 344 149
Email: australianconsulate.ug@gmail.com
Working hours: Mondays to Fridays 9.00 am to 12.30 p.m and 2.00 p.m to 5.00 p.m
Australian Consulate in Tanzania
Physical Address: Plot No. 431, Mahando Street, Msasani Peninsular
Postal Address: P. O. Box 105589, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Telephone: (+255) 22 260 2584
Facsimile: (+255) 22 260 1809
Email: australianconsulatetz@gmail.com
