Australian Consulate-General
Bengaluru, India

About Us

About Us

The Consulate-General

The Australian Consulate-General in Bengaluru focuses on strengthening bilateral relations between India and Australia through political, economic and cultural engagement in the South Indian states of Karnataka and Telangana.

The Australian Consul General in Bengaluru, Ms Hilary McGeachy

Ms Hilary McGeachy was appointed as Australia’s first Consul General in Bengaluru in 2023. Please visit here for Ms McGeachy's biography.

Contact information

Australian Consulate-General, Bengaluru
The Ritz-Carlton
99 Residency Road
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025

Telephone: +91 11 4910 5960 - Monday to Friday from 09:00 until 17:00 (except public holidays).
Email (general queries): [email protected] 
Email (consular queries): [email protected] 

For after hours 24-hour consular emergency assistance please hold onto the line and follow the prompts and you will be connected directly to the Consular Emergency Centre or alternatively call +61 2 6261 3305 from overseas or 1300 555 135 from within Australia.  

Opening hours

The Consulate-General is open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.

Public holidays in 2024

​1 January 2024

Monday

​New Year’s Day 

15 January 2024

Monday

Makar Sankranti

26 January 2024

Friday

​Australia/ Republic Day

​29 March 2024

Friday

​Good Friday

1 April 2024

Monday

Easter Monday

11 April 2024

Thursday

Eid al-Fitr

27 May 2024

Monday

Reconciliation Day 

15 August 2024

Thursday

 Independence Day

​2 October 2024

Wednesday

Gandhi Jayanti/ Mahalaya Amavasya 

31 October 2024

Thursday

Diwali

1 November 2024

Friday 

Diwali

25 December 2024

Wednesday

Christmas Day

26 December 2024

Thursday

Boxing Day

27 December 2024

Friday

Christmas closure period

 

Other Australian Missions in India

Australian High Commission, New Dehli

1/50-G, Shantipath,
Panchsheel Marg, Chanakyapuri,
New Delhi 110021

Tel: +91 11 41399900

Australian Consulate-General, Chennai

9th Floor
Express Chambers, Express Avenue
49, 50L Whites Road
Royapettah
Chennai 600 014

Tel: +91 44 4592 1300

Australian Consulate-General, Kolkata

1A, Ho Chi Minh Sarani
Kolkata 700-071

Tel: +91 11 4910 5980

Australian Consulate-General, Mumbai

Crescenzo, 10th Floor, A Wing
C 38&39, G Block
Bandra Kurla Complex
Bandra East
Mumbai 400050

Tel: +91 22 67574900