Australian Government, Social & Recreational
Organisations in Shanghai
Federal Government Agencies
Most Australian Federal Government offices in Shanghai are part
of the Australian Consulate-General, Shanghai:
Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Registration - Passports - Consular
Assistance
Australian Consulate-General, Shanghai
Suite 2201, Level 22, CITIC Square
1168 Nanjing Xi Road, Shanghai, 200041
Telephone: 86 21 2215 5200 Fax: 86 21 2215 5252
Email: acgshang@public.sta.net.cn
Web: http://www.shanghai.china.embassy.gov.au/
The primary role of DFAT in Shanghai is to strengthen the
bilateral relationship between Australia and China and improve
access to the Chinese market for Australian business. It also
provides a range of consular and passport services for Australian
citizens, through the Australian Consulate-General, Shanghai. If
you are an Australian citizen residing in Shanghai, Jiangsu,
Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi or Hubei, the Consulate in Shanghai can
help you with:
- Registration: Registration of Australian citizens in Shanghai
can be done through the Australian
Consulate-General, Shanghai or online. Your details are
protected by the Privacy Act 1988 and will not be shared with any
other Government agency.
- Information Bulletin: The Consulate produces a regular
Information Bulletin which can be found on its website or emailed
to registered members.
- Consular Services: Assistance in the case of arrest, natural
disaster, civil unrest, accident, serious illness or death;
Certifying copies of documents and witness signatures; and Other
matters (click
here)
Passports: The Consulate accepts applications
for new passports and conducts interviews. You can complete your passport
application form online, or the Consulate can mail it to you,
but it must be submitted to the Consulate in person. Click here
for information on necessary documents and passport fees. Australia
introduced a new passport system on 3 December 2003. If you already
have a current valid passport, you can continue to use it
until it is due to expire or its pages are full. Remember that
getting a new passport now requires TEN working days. Lost, stolen
or damaged Passports must be reported immediately to the nearest
Australian diplomatic or
consular mission or to Passports
Australia. More information on passports can be found at http://www.passports.gov.au/
Please note that all visa enquiries should be directed to the
Visa and Immigration Office (see section below).
Austrade
(Australian Trade Commission)
Commercial Department - Assistance and Advice to
Australian Companies
Suite 2101, CITIC Square
1168 Nanjing Xi Road, Shanghai, 200040
Telephone: 6321 1333
Fax: 6321 1222
Email: Shanghai@austrade.gov.au
Web: http://www.austrade.gov.au/
The Australian trade Commission (Austrade) is the Australian
Government's trade and investment development agency. Austrade
helps companies around the world to source goods, services and
investment from Australia as well as identify and take up
investment opportunities in Australia.
Austrade is represented in over 110 overseas locations in more
than 60 countries as well as across Australia. Austrade's network
of 15 offices in China provides a competitive advantage in
accessing export and investment opportunities in the vast and
highly diverse Chinese market. With close to 100 staff in China,
Austrade can tailor its service to your company's individual
business development needs.
Visa and Immigration
Office (Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous
Affairs, DIMIA)
Visas - Australian Citizenship
Australian Visa and Immigration Office
Suite 401, Shanghai Centre
1376 Nanjing Xi Road, Shanghai, 200040
Telephone: 6279 8098 Fax: 6279 8022
Email: DIMA-Shanghai@dfat.gov.au
Web: http://www.immi.gov.au/
Lodging Applications: 08:30am - 1200pm; Enquiries: 13:30 -
16:30pm
Detailed information about all issues relating to visas and
citizenship issues can be found on the DIMIA website. DIMIA services
include: Visitor visas; Business visas; Migration visas; and
Australian citizenship. Online
Applications are possible for some visa types for applicants of
certain nationalities (but not for Chinese nationals at this time).
Citizenship applications can be lodged online. Please
note that the Australian
Embassy Beijing website contains useful information in
Chinese on how to lodge a visa application.
Smart Traveller Advisories and
Bulletins
The Smartraveller Advisories and Bulletins service
provides information for all Australians living and/or travelling
abroad. To subscribe to the service please click here.
State Government Representative
Offices:
Queensland Trade and Investment
Office
Click here to view contact details.
South Australia Government Shanghai Commercial
Representative Office
Click here to view contact details.
Victorian Trade and Investment Office,
Shanghai
Click here to view contact details.
Western Australian Trade Office -
China
Click here to view contact details.
NSW Department of State & Regional
Development
Click here to view contact details.
Australian Social and Recreational
Organisations:
The Australian Women's Shanghai Group
(AWSG)
The AWSG holds a coffee morning on the third Wednesday of
each month from 10am - 12pm at Paulaner 150 Fen Yang Lu and a
monthly lunch. The group also organises an annual Melbourne Cup
Lunch. For more information about the AWSG please contact Pam
Kershaw, President, on email: pamkershaw@awsg.org or check
out www.awsg.org
Shanghai Tigers AFL Club
Shanghai Tigers Aussie Rules Football Club (AFL) Has
regular training and matches in Shanghai as well as international
& regional tours. Please send an email to shanghai.tigers@gmail.com
for further information about practice and game schedules and click here to view the
website.
Shanghai Cricket Club
Plays at the Dulwich College Cricket Ground. For further
information contact the club on:
Australia-China Organisations
Australia-China Business
Council
Australia-China
Council
Australian Embassy,
Beijing
Australian Chambers of Commerce in Asia
AustCham Beijing
AustCham Guangzhou
AustCham Hong Kong &
Macau
Australia India
Chamber of Commerce
Indonesia-Australia Business
Council
Australian & New Zealand
Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Malaysia Australia Business
Council
Australia-New Zealand Chamber
of Commerce (Philippines), Inc.
Australian Chamber of
Commerce, Singapore
Australian-Thai
Chamber of Commerce