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We encourage all Australian travellers and expatriates in Indonesia to:
Commemorative service to mark 20 years since the 2005 Bali Bombings - 1 October 2025
On 1 October 2025 the Australian Consulate-General in Bali will open the Memorial Garden for a commemorative service to mark 20 years since the 2005 Bali bombings, which occurred in Jimbaran Bay and Kuta. The Australian Government welcomes survivors and their family and friends, and the family and friends of loved ones lost, to attend the commemorative service.
The service will begin at 9am and will be followed by morning tea. The Consulate-General will provide a condolence book for visitors.
For security reasons, all guests wishing to access the Memorial Garden will be required to show photo identification and will be subject to security screening processes, prior to entering the Consulate-General. Attendance is via registration only. If you would like to attend, please register by emailing [email protected] by 24 September 2025.
Bali’s Direct Aid Program (DAP) is now open for 2025-26 project submission!
The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a small grants program funded from Australia’s aid budget and managed through the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s overseas posts, including the Australian Consulate-General in Bali.
The Consulate-General’s Bali DAP is now open for 2025-26 project submissions and welcomes applications from Bali, Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) and Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT). Applications must be submitted through the Smartygrants website (see links below), which are to include a complete budget for the project.
This year the Australian Consulate-General in Bali is seeking to fund individual projects up to IDR 150,000,000 which support, but are not limited to, the following sectors:
- Gender equality, disability, and social inclusion, such as
- Women’s empowerment and inclusion
- Disability inclusion.
- Protection of the environment, such as
- Waste management
- Climate change adaptation and mitigation
- Sustainable tourism.
Selected projects are expected to be completed by June 2026.
For more information, please see the DAP Program Overview, our Child Protection Policy and our Environmental and Social Safeguards Policy.
To start an application, please click on a link below:
DAP Application Form – English
DAP Application Form – Indonesian
Closing Date: 26 September 2025
Please be advised that applications submitted via email or hardcopy will not be considered. We are only able to assess electronic applications submitted through the above links.
Inquiries can be sent to [email protected].
Consular, passport and notarial services
The Consulate-General is open Mon-Fri for normal business hours (8am – 4pm). Consular, notarial and passport services are by appointment only. There are additional security screening requirements if you are required to attend the Consulate-General. Please refer to appointment bookings for more information.
No appointment is required to collect a passport.
After hours emergency contact
FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY, Australian and Canadian citizens requiring urgent assistance outside normal Consulate-General office hours, including weekends and public holidays:
- Call (+62 361) 2000 100. Follow the instructions (press 4, wait for the information recording to begin and then press 6), this will connect you to the 24 hour Consular Emergency Centre in Canberra.
- Alternatively, call the Consular Emergency Centre in Canberra directly on (+61 2) 6261 3305.
Non-urgent enquiries can be made by email to [email protected]
Public Holidays 2025
The Australian Consulate-General will be closed on the following dates:
- Wednesday 1 January 2025
- Monday 27 January 2025
- Monday 31 March 2025
- Friday 18 April 2025
- Monday 21 April 2025
- Tuesday 22 April 2025
- Wednesday 23 April 2025
- Friday 6 June 2025
- Monday 6 October 2025
- Wednesday 19 November 2025
- Thursday 20 November 2025
- Thursday 25 December 2025
- Friday 26 December 2025
- Monday 29 December 2025