28. December 2017

Mobile passport station to visit Queensland and the Northern Territory in 2018

The Consulate General of Switzerland in Sydney informs that it plans to visit the following cities with the mobile passport station:

 

• Brisbane (second half of May – early  June)

• Mackay (second half of May – early  June)

• Cairns (second half of May)

• Darwin (second half of May)

 

Registered Swiss citizens will be contacted by e-mail or letter two months prior to the visit with detailed information regarding dates, venues and procedures. Please ensure that the Consulate General has your up-to-date personal data and e-mail address.

 

The Consulate General aims to provide this service to its compatriots rotating the locations, servicing major cities on a regular basis. 

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• Auckland (May)

• Northland (May – only if sufficient interest) 

• Perth (first half of April)

• Melbourne (October) 

  

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