Australian Embassy in Koror, Republic of Palau
Alii and welcome to the official website of the Australian Embassy in Koror, Republic of Palau. We hope you find this website useful and informative.
The Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Palau is Ms Richelle Turner.
To follow news from the Embassy, like us on www.facebook.com/AusEmbPalau/
DFAT Country Reports
The following DFAT Country Reports are available online: Republic of Palau.
Australia Awards Scholarship (AAS)
The Australia Awards Scholarship 2025 Intake Round is CLOSED.
Information for the AAS 2026 Intake will be available mid-2025.
Please contact [email protected] or +680 488 4628 if you have questions.
Australian Grants: Direct Aid Program (DAP)
The 2024 Direct Aid Program is CLOSED.
Information and applications for the 2025 Direct Aid Program will be available mid-2025.
Please contact [email protected] or +680 488 4628 if you have questions.
Travel advice
Need information on visiting the Republic of Palau? Read the following:
- Travel advice from the Australian Government
- Other Australian Government embassies, high commissions, consulates, multilateral missions and representative offices around the world
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If you need immediate assistance, you can call the Consular Emergency Centre on +61 2 6261 3305 from overseas or 1300 555 135 from within Australia.
Notarial Services
Australian Passport Offices in Sydney or Melbourne can legalise (Apostille/Authenticate) some Australian documents and can issue Certificates of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI). Information on how to request these services via mail can be found in the ‘Documents in Australia’ section on the Smartraveller website.
The Australian Embassy in Koror can assist with other notarial acts. Contact the Embassy by email on [email protected] or by phone on +680 488 4628.
Passports
Is your passport lost or stolen in the Republic of Palau?
- Report the loss or theft online
- Contact the Australia Embassy in Koror during local business hours.
- Call the Australian Passport Information Service on 131 232 from within Australia.
- Seek more information on the Australian Passports Office website.
Applying for a passport?
- For passport information including applying for or renewing your passport, visit www.passports.gov.au.
- The Australian Embassy in Koror does not issue passports.
- Australian citizens in Palau seeking to apply for or renew an Australian passport may be able to use the "Digital Upload Function", or may attend a passport interview at the Australian Embassy in Koror. Please contact the Embassy by email on [email protected] or by phone on +680 488 4628 for an appointment.
New Digital Upload Function
Customers who have been issued with a 10-year Australian passport since 2006 or who are applying for a child passport will be able to upload their application via the Australian Passport Office website. In order to use this temporary digital upload function, you must:
- be located in Palau and have a delivery address in Palau
- have held a 10-year Australian Passport since 2006; or
- be lodging an application for a child
If you do not meet the above criteria, this option is not available to you, and you must lodge your Australian passport application in person at the Australian Embassy in Koror.
For customers in Palau who meet the above criteria, follow the steps below to lodge your passport application:
- Complete the application form online
- Upload the application form, supporting documents, digital photo and credit card payment authorisation
- Payment is taken by Credit Card only, in AUD (Australian Dollars)
Once your digital application is being assessed (note this may take up to 4 days), you will receive an email from [email protected] to finalise the payment authorisation.
You will also be contacted if:
- the application is for a child
- additional documentation is required
- there is a problem with what you have submitted
- you are not eligible for this service
Once your passport has been finalised it will be sent directly to your nominated address in Palau.
- Please note that if your delivery address is not in Palau, the new upload function will not become available at the application stage.
Please refer to the Australian Passport Office website for current processing times.
If you face any issues when completing the passport application or during the account registration process, please contact the Australian Embassy in Koror.
Examples where customers are not eligible for the digital upload function.
- If you have urgent travel or require an emergency passport you are not eligible use the digital upload function for this reason
- If you hold a Limited Validity Passport (LVP), you are not eligible to use the digital upload function
- Age 16 years and older, if you are applying for a passport for the first-time adult passport, provided all other requirements are met: A child who is applying for a first-time adult passport may be issued an LVP. The LVP may be upgraded to a FVP if presented in person prior to expiry).
Passports for Australian citizens in Guam and CNMI
- Australian citizens in Guam and CNMI seeking to renew an adult or child passport may lodge their renewal via postal mail, and this will be managed by the Australian Embassy in Washington. Please follow this process Passports | Australia in the USA (embassy.gov.au)
- Passport fees
