Australian Consulate in Prague

Important notices

Voting in the 3 May 2025 Federal Election

The Australian Federal Election has been announced for Saturday 3 May 2025. If you’re an Australian citizen overseas on the day of the election, you can still have your say by voting at on overseas voting centre or by postal vote.

In-Person Voting

You will be able to vote in-person at the Australian Consulate in Prague according to this schedule below:

Dates	Opening hours
Monday 28.4.2025 – Friday 2.5.2025	9:00 – 12:00, 13:00 – 16:00 by APPOINTMENT ONLY

Please note that all times are local to this polling place.

Kindly email the Prague Consulate to arrange for an appointment: prague@austrade.gov.au

Postal Voting

If you are overseas and are unable to vote in-person, you can visit the AEC website to apply for a postal vote.

Postal vote packs will be sent to you by international courier from Australia commencing three weeks before polling day. The latest date to request an overseas postal vote from the AEC is 6pm, Wednesday 30 April 2025. Please note this may be too late for your postal vote to reach you and you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. If you provided an email address or phone number when applying for a postal vote, you will receive an automatic notification when it is dispatched.

If you did not provide an email address or phone number and your postal vote does not arrive within 10 days from the date you submitted your application, call the AEC on +61 2 6160 2600.

You can mail your completed postal vote to the Australian Consulate in Prague or drop it off in person no later than 3:00pm on Friday, 2 May 2025

You can also return your postal vote directly to the AEC in Australia. The cost to return your postal vote by courier or mail to the Australian Consulate or to the AEC in Australia is your responsibility.

For your postal vote to be counted it must be completed before 6pm AWST time 3 May 2025, and received by the AEC in Australia by 6pm Friday 16 May 2025 AEST.

Further information

You must be enrolled to vote. You can enrol, update your details or check your details on the AEC website.

If you can't vote because you are overseas, you need to advise the AEC by completing an Overseas Notification Form.

Find additional information on the election and voting at these websites:

aec.gov.au

Smartraveller.gov.au

Further notices

The Australian Consulate is open Mondays to Fridays accepting clients by appointments only.

The Consulate is closed on the following days:

1 Jan 2025 New Years Day
18 Apr 2025 Easter Good Friday
21 Apr 2025 Easter Monday
1 May 2025 Czech Labour Day
8 May 2025 Czech Liberation Day
9 Jun 2025 King's Birthday
4 Jul 2025 i.l. Cyril & Method Day
7 Jul 2025 in lieu Jan Hus Day
26 Sep 2025 i.l. Czech National Day
28 Oct 2025 CR Independence Day
17 Nov 2025 Czech Democracy Day
24 Dec 2025 Christmas Eve
25 Dec 2025 Christmas Day
26 Dec 2025 Boxing Day

If you have a consular or passport emergency, please contact the Consulate on +420 221 729 260 or email: prague@austrade.gov.au.

The consulate cannot issue emergency passports. If you lose your passport in the Czech Republic, contact us to discuss your options.

Australians requiring assistance outside of business hours can contact our 24/7 Consular Emergency Centre on +61 2 6261 3305 for further advice.

Emergency assistance

If you are an Australian in the Czech Republic and need help in an emergency outside of the Consulate's office hours, please call the Consular Emergency Centre.

Assisting Australians overseas within limits
What we can and cannot do
Medical assistance in the Czech Republic
If in need of medical help while travelling in the Czech Republic contact the Australian Consulate.

Travelling or moving overseas

Travel advice and hints
Get the latest travel advisories and other traveller hints from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Passports
Apply for passport online and learn necessary information and photograph requirements.
Lodging passport application in the Czech Republic
You can lodge a passport application at the Consulate during office hours. Please make an appointment prior to your visit. Passport fees are payable in Czech currency at the time of lodgement. Please note that fees in Czech crown are based on current exchange rate and may change every 1st day of each month.
Approved occupational groups for guarantors/referees
Who can act as a guarantor/referee for passport when overseas.
Other travel documents
As our Consulate has a status of honorary consulate only, we cannot issue emergency passports (EP), we can however accept EP applications, which are then sent to the Australian Embassy in Warsaw and therefore take 5 working days. You must travel to the nearest Australian mission to obtain your EP if you cannot wait. We can issue a Provisional Travel Document (PTD) which is valid for one single journey only, no transfer permitted.
Notarial Services
If you need certified copies of documents, to witness your signature on a document (due to a limitation of what we can witness, please contact the Consulate for confirmation), please make an appointment with us. Please note that a fee is charged for this service, payable in Czech crowns.