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Introduction- The word Consul refers to the official representatives of a state, working outside its territory, and taking care of its interests especially, those of its subjects, individuals as well as enterprises. The office of a Consul is termed a Consulate, and is generally subordinate to the state's main representation in that foreign country, nowadays usually an Embassy or High Commission, or in the capital even a section within the diplomatic post. It is generally the norm in large foreign cities to have a Consul- General who represents a sovereign state. The office of a Consul General is known as a Consulate -General. There is no hard and fast rule that Consulates General must be based in capital cities instead they are based in the most suitable cities. In Australia, for example, many countries base their Consulates General in Sydney. Consulates General in Sydney- The following Consulates General are based in Sydney.
Consulate General of India- The Consulate General of India is one of the Consulates General in Sydney which was set up in Sydney in 1941 as the Trade Commission of India. The First Trade Commissioner was Mr. R.R. Saxena of the Imperial Customs Service. He was appointed to this Post on January 30, 1941. The Consulate General of India was at first located at ‘Caltex House’ in Kent Street, Sydney, from where it moved to Walker Street in North Sydney. Since January 1994 the Consulate General is positioned at ‘Bligh Chambers’ 25, Bligh Street in the Sydney CBD The Consulate General of India is situated at the following address-
Level 27, 25 Bligh Street.
Sydney NSW 2000 (New South Wales) Australia
Phone: (02) 9223 9500 Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney- The Consulate General of Japan is situated at the following address- Level 34, Colonial Centre
52 Martin Place
Sydney NSW 2000 Royal Thai Consulate-General, SydneyRoyal Thai Consulate-General, Sydney is one of the Consulates General in Sydney which is situated at the following address- Level 8,131 Macquarie Street,
Sydney 2000
Tel: (02) 9241 2542 and (02) 9241 2543, Consulate-General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Sydney
Consulate-General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Sydney is one amongst the important Consulates General in Sydney which is situated at the following address-
Address: 13 Trelawney Street (P.O. Box 204)
Woollahra NSW 2025
Phone: +61 (0)2 9328 7733
Visa and passport section: +61 (0)2 9327 9624 Chinese Consulate-General in Sydney
Chinese Consulate-General in Sydney is situated at the following address-
Address: 39 Dunblane Street, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
Tel: 0061-2-85958002, 0061-2-85958000 Activities of Consulates General in Sydney are as follows- - Issuing passports.
- Issuing visas to foreigners and public diplomacy.
- Promoting trade and assisting companies to invest and to import and export goods and services both inwardly to their home country and outward to their host country. Consulates General in Sydney can provide useful sources of information on above areas for tourists who plan to visit Sydney.
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