About us

 

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Head of Mission  -  Ms Alison Chartres

Ms Chartres is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). She was most recently Assistant Secretary, Development Policy and Education Branch. Ms Chartres has served overseas as Counsellor, Australian Mission to the United Nations, New York; Deputy Development Coordinator, Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI); Adviser, Solomon Islands Peace Monitoring Council; and as Second Secretary, Australian High Commission, Port Moresby.

 

Countries of Accreditation

The Australian High Commission in Kenya is also accredited to Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda, as well as the East African Community (EAC), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). It is also a friend of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).

Australia has an Honorary-Consul in Uganda.

 

Contact us

Australian High Commission, Nairobi

Street address:   Limuru Road, Rosslyn

Postal address:    P.O. Box 3008 - 00621, Nairobi, Kenya

Email addresses:

• australian.hc.kenya@dfat.gov.au   (general enquiries)
• immigration (visa and citizenship enquiries - select 'Nairobi' in the overseas post drop down) 
• consular.nairobi@dfat.gov.au   (consular enquiries - for Australian Citizens ONLY; not for visa enquiries)

Social media:

• Facebook:   @AustraliaInEastAfrica
• Twitter:   @AusHCKenya

Telephone Numbers:

• Switchboard:  (+254-20) 4277 100
• Immigration and Visa Enquiries: Please use the online form listed under email addresses 

Fax Numbers:

• Main High Commission:   (+254-20) 4277 139
• Department of Home Affairs:  (+254-20) 4277 189

Working hours: 

• Chancery:  7.45am to 4.30pm Monday to Thursday  and 7.45am to 12 noon on Friday
• Visa, immigration and citizenship counter hours (by appointment only):   9 am to 11 am Monday to Friday  
• Except for public holidays (see below).

Parking:   Please note that the Australian High Commission in Nairobi does not have visitor parking. The closest parking is at the Chiromo Funeral Parlour, 400m down the hill from the chancery.

Australian Consulate, Uganda

Patrick Bitature
Honourary Consul
Australian Consulate in Uganda

Street Address:   Australian Consulate Plot 22, Acacia Avenue, CNOOC Building, 3rd Floor, Left wing , Kampala, Uganda
(Next to Khana Khazana)

Postal Address:   P. O. Box 9421, Kampala, Uganda

Phone:   +256 393 515 865

Email:   australianconsulate.ug@gmail.com 

Working hours:  Mondays to Fridays, 9.00 am to 12.30 p.m and 2.00 p.m to 5.00 p.m

Public Holidays

In 2019, the High Commission will be closed on:

• Monday            01 January           New Year’s Day
• Friday               28 January            Australia Day
• Friday               19 April                   Good Friday
• Monday           22 April                    Easter Monday
• Thursday        25 April                    Anzac Day
• Monday           27 May                     Reconciliation Day
• Monday           07 October             Labour Day
• Monday           21 October             Mashujaa Day
• Thursday        12 December         Jamhuri Day
• Wednesday   25 December         Christmas Day
• Thursday        26 December         Boxing Day
• Friday              27 December         Additional DFAT Holiday
• Monday          30  December         Additional DFAT Holiday
• Tuesday          31 December         Additional DFAT Holiday

 

Employment Opportunities

No Current Vacanies