Australian Consulate-General
Noumea
New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna

Civil registry documents (births, deaths and marriages)

 


Outside of consular, passport and notarial services, which are provided by the Australian Consulate-General, we are unable to provide further information than is outlined below.

Please also note the Australian Consulate-General does not manage enquiries relating to visas, immigration-citizenship or entry-exit requirements to Australia, New Caledonia or Wallis-and-Futuna, or Canada and we are unable to escalate applications or issues with the authorities in Australia, New Caledonia or Wallis-and-Futuna, or Canada.

Please read carefully all the information provided below and contact relevant authorities directly.
 

 

In Australia, the registration of births, deaths and marriages, changes of name, changes of sex, adoptions and provision of certificates is the responsibility of the State and Territory Governments. These documents must be requested directly in Australia with the relevant State or Territory Registrar. For further information, including application processes, timeframes and costs, please contact the State and Territory Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages directly:

 

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

South Australia (SA)

 

New South Wales (NSW)

Tasmania

 

Northern Territory (NT)

Victoria

 

Queensland

Western Australia (WA)

 

French town halls, including in New Caledonia and in Wallis and Futuna, issue French and multilingual civil registry documents for births, deaths and marriages. These documents must be requested directly with the registry services of the relevant town halls. For further information, including application processes, timeframes and costs, please contact the relevant French town hall directly to obtain your documents.

For French nationals born outside of France and Overseas France, please contact the Registry of French nationals born outside of France located in Nantes.


If you need your documents translated, please check the information available under Translation Services.