Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
The consulate issues tourist, family-visit, business, employment, official and special-case visas for travel to Eritrea. Eritrean National ID holders do not need an entry visa but need an exit visa obtained in Asmara.
Where to apply in Australia
Consulate General of the State of Eritrea, Suite 8, Level 4, 120-200 Rosamond Rd (Highpoint Shopping Centre), Maribyrnong VIC (Melbourne); serves Australia and by post other applicants including New Zealand. The accredited embassy sits abroad.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Eritrea.
How to apply
Tourist and family visits: submit the form and passport copy (tourist applicants interviewed) | after approval send original passport, photo, fee and prepaid return envelope | business, employment and official visas are arranged first with the immigration office or sponsor in Asmara and then completed through the consulate with Form B62 | other Eritrean applicants contact the office before travelling
Documents you need
- Tourist: Form FV62-2024, copy of passport valid 6+ months, itinerary, interview; after approval original passport, one photo, fee, return envelope
- Family visit: application form, passport copy, Eritrean reference, itinerary
- Business, official and other: Form B62, one photo, original passport valid 6+ months, return envelope
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: tourist AUD 120 adult / AUD 80 minor
- Family visit AUD 150 adult / AUD 100 minor
- Business up to 1 month AUD 170, up to 3 months AUD 240
- Employment up to 1 month AUD 170
- Official visa free
- Other charges: urgent processing AUD 20 extra (in office only)
Processing time: Up to four weeks (tourist, family visit); up to one week (business/employment); visas valid 90 days.
Good to know
Page itself notes the Family Visit text refers to Form FV62-2024 but links to the B62 PDF, so the correct form should be confirmed. Eritrean consulate site; National ID page shows 'last modified 29 September 2026'; services/passport, visa and other-services pages show no date; mailing-address page shows last modified 7 October 2022 and the home page 22 March 2019 (about page).
Official sources
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Eritrea's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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More services of Eritrea in Australia
- Birth certificate (for people born in Eritrea)
- Document authentication
- National ID card - new, adult
- National ID card - replacement (old ID held or lost)
- National ID card - underage (new or re-issue)
- Passport (new, renewal, lost or damaged, replacement)
- Police clearance
- Power of attorney
- Verification of residence / proof of life