The Australian Consulate-General in Bali has announced a one-day “pop-up” mission to Lombok on 4 March 2026 to deliver passport renewals and notarial services to Australians resident or holidaying on the neighbouring island. Registration emails must be lodged by 12 February 2026, after which applicants will receive the exact venue and appointment times. Payments will be card-only in either Indonesian rupiah or Australian dollars.
This outreach model—trialled successfully in 2025 at Nusa Lembongan and Labuan Bajo—allows DFAT to cover high-demand tourist zones without establishing a permanent presence. It is particularly valuable for long-stay digital nomads and retirees who face costly ferry or flight transfers to Bali for routine consular tasks.
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Australians eager to have their paperwork ready ahead of the Lombok visit can save time by using VisaHQ’s digital services. The platform walks you through Australian passport renewal checklists, provides step-by-step guidance for Indonesian visa applications for accompanying family members, and even facilitates quick courier options—see https://www.visahq.com/australia/ for details.
Employers with staff on project rotations in eastern Indonesia should circulate the registration cut-off and remind travellers that notarised copies of academic certificates and police clearances often require advance DFAT stamping for Indonesian work-permit extensions. Given that the pop-up accepts only card payments, travellers should ensure their Australian cards have activated overseas PIN.
DFAT has hinted that similar missions could be rolled out to Sulawesi and West Papua later in 2026 if demand is strong, aligning with the federal government’s new Consular Services 2030 roadmap that emphasises “mobility-tailored outreach”.
This outreach model—trialled successfully in 2025 at Nusa Lembongan and Labuan Bajo—allows DFAT to cover high-demand tourist zones without establishing a permanent presence. It is particularly valuable for long-stay digital nomads and retirees who face costly ferry or flight transfers to Bali for routine consular tasks.
Australians eager to have their paperwork ready ahead of the Lombok visit can save time by using VisaHQ’s digital services. The platform walks you through Australian passport renewal checklists, provides step-by-step guidance for Indonesian visa applications for accompanying family members, and even facilitates quick courier options—see https://www.visahq.com/australia/ for details.
Employers with staff on project rotations in eastern Indonesia should circulate the registration cut-off and remind travellers that notarised copies of academic certificates and police clearances often require advance DFAT stamping for Indonesian work-permit extensions. Given that the pop-up accepts only card payments, travellers should ensure their Australian cards have activated overseas PIN.
DFAT has hinted that similar missions could be rolled out to Sulawesi and West Papua later in 2026 if demand is strong, aligning with the federal government’s new Consular Services 2030 roadmap that emphasises “mobility-tailored outreach”.
