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Overseas contact information

If you have trouble completing this form, you can contact the AEC.

All fields are mandatory unless marked optional

My details

Current enrolled address

This is the address where you are currently enrolled in Australia.

This form cannot be used to update your enrolled address. Your enrolled address can be updated when you return to Australia.

Postal address


Signature equivalent

Please provide one of the following forms of identity in place of signature.

The name you provided above must be exactly as it appears on your identity document.





Declaration

By submitting this form, I:

  • declare that the information given on this form is true and complete.
  • understand that giving false or misleading information is a serious offence.
  • consent to my information being shared with the document issuer or official record holder in order to verify the information provided.


The authority to collect the information on this form is contained in the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.

The Commonwealth

The Australian Electoral Commission is authorised under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to collect the information you have been asked to complete on this form. The information provided will assist the Australian Electoral Commission to maintain electoral rolls. The Australian Electoral Commission may disclose electoral information to persons or organisations in accordance with the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. This may include:

  • access to the publicly available electoral roll (containing names and addresses) which may be inspected at electoral offices.
  • State and Territory electoral authorities.
  • Members of Parliament, Senators, registered political parties, and candidates for the House of Representatives.
  • approved medical research and public health screening programs.
  • any agencies, persons or organisations prescribed in the Electoral and Referendum Regulation 2016.

For more information on privacy, visit our privacy page or for further assistance please contact the AEC.

Your state or territory

Need more help?

For further assistance please contact the AEC.

The AEC may seek further information from you or provide you with information about the progress of your application using any of the contact details you provide on your application form. If you are a postal voter with an overseas postal address, your contact details may be displayed on the outside of the postal vote package containing ballot papers so the AEC’s agents may contact you to facilitate delivery.


This page last updated  24 July 2025