Welcome to the Embassy of UAE in Australia

Dear Visitor,

Welcome to the pages of the Embassy of United Arab Emirates in Canberra, ACT. I wish to thank you for the interest you take in our work and in the information we offer.

The Embassy of United Arab Emirates in Australia is committed to promoting the bridge-building between the two geographically very distant yet traditionally very closely connected countries. The ties between United Arab Emirates and Australia are friendly and growing. The warm and friendly relationship between United Arab Emirates and Australia today has been recently demonstrated again by bilateral relations that have traditionally been based on extensive trade relations as well as people-to-people contacts.  The United Arab Emirates has been host to a number of high-level Australian visitors in recent years.  The Prime Minister, Minister for Defence, the Foreign Minister and Trade Minister and several state Premiers and Ministers have visited the UAE in recent years. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the Deputy ruler of Abu Dhabi, has been the most high-profile visitor to Australia in recent years. We look back at a lively transatlantic cooperation in all areas of public life, and look forward to continuing and further developing our friendship. This Website is an up-to-date contribution to this effort. The website will keep you informed about our many activities and projects.

Please also refer to this website to learn about consular matters like visas and passports, to get information about our country and its people, as well as the Embassy’s publications and cultural programs. On this website you will find interesting and useful information on United Arab Emirates, on United Arab Emirates-Australian relations and on the different fields of work at the Embassy. We also provide some answers to frequently asked questions on consular and travel-related issues.

For further information, we invite you to use the included links leading to the websites of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of United Arab Emirates and to other Emirates institutions. It gives you access to thousands of internet addresses in United Arab Emirates which will help you discover the many facts of the very close and varied relations between Australia and United Arab Emirates in the political, economic, scientific and cultural fields.

I hope you will enjoy your electronic visit on our homepage to find a pleasant and useful experience. Your comments and suggestions are welcome.

Ambassador

Dr. Saeed Al Shamsi