Overseas electors

Check if you are enrolled

To check whether you are enrolled you can use our online enrolment verification facility. For your search to be successful you must enter your details exactly as they appear on the electoral roll.  If you are unable to verify your details and you believe that your name should be on the electoral roll, please contact us by telephone on 13 23 26 from within Australia, +61 2 6271 4411 from outside Australia or email info@aec.gov.au with your details.

Overseas Notification Form

This form applies to you if you are:

Going overseas permanently or indefinitely

If you are going overseas permanently or indefinitely you must complete and submit an Overseas Notification Form requesting to be removed from the roll. You will not be able to vote while overseas and you will need to re-enrol after you live back in Australia for one month. The removal process requires the AEC to issue formal written advice to an elector.

Temporarily absent from Australia

If you will be temporarily absent and may not be able to vote in a federal election or you will be absent for a state or council election you must complete and submit an Overseas Notification Form to avoid any penalties for not voting.

Your name will be retained on the electoral roll and you may vote for federal elections in person, or by post, at any overseas polling place. The location and contact details of overseas polling places will be available on our website upon the announcement of an election. They include most Australian Embassies, Consulates and High Commissions.

Overseas Notification Form

• Overseas notification form [PDF 69k]This form may be completed on screen prior to printing out and signing.

If you are going overseas for more than one year and less than six you can choose to remain on the roll by registering as an overseas elector or you can ask to be removed from the roll in your absence by completing an Overseas Notification form