- Complete FAQ list
- Australia
- Comments
- Consumer issues
- Directory/locator
- Military
- Miscellaneous
- Travel
Frequently Asked Questions
Topics
Questions
Australia
- How many Americans live in Australia?
- How many U.S. presidents have visited Australia?
- What can you tell me about Australia?
- Who were the previous U.S. ambassadors to Australia?
Comment
- How do I contact President Bush?
- How do I tell you what I think about the U.S. government?
Consumer
- How do I make a consumer complaint?
- How do I identify a scam or fraud?
Directory
- How do I find an address, phone number, or zip code?
- How do I find someone in the United States?
- How do I obtain a birth, death, or marriage certificate
from the United States?
- How do I find out the two-letter abbreviation of a state?
- How do I mail alcohol to the United States?
- How do I mail food to the United States?
- What am I not allowed to mail to Australia?
Military
- How do I join the U.S. military service?
- How do I find someone who is or was in the U.S. military service?
- How do I obtain military service records?
- What can you tell me about the military history of the United States?
Miscellaneous
- How can I buy property in the United States?
- How can I start a business in the United States?
- How do I borrow or buy an American flag?
- How do I get help with my U.S. federal income tax return?
- How do I participate in the diversity visa (green card) lottery?
- How do I register to vote in the United States?
- What is an ITIN?
- What time is it in the United States?
Travel
- Am I allowed to lock my luggage?
- Do I need a visa to visit the United States?
- Do I need an international driver's license to drive in the United States?
- How do I obtain a disabled parking permit in the United States?
- How can I visit the White House?
- How do I claim back the sales tax I paid while in the United States?
- How do I contact the U.S. Customs office?
- How do I get married in the United States?
- How do I know if my Australian passport is machine-readable?
- How do I obtain travel information about the United States?
- How do I take alcohol into the United States?
- How do I take my medications with me on my trip to the United States?
- What are some of the main attractions in the United States?
- What can I take with me on the airplane?
- What else do I need to know about travelling to the United States?
- What is the I-94W form?
- What is the weather like in the United States?
- What kind of accommodation is available in the United States?
- What public transportation is available in the United States?
- What time is it in the United States?
- When are public holidays in the United States?
- When are school holidays in the United States?
- Where can I find maps of the United States?
Contact Information
If your question is not here, please contact us:
- Postal Address
-
U.S. Reference Service
Public Affairs Section
U.S. Embassy
Canberra, ACT
Australia - Phone
- (02) 6214-5874 (then press 4)
- usrsaustralia@state.gov
Note: Please do not send visa questions to the USRS mailbox. Visa questions should be directed to amvisa@state.gov.
Last update: Thursday, 2 October 2008 GMT+1000



