Australian Embassy Marshall Islands

Iokwe and welcome to the official website of the Australian Embassy in Majuro. Reflecting our close relationship with the Republic of Marshall Islands, the Australian Government is pleased to commence operations of its new diplomatic mission in Majuro.

To follow news from the Embassy, like us on Facebook @AusEmbRMI and view our press releases.

Voting in the 3 May 2025 Federal Election 

The Australian Federal Election has been announced for Saturday 3 May 2025. If you’re an Australian citizen overseas on the day of the election, you can still have your say by voting at on overseas voting centre or by postal vote.

In-Person Voting

You will be able to vote in-person at the Majuro Embassy according to this schedule below:

Day	Opening Hours
Tuesday 29 April 2025	10:00am to 4:00pm
Wednesday 30 April 2025	10:00am to 4:00pm

Please note that all times are local to this polling place.

Postal Voting

If you are overseas and are unable to vote in-person, you can visit the AEC website to apply for a postal vote.

Postal vote packs will be sent to you by international courier from Australia commencing three weeks before polling day. The latest date to request an overseas postal vote from the AEC is 6pm, Wednesday  30 April 2025. Please note this may be too late for your postal vote to reach you and you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. If you provided an email address or phone number when applying for a postal vote, you will receive an automatic notification when it is dispatched.

If you did not provide an email address or phone number and your postal vote does not arrive within 10 days from the date you submitted your application, call the AEC on +61 2 6160 2600.

You can drop off your completed postal vote to Australian Embassy Majuro no later than 5pm on Thursday 1 May 2025.  

You can also return your postal vote directly to the AEC in Australia. The cost to return your postal vote by courier or mail to the AEC in Australia is your responsibility.

For your postal vote to be counted it must be completed before 6pm AWST time 3 May 2025, and received by the AEC in Australia by 6pm Friday 16 May 2025 AEST.

Further information

You must be enrolled to vote. You can enrol, update your details or check your details on the AEC website.

If you can't vote because you are overseas, you need to advise the AEC by completing an Overseas Notification Form.

Find additional information on the election and voting at these websites:

aec.gov.au

Smartraveller.gov.au.

Pacific Flights Program

Australia is investing up to $100 million over five years, via the Australia-Pacific Partnerships for Aviation (P4A) program, to support regional connectivity. The two North Pacific routes are: Palau Paradise Express (PPE): Brisbane-Koror (return); and Australia-North Pacific Connector: Brisbane – Nauru - Tarawa - Majuro – Pohnpei - Koror (return). The connector commenced service in October 2022, and the Palau Paradise Express began service on 21 May 2024.

Please allow a minimum of three weeks to apply for entry visas to enter Australia.  For more information on visas, click here: Explore visa options (homeaffairs.gov.au)

Australia Awards Scholarships

The Australian Embassy offers two types of scholarship to citizens of the Republic of the Marshalls Islands – Masters and Doctorates for study in Australia, or Undergraduate and Postgraduate study in USP campuses, PNG or New Caledonia. Applications for the 2026 intake are open now. For more information, visit Studying in Australia.

35th Anniversary in Bilateral Relations

On 8 July 1987, Australia officially recognised the Marshall Islands, the third country to do so. See Ambassador Batley's remarks.

Grants with the Direct Aid Program

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a flexible small grants program, managed by the Australian Embassy. It supports local development projects that have a strong community focus, improve living conditions, support sustainability, empower women, and generate economic activities.

Visit Development Cooperation and Grants for more information on the DAP program.

The Australian Volunteers Program

Are you an organisation in the RMI looking for some specialist support by an Australian volunteer? We have a wide variety of skilled Australian volunteers who can help your organisation, either here in RMI or remotely. 

For more information on this, please email [email protected] or check out the Australian Volunteers Program website. 

In-country volunteers restarted in RMI in January 2023. Contact [email protected] for more information on the program and how to apply for a volunteer.