Worldwide: Government Office Closures During Easter
March 12, 2024
Due to the observance of Easter week, government offices in the following countries will be closed as follows:
- Argentina: closed March 28 through April 2.
- Australia: closed March 29 and April 1.
- Bahamas: closed March 29 and April 1.
- Barbados: closed March 29 and April 1.
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Belarus: closed May 1, 9, 13 and 14.
- Belgium: closed April 1, 2024.
- Bermuda: closed March 29.
- Bolivia: closed March 29.
- Brazil: Federal Police closed March 29.
- Canada: closed March 29 and April 1.
- Cayman Islands: closed March 29 and April 1.
- Chile: closed March 29.
- Colombia: closed March 28 and March 29.
- Costa Rica: closed March 25-29.
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Czech Republic: closed March 29 and April 1.
- Denmark: closed March 28-29 and April 1.
- Dominican Republic: closed March 27 through April 1.
- Ecuador: closed March 29.
- El Salvador: closed March 25 through April 1.
- Estonia: closed March 29-30.
- Finland: closed March 29 and April 1.
- France: closed April 1.
- Germany: closed March 29 and April 1.
- Greece: closed May 3, May 6-7.
- Guatemala: closed March 27-29. Other closures may be announced at short notice.
- Guyana: closed March 29 and April 1.
- Honduras: closed March 27-29.
- Iceland: closed March 28-29 and April 1.
- Ireland: closed April 1.
- Italy: closed April 1.
- Jamaica: closed March 29 and April 1.
- Kenya: closed March 29 and March 31, 2024
- Latvia: closed March 29 and April 1.
- Lithuania: closed April 1.
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Malta: Expected to be closed March 29 and March 31.
- Mexico: expected to close March 28 and March 29. Other closures may be announced at short notice.
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Moldova: closed May 6 and May 13.
- Netherlands: closed April 1, 2024.
- New Zealand: closed March 29 and April 1.
- Norway: closed March 27-29 and April 1.
- Panama: expected to close early or entirely on March 28; closed March 29.
- Paraguay: closed March 28 and March 29
- Peru: closed March 28 and March 29.
- Poland: closed April 1.
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Portugal: closed March 28 from 13:00 (local time) through March 29.
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Slovakia: closed March 29 and April 1.
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Slovenia: closed April 1.
- South Africa: closed March 29 and March 31.
- Spain:
- closed March 28 in Madrid, Andalucia, Cantabria, Asturias, Castilla la Mancha, Galicia, Castilla y Leon, La Rioja, Basque Country, Navarra, Melilla, Ceuta, Aragón, Canary Islands and Balearic Islands;
- closed March 29 in all of Spain; and
- closed April 1 in Catalonia, Valencia, and Balearic Islands.
- Suriname: closed March 25, March 29 and April 1.
- Switzerland: closed March 29 and April 1.
- Trinidad and Tobago: closed March 29 and April 1.
- United Kingdom: closed March 29 and April 1.
- Uruguay: closed March 28 and March 29.
- Venezuela: expected to close March 25-29.
Foreign nationals and employers should expect that government offices in other countries may be closed on these dates and should contact the government office for specific information.
This alert is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact the global immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen.
