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Application for an Australian Passport
Overseas BEFORE YOU TRAVEL Visit the Department’s website
www.smartraveller.gov.au to view the latest travel advice
PASSPORT WEBSITE
www.passports.gov.au Find your nearest
Australian diplomatic mission or consulate www.dfat.gov.au/missions
Use this form — only if you are an Australian citizen applying for an Australian passport outside Australia. If you have any questions or doubts, or require proof of your Australian citizenship, contact the Department of Home Affairs in Australia on 131 880, visit their website www.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship or contact your nearest Australian diplomatic mission or consulate. If you are renewing your Australian adult passport — visit our website to see if you are eligible to use the streamlined renewal process. Contact your nearest Australian diplomatic mission or consulate if you need help. Processing time for your passport: Please allow for a turnaround time of approximately three weeks. If you have an urgent need to travel, contact your nearest Australian diplomatic mission or consulate. Parental consent: Under Australian law, the written consent of each person with parental responsibility for a child is required before a passport may be issued to the child. For further information, read the notes or visit our website.
Protect your identity
Your checklist
Keep your passport safe at all times.
The following things will help you complete the form and minimise our requests for further information:
Report any loss or theft immediately. See notes for details.
PASSPORT INFORMATION If you have any questions about this form or about how to get an Australian passport, or if you wish to comment about our service, offer suggestions for improvement, or register a complaint, visit our website or contact your nearest Australian diplomatic mission or consulate.
www.passports.gov.au
Completing your form
Use BLACK INK
and print within the boxes in B L O C K
L ETTE RS
Complete the form in English. If you are not required to give information in some parts of the form, leave the boxes blank. Choose an appropriate guarantor to endorse your photo and complete section 11 of the form. Your guarantor must either possess a current Australian passport or be employed in an approved professional or occupational group. See page 4 for more details.
Lodging your form Adult applications should be lodged in person by the applicant at the nearest Australian diplomatic mission or consulate. Child applications should be lodged by a person with parental responsibility for the child (the lodging person is not required to be an Australian citizen). Child applicants aged 16 or 17 must attend with the person lodging the application. The person lodging the application must provide documents that show their name, photo, signature and current address. You may be required to make an appointment to lodge this application. Please visit the Australian diplomatic mission or consulate website for details.
What to bring to your passport appointment Your completed form. The application fee. Check with the Australian diplomatic mission or consulate for details of the current fee and acceptable methods and currency of payment. Your current or most recent Australian passport if you have one. Documents that prove your Australian citizenship and your identity (see notes). If you are under 18 years of age (and have never been married): your full original birth certificate showing the names of your parents and your full name at birth. (Australian birth extracts and commemorative certificates are not acceptable.) Name change documents, if applicable (see notes). Two colour photos, less than six months old, with one signed as a true photo of the applicant by the guarantor (see notes).
You must provide original supporting documents (not certified copies) You must provide approved English translations for any foreign language documents. Online form PC8_0318
Notes for completing the form Providing two identical photos Photo size:
Your photos: 36mm
Height: 45mm–50mm
32mm
The chin-to-crown measurement must be between 32mm and 36mm (the crown is where the top of the head/skull would be if it was visible).
Two identical colour photos of the applicant must be provided with the completed application form. One must be endorsed by the guarantor. The photos must be less than six months old and must meet Australian Passport Office standards. For full details of our standards visit our website, or contact your nearest Australian diplomatic mission or consulate. Photos that do not meet our requirements will be rejected and this will delay the issue of your passport. NOTE: Due to security printing requirements, images reproduced in passports will not be of photographic quality and will appear different from the photos supplied.
Width: 35mm–40mm
You will need a guarantor to endorse the photo and complete part of the form The guarantor must: be 18 years of age or over not be related to the applicant by birth or marriage not be in a de facto or registered relationship with you or a parent of a child applicant not live at the same address as the applicant or a parent of a child applicant
Reverse of one photo: Guarantor must endorse photo: This is a true photo of JANE ANN CITIZEN
have known the applicant for at least 12 months or, for children under one year, since birth
(full name of applicant)
either: A. possess a current (unexpired) Australian passport, issued with at least two years validity, or B. be a person of any nationality currently employed in one of the approved occupational or professional groups listed with the Australian diplomatic mission or consulate where this form will be lodged (www.dfat.gov.au/missions)
(signature of guarantor)
J Smith
Please check that the guarantor you choose can meet all of these requirements before they sign the photo. If the person you choose does not meet all the requirements you will have to supply new photos and information from another guarantor. Note: The guarantor’s declaration must be less than six months old at the time the application is lodged.
be able to endorse the back of one photo as shown agree to be contacted by an Australian Passport Office representative to confirm the applicant’s identity.
Notice about the collection, use and disclosure of personal information The Australian Passports Act 2005 authorises the Australian Passport Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to collect the personal information provided with this application for an Australian passport, including supporting documents and photos, to determine an applicant’s eligibility. Without this information we are unable to process the application. We may also collect personal information from third parties such as law enforcement or security agencies where the third parties provide us with information relevant to your application for a passport. We may disclose your personal information for the provision of consular services; and to other entities or individuals who are specified in the Australian Passports Act 2005, such as: ■■ the immigration department, civil registries, and licensing
■■ Interpol and its member countries and other countries for
purposes such as advising about the status of a passport
We are authorised by law to disclose your personal information to foreign border authorities: ■■ if we suspect there is unlawful activity relating to your passport ■■ for law enforcement purposes ■■ in countries with which Australia participates in the Regional
Movement Alert System. We may also use your current and past information for testing, training and research purposes (phone 131 232 or inform your nearest Australian diplomatic mission or consulate if you object). For information on how to access or correct personal information and how to complain about a breach of privacy, please refer to the ‘Protecting your privacy’ brochure available on our website www.passports.gov.au, or contact your nearest Australian diplomatic mission or consulate.
Online form PC8_0318
authorities, that can verify information and assist to establish your identity and eligibility
to law enforcement authorities; to Australian border authorities to facilitate international travel; and to law courts for the operation of family law and related matters.
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OVERSEAS Passport Application BLACK INK UseUse BLACK INK Use CROSSES in boxes
81F
and print within the boxes in
✗
*111 70261078 V*
B LOC K
L ETTE RS
DO NOT MARK ‘INTERVIEWING OFFICER USE ONLY’ sections or circles e.g:
1
1 Date of travel X Do you intend to travel within the next two months? No Yes
Date of travel (DD/MM/YYYY)
2 Personal details—to appear on the passport a Name
This must be your current name, i.e. your name at the time you lodge this application.
Family name
ROB I NSON Given names
MARK b Birth details
You must present your original birth certificate (mandatory for a child) or your Australian citizenship certificate to confirm your birth details.
Male X
J ON
Female
Indeterminate/ Intersex/ Unspecified
Date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY)
4A
2 7
0 7
1 9 6 2
Town or city of birth as shown on birth certificate or Australian citizenship certificate
SUB I ACO (will not appear on passport) A U S T R A L I A Country of birth
3 Confirming your citizenship—see notes for additional information a Do you have an Australian birth certificate?
Yes
No
X
Go to section 3b
Registration number (include any letters)
Date of registration of birth (DD/MM/YYYY)
State/territory of issue
Date of issue of certificate (DD/MM/YYYY)
2A
NOTE: If your parents were born in
Australia on or after 20/08/1986, or held permanent residency status at the time of your birth, you will need to provide additional citizenship evidence. Visit our website for more information.
Family name as shown on certificate Given names as shown on certificate Were you born on or after 20/08/1986? Yes No
Go to section 3b
If you have an Australian citizenship certificate go to 3b below. If not, please mark which one of the following documents you are providing to prove your Australian citizenship or to prove that one of your parents was an Australian citizen at the time of your birth. ■ Your Australian passport issued on/after 01/01/2000 and valid at least two years, or ■ One parent’s full Australian birth certificate (parent born prior to 20/08/1986), or ■ One parent’s Australian passport (issued on/after 20/08/1986, valid for at least two years and issued before your birth), or ■ One parent’s Australian citizenship certificate
b Do you have an Australian citizenship certificate?
Yes
X
Go to section 4
Certificate number (include any letters)
(or extract from the register of citizenship by descent/ Australian births abroad)
No
2B
Date of issue (DD/MM/YYYY) 3
Family name as shown on certificate
NOTE: If you are an adult and your
Australian citizenship document does not show sex or place and country of birth, see notes.
Given names as shown on certificate
4 Name changes—you must provide original documents that explain all name changes (see notes)
Is your current name (given in section 2) different from the name given in section 3 (above)? See name change notes.
Yes
No
X
Go to section 5
Date current name was registered Please complete the following details about the document you are providing to explain this name change: Marriage (or death) certificate (and divorce papers if applicable)
4B
Revised birth certificate Change of name certificate(s) issued by the Australian Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages Certificate/registration number (include any letters) Online form PC8_0318
Date of issue (DD/MM/YYYY)
Australian state/territory or country of issue
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5 Security question—you may be asked this question to confirm your identity Family name at birth of one of the applicant’s parents
(Family name only)
ROB I NSON
5
6 Passport type What type of passport do you need?
Ordinary passport
75+ passport (five years validity, a lower fee applies, available to applicants aged 75 or over)
7 Contact details a Telephone numbers and email address (include area code).
Daytime phone number
Evening phone number
0 4 1 9 8 6 8 8 1 3 Mobile
Fax
Email (must be written clearly in BLOCK LETTERS with one letter in each box)
MKROB BO @ Y A HOO . COM b Who can we contact in an emergency?
Full name
RAELENE Relationship to applicant
ROB I NSON S I STER
Daytime phone number
0 4 1 9 1 9 8 1 1 7
Evening or mobile phone number
0 8 9 3 8 1 7 0 2 7
Address
9 7 HAMERS L E Y 6 0 0 8
RD
SUB I ACO
WA
8 Address
Your residential address This must be your home address, not a PO Box, or a business address.
Unit or house number, street and suburb
3 2
GEORGE T T E
WA Y
Town/city and country
PREVEL LY AUSTRAL I A WA
Postal/ zip code
6 2 8 5
9 Previous Australian passport — this document will be cancelled
Have you ever been issued an Australian passport?
No
Yes
X
Go to section 11
a Number (include letters) of your last issued document (if known) b Date of issue (if known) (DD/MM/YYYY)
2 6
N5 4 4 3 2 9 4 0 3
2 0 1 2
10 Loss or theft of previous Australian passports
Are you replacing a lost or stolen Australian passport?
No
Yes Go to section 11
NOTE: If you were issued an emergency passport, you must present it at interview. If you find a passport that you previously reported as lost or stolen and present it before or at interview, the loss may not affect the maximum validity of your new passport. See notes on page 5. Online form PC8_0318
X
a Number (include letters) of the document you are replacing
N5 4 4 3 2 9 4 Lost X Stolen
b Was this passport lost or stolen? c Date incident occurred (DD/MM/YYYY)
2 2
0 7
2 0 1 9
d How many Australian passports (including the one above) have you lost or had stolen in the past five years? (see notes) 1 X 2 3 or more e Provide details, in writing, of all losses of the above passports. See notes on page 5.
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83F *111 70261078 V* 11 A guarantor must complete this section —see the notes below for who can be a guarantor To qualify as a guarantor you must:
Use BLACK INK B LOC K
and
L ETTERS
Full name of guarantor
be 18 years of age or over not be related to the applicant by birth or marriage not be in a de facto or registered relationship with the applicant or parent of a child applicant not live at the same address as the applicant, or either parent of a child applicant have known the applicant for at least 12 months or, for children under one year, since birth
be an Australian citizen able to satisfy and complete option A below, OR be a person of any nationality able to satisfy and complete option B below endorse the back of one photo by writing ‘This is a true photo of (applicant’s full name)’ and signing it provide all the information requested below, sign the declaration and agree to be contacted on the phone number provided to confirm the applicant’s identity.
Family name Given names Male
Indeterminate/ Intersex/ Unspecified
Female
Date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY)
Proof of identity (of guarantor). Guarantor must complete either A or B below
A Australian passport details
If you possess a current (unexpired) Australian passport, issued with at least two years validity, complete this section.
Passport number (include any letters)
Date of expiry (DD/MM/YYYY)
Family name as shown on passport Given name(s) as shown on passport
OR
B Profession or occupation If you are currently employed in one of the approved occupational or professional groups listed with the Australian diplomatic mission or consulate where this form will be lodged, please complete this section.
Occupation Business address Town/city Country Postal/zip code
Evening phone number (include area code)
Declaration by guarantor—declarations cannot be more than six months old Have you endorsed and signed the back of one photo? You must endorse one photo of the applicant before they can lodge the application I have personally known the applicant named below for a period of years
months
You MUST complete ‘years’ and ‘months’ known boxes on the left
Family name of applicant (as shown in section 2a)
ROB I NSON Given names of applicant (as shown in section 2a)
MARK
J ON
I declare that: ■ the statements I have made are true and correct. ■ I have read and understood the ‘Notice about the collection, use and disclosure of personal information’ in the explanatory notes.
I understand that: ■ the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) may disclose the information I have provided in this section of this application to any organisation or individual that can verify the information.
Signed
For information on how to access or correct personal information and how to complain about a breach of privacy, please refer to the ‘Protecting your privacy’ brochure available from our website www.passports.gov.au or contact your nearest Australian diplomatic mission or consulate.
Date signed (DD/MM/YYYY)
Daytime phone number
For the applicant:
If you are over 18 years of age, or have been married, go to section 16. If you are under 18 years of age and never married, you must obtain your parents’ consents at sections 12–15.
Online form PC8_0318
It is a criminal offence under the Australian Passports Act 2005 to make false or misleading statements (there are penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment or a fine of 1000 penalty units, or both).
WARNING
OVERSEAS Passport Application
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12 Applicants aged under 18 and have never been married— the applicant’s name must be repeated here so that each parent can identify the child for whom they are giving consent
Applicant’s full name— Family name to appear on the passport (as written in section 2 of this form) Given names
15
13 Parent 1—family name written at A MUST be COPIED from the child’s birth certificate
A Parent 1’s name as shown on child’s birth certificate
Family name
Given names Child’s full birth certificate must be presented at interview.
B Parent 1’s current name If this name differs from the name shown on the child’s birth certificate refer to ‘Providing parental consent for a child applicant’ in the notes or visit www.passports.gov.au for details. If consent cannot be provided, contact the Australian diplomatic mission or consulate for advice.
16A
Family name Given names
17
Residential address Town/city Country Postal/zip code
C
Have you ever held an Australian passport?
Daytime phone number (include area code) No Yes
Number (if known, include letters)
14 Parent 2—family name written at A MUST be COPIED from the child’s birth certificate on child’s birth certificate
Family name
Given names Child’s full birth certificate must be presented at interview.
B Parent 2’s current name If this name differs from the name shown on the child’s birth certificate refer to ‘Providing parental consent for a child applicant’ in the notes or visit www.passports.gov.au for details. If consent cannot be provided, contact the Australian diplomatic mission or consulate for advice.
C
16B
Family name Given names
18
Residential address Town/city Country Postal/zip code
Have you ever held an Australian passport?
Daytime phone number (include area code) No Yes
Number (if known, include letters)
15 Declaration and consent
Parent 1 (named in section 13 above)
Parent 2 (named in section 14 above)
I consent to the child named in section 12 having an Australian travel document. I declare that: ■ all Australian court orders, if any, in relation to the child have been provided ■ all persons with parental responsibility for the child have provided their consent or, where this has not occurred, a statement under the Australian Passports Act 2005 has been provided ■ I have read and understood the ‘Notice about the collection, use and disclosure of personal information’ in the explanatory notes ■ I signed this declaration in front of a witness who is not related to the child by birth or marriage; and who is not in a de facto or registered relationship with any person having parental responsibility for the child, nor living at the same address.
Parent 1’s signature
Parent 2’s signature
Date signed
Date signed
(DD/MM/YYYY)
(DD/MM/YYYY)
Witnessed by (must be 18 years of age or over)
Witnessed by (must be 18 years of age or over)
Name (witness)
Name (witness)
Daytime phone (witness)
Daytime phone (witness)
Online form PC8_0318
A Parent 2’s name as shown
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16 Proof of identity documents—please see the notes for full details of alternative documents that you may provide
X Current Australian driving licence (optional) No 3 0 6 4 0 0 1 Version 0 7 2 0 2 4 (if any) Exp 3 0
State/territory
6
WA
WARNING
17 Your declaration and photos —the applicant (or parent of child applicant) must read and sign the declaration and affix photos I understand that: ■ the applicant’s photo and personal information will be used for data and biometric matching purposes, even in the event that the application is withdrawn (biometric matching allows the passport photo to be electronically compared with other facial images to confirm identity)
It is a criminal offence under the Australian Passports Act 2005 to make false or misleading statements (there are penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment or a fine of 1000 penalty points, or both). Under Section 19A of the Act, we can also refuse to process an application for an Australian travel document if we have reasonable grounds to suspect fraud or dishonesty in the application. The Act applies outside Australia to all persons, irrespective of their nationality or citizenship.
PHOTO FACE UP
I declare that: ■ the applicant is an Australian citizen ■ the statements that I have made and the information that I have given in, or in connection with, this application are true and correct ■ I have read and understand the ‘Notice about the collection, use and disclosure of personal information’ in the explanatory notes.
PHOTO FACE DOWN
Signature of applicant (or parent of child applicant) — must be inside the white box ■ If you are 18 years of age or over (or have been married) you must sign the declaration here ■
If you are under 18 years of age, a parent or other person with parental responsibility must sign here
Date signed
Full name
(DD/MM/YYYY)
Applicant
Parent 1
Parent 2
18 Signature to go in the passport (applicants aged 10 or over) OR
All applicants 10 years of age or over must sign inside the white box using a black pen. This signature will appear in the passport.
Other person with parental responsibility for the applicant
If applicant is under 10 years of age, or is unable to sign, place an ‘X’ in the box at the right OFFICE USE ONLY
INTERVIEWING OFFICER USE ONLY— Use CROSSES in circles ✗ PROOF OF Combination 1: 1xA + 1xB IDENTITY (+ address + incl. photo ID) DOCUMENTS (FOR ADULT APPLICATIONS ONLY)
Current Australian Australian driving licence Proof of ID card Government Social DVA card health card Security card Property rates notice
Applicant
ID copied Phoned
Parent 1
Other (explain
Applicant
Parent 1
Parent 2
Other
Guarantor
Witness
Parent 1
Parent 2
Prev. PPT cancelled Post/ courier
Collect
Application renewal
Other travel document
DoI
Official
Diplomatic
Replacement
Marriage
Divorce
Death of spouse
Sponsoring authority
COMMENTS
in comments)
Checked DeltaWeb
Method of delivery
Lost/stolen
Mail
Utilities bills
Bank statement with residential address
Photo ID copied Current address copied
Other (explain in comments)
1
3 or more
Number of attached pages
(i.e. statements, copies of court orders, citizenship evidence must be attached)
I declare that I have conducted an interview with the applicant/person who lodged (delete as applicable) and confirmed the information provided in this application for an Australian travel document against original documentation submitted, and copies of original documentation are attached where required. I declare the attached photo is a true photo of the applicant, if present at interview (strike out if not at interview). It is a criminal offence under the Australian Passports Act 2005 to make false or misleading statements (there are penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment or a fine of 1000 penalty points, or both). The Act applies outside Australia to all persons, irrespective of their nationality or citizenship.
Interviewer’s signature
PICS Office Code
Emergency
Updating photo (child)
2
Home insurance papers
Foreign passport
ALL CATEGORIES CONFIRM:
INTERVIEWER’S DECLARATION Parent 2
Priority fee paid
Credit or bank card
Property lease agreement
TRAVEL DOCUMENT ISSUE AND DELIVERY Lodged by
Foreign residency ID card
Current foreign driving licence National insurance card
PICS User ID Date signed (DD/MM/YYYY)
Interviewer’s name (please print) Overseas Authorising Officer: I authorise the issue of an Australian emergency travel document at post.
Signature of authorising officer overseas
Date scanned/ approved
Online form PC8_0318
Motor vehicle registration or insurance docs
Combination 3: 3xC (including name & current address + photo & signature)
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A Category B Category C Category
Combination 2: 2xB (+ address + photo ID)