Please click on each step below to view the instructions.
Follow these steps if you are applying for a passport for a child who meets all of the below criteria:
- is aged 15 years or younger
- has been previously issued an ordinary (full validity) Australian passport
- is not changing their name or gender
- the passport is not lost, stolen, or cancelled
Please be aware that we may need to speak to consenting parents by phone to confirm consent as part of the mailed-in process.
Click on the below link to the Australian Passport Office website, then select Apply or Renew and create an account.
Answer the questions to tell the system that you are applying for a new passport overseas. You will be directed to complete the Overseas Passport Application Form.
Please ensure the following when completing the form:
- The details in section 2 match those on the previous passport, including place of birth
- Section 7 is completed with the lodging parent’s correct contact details
- The address provided in section 8 is the child’s residential address, where the new passport will be posted to
- All questions in section 13 and 14 are completed, including section 13B and 14B, and the names match the parents’ ID documents (see step 6)
When you have completed the form online, come back to this page to follow the rest of the steps.
A guarantor is someone who will be named on the application form. They will sign the form and one of the passport photos to confirm the identity of the applicant.
The guarantor must meet all of the following criteria:
- They are at least 18 years old
- They have known the applicant for at least one year
- They are not related to the applicant by birth or marriage
- They do not live with the applicant
- They are willing and able to speak to us about the application if needed
The guarantor must also meet one of the following criteria:
- Hold a current Australian passport
OR
- Be a citizen of any country, currently employed in one of the following occupations:
- Chartered/Certified Accountants
- Chartered Professional Engineers
- Judges, Barristers and Solicitors
- Registered Medical Practitioners (Doctors and GPs only), Dentists, Pharmacists
- Registered Nurses, Chiropractors, Optometrists, Physiotherapists and Psychologists
- Registered Veterinary Surgeons
- Members of Parliament, elected City, County and District Councillors
- Police Officers with at least five years continuous service
- Members currently serving in the regular Australian or British Defence Force with at least five years continuous service
- Ministers of Religion and Marriage Celebrants
- Teachers - full-time, who have been teaching for more than five years
- Civil Servants/Local Government employees - full-time, who have been employed continuously for at least five years by their current employer
- Bank Branch Managers - manager of a High Street bank, but not managers of investment or business branches, building societies, bank travel centres, loan centres or line mangers within a bank
The guarantor can be located in any country. They do not need to be in the United Kingdom or Australia.
After you have completed the form online you will need to print it. Check the entire form has been printed and there is nothing missing at the top or bottom of the form, like the barcodes or boxes.
Check the details on the form are correct and make any amendments by hand, signing/initialling next to any changes.
Using a black pen, the following sections must be completed by hand:
Section 11 - your guarantor must sign, date, and write their contact phone number in the declaration
Section 15 - both parents* must sign and date in front of a witness.
- Your witness must sign and provide their name and contact phone number in the declaration.
Section 17 - one parent must sign, date, write their full name, and tick the Parent 1, Parent 2 or Other person with parental responsibility for the applicant box
Section 18 - If the child is 10 years of age or over, they must sign this box with the signature that will appear on their new passport
- Check the signature is fully within the signature box
- If any part of the signature is outside the box or is touching the edges of the box, you will need to print and sign the form again
- If the child is under 10 years of age, or is unable to sign, place an 'X' in the applicable box to right of the section.
Check that all dates are within the last six months, and do not use correction fluid or tape on the application form.
*If you are unable to get the form signed by the one or more of the consenting parents, please see the Additional Documents tab below.
*If there is one parent listed on the child's birth certificate, please see the Additional Documents tab below.
Australian passport photos are different to UK passport photos. Please check with your photographer if they can take photos that meet our guidelines. Do not use a photobooth.
Please refer to the Australian Passport Photo Guidelines.
Using a black pen, the guarantor must write the following on the back of one photo:
"This is a true photo of"
Applicant's full name
Guarantor's signature
The fee for a 5 year passport for a child under 16 is AUD$298.
We do not have an online payment system. Payment is processed after the application has been received and assessed in our office. The payment receipt will be emailed to the email address listed on the application form.
Payment is processed by credit or debit card and we accept VISA, Mastercard, and AMEX.
We take payment in Australian Dollars only. You may be charged a fee by your bank if you use a UK card.
Click the below link to open and print the Payment Authorisation Form.
Payment Slip
Do not send any original documents. This includes the child's last passport.
Please include the following:
- Printed and completed Overseas Passport Application Form
- Check all signature declarations are completed
- At least two Australian standard passport photos
- Check there are no marks or creases on the photos
- Pack the photos so they are protected during postage
- Proof of Identity for both parents
- Both parents must provide a photocopy of government-issued photo ID and proof of address (council tax bill, bank or utility statement). These do not need to be certified.
- If the current name of either parent differs from that on the child's birth certificate, you must provide a certified copy of evidence of the name change (e.g. marriage certificate) following the guidelines at: www.gov.uk/certifying-a-document
- Printed and completed Payment Authorisation Form
- Check you have written your card details correctly
- Check you have selected Ordinary Passport
For child renewals by mail, we do not require any original documents or photocopies of the applicant's citizenship certificate, birth certificate or previous passport.
Post the application in an A4 size envelope to:
Passport Office (child)
Australian High Commission
Strand, London WC2B 4LA
Use a tracked service with Royal Mail and take note of the tracking number. Do not use a courier.
Passport applications are currently taking up to six weeks from the day we process payment.
The new passport will be posted to your child's UK residential address that you list on their application form. We send passports by Royal Mail Special Delivery, which is a registered and signed-for service.
There is no priority service or fast track option available. If the applicant has urgent travel within three weeks, please CLICK HERE.
Please do not send the child's passport with the application.
If their last passport is still in date, then they can continue to travel while we process the renewal application. It will be automatically cancelled on our system 30 days after the new passport is issued.
You should keep the passport for your records. Do not dispose of it.
Please refer to the Surrogacy section on the AUSTRALIAN PASSPORT OFFICE website for further information.
There are additional forms to be completed and submitted with the application, which can be downloaded from the above link. The additional forms must be provided even when renewing the passport.
The form must be completed and signed by hand. Digital signatures are not accepted.
The original court order must be included with the application form. This will be copied and certified and then returned to you.
You must also complete a B7 No Further Court Orders Form confirming there are no later court orders or pending court proceedings in relation to the child. This must be done even when renewing the passport. You can download the form from the AUSTRALIAN PASSPORT OFFICE.
The form must be completed and signed by hand. Digital signatures are not accepted.
You must complete a B8 One Parent Only on Child's Birth Certificate Form to confirm whether there are any other persons with parental responsibility who are not listed on the birth certificate. This must be done even when renewing the passport. You can download the form from the AUSTRALIAN PASSPORT OFFICE.
The form must be completed and signed by hand. Digital signatures are not accepted.
You should consider submitting this application in person so that any issues or form errors can be addressed.
You must complete a B9 Child Without Full Parental Consent Form to confirm the details of the non-consenting parent and the circumstances. This must be done even when renewing the passport.
Please see the Parental Responsibility and Consent page on the AUSTRALIAN PASSPORT OFFICE website for further information and to download the form.
The form must be completed and signed by hand. Digital signatures are not accepted.