Passport Services

Adult - renewal application

• You were at least 16 years old when your last passport was issued;

• Your last passport expired in 2016 or later;

• Your last passport was valid for two or more years;

• You are not changing your name, gender, date of birth, or place of birth;

• Your last passport is not lost, stolen, damaged, or cancelled

Adult - new application

• First Australian passport as an adult (18 and over)

• First adult passport, where your last one was issued when you were 15 years old or younger

• New passport to replace a lost or stolen passport

• New passport to replace an emergency passport

• Renewing a passport that expired before 2016

Child - renewal application

Children (aged 15 or below) 

• the child must have previously held an Australian passport

Children aged 16-17 are not eligible for postal renewals. They must apply for their first adult passport in-person.

Child - new application

For children who have not previously held an Australian passport, children aged 16 and 17 years, and children who otherwise do not meet the eligibility requirements for a renewal application.

Changing name and/or gender

For those applying for an Australian passport in a name and/or gender that is different to their previous passport. Also for those applying for their first Australian passport in a name and/or gender that is different to their Australian birth/citizenship certificate.

Urgent travel/emergency  passports

For those who have urgent travel booked in the next three weeks.