Documents required - applications lodged in person

If you are lodging an application in person using the form Application for an Australian Passport Overseas, you must bring the items below to your passport interview. All documents must be original. We do not accept copies of any kind, including those made by Notaries Public and Justices of the Peace.

• Your fully completed application form.
• Your most recent Australian passport (if you have one).
• Proof of Australian citizenship – either your Australian birth certificate or Australian citizenship certificate.
• If you were born in Australia after 20 August 1986, you need one of the documents below:
  • Your previous Australian passport issued on/after 1/1/2000 (not reported lost or stolen); or
  • One parent’s Australian birth certificate; or
  • One parent’s Australian citizenship certificate, showing citizenship was acquired before your date of birth; or
  • One parent’s Australian passport (issued after 20/8/86) that was valid at the time of your birth; or
  • An Australian citizenship certificate of your own.
  • Driving licence
  • Motor vehicle registration or insurance (no more than 12 months old)
  • Property rates notes (no more than 12 months old)
  • Property lease agreement
  • Utility bill (no more than 12 months old)
  • Bank or credit card statement (no more than 12 months old)

  Use this checklist to prepare for your interview

  • All supporting documents are original (photocopies and notarised copies not accepted).
  • Guarantor has correctly completed Section 11.
  • Guarantor is eligible and is not related to you by birth/marriage.
  • Guarantor has written on the back of one photo “This is a true photo of YOUR FULL NAME” and signed underneath.
  • For child applications, both parents have signed the consent page in section 15 in front of a witness.
  • No alterations or whiteout on signatures/dates at Sections 11, 15, 17 and 18.
  • Sections 11, 15 and 17 are dated within six months of your interview date.
  • Your signatures at Section 17 and 18 are completely inside the boxes.
  • Photos checked for size and quality. Use a magnifying glass to ensure they are not grainy, blurry, pixilated or striped. There should be no flash reflection or shadows.