Australian passport applications
Australian passport applications can be lodged in two ways, depending on your eligibility:
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POSTAL APPLICATION
ELIGIBILITY
Adults (18 and over)
You may be eligible for our streamlined renewal process by post, if your most recent Australian passport:
- has been issued when you were 16 or older,
- has been issued on or after 1 January 2006,
- has had a validity of at least 2 years,
- contains your current personal details, and
- has not been lost, stolen.
Children (15 and under)
Your child may be eligible for our streamlined renewal process by post, if they:
- are under 16 years old, and
- previously held an Australian passport that has not been lost or stolen.
PROCESS & OFFICE
If you are eligible for the streamlined renewal process by post, the office responsible for your application depends on your place of residence. If you reside in Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen, Niedersachsen, Sachsen, Thüringen or Bayern, please follow the step-by-step instructions provided by the Australian Embassy in Berlin:
If you reside in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz or Saarland, please follow the step-by-step instructions provided by the Consulate-General in Frankfurt:
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IN-PERSON APPLICATION
ELIGIBILITY
Adults (18 and over)
You must book an appointment and lodge your passport application in-person, if one of the following criteria applies:
- you are applying for your first Australian passport
- you are applying for your first adult passport
- you wish to change your name or other details
- your passport has been lost or stolen
- you are currently holding an emergency passport
Children (15 and under)
You must book an appointment and lodge your child's passport application in-person, if one of the following criteria applies:
- you are applying for their first Australian passport
- your child is 16/17
- you wish to change your child's name or other details
- your child's passport has been lost or stolen
- your child is currently holding an emergency passport
PROCESS & OFFICE
If you need to lodge your passport application in-person, the office responsible for your application depends on your place of residence. If you reside in Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen, Niedersachsen, Sachsen, Thüringen or Bayern, please follow the step-by-step instructions provided by the Australian Embassy in Berlin:
If you reside in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz or Saarland, please follow the step-by-step instructions provided by the Consulate-General in Frankfurt:
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In special circumstances an Emergency Passport can be issued where:
- you cannot complete all requirements (other than identity, citizenship and entitlement) for the issue of a full validity passport
- or you can complete all requirements but there is an exceptional need to travel urgently
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The Emergency passport:
- can be issued within 2-business days
- contains only 4 visa pages
- has a limited validity of 7 months
- does not contain a chip and is therefore not accepted in every country (it is the responsibility of the holder to ensure the travel document is suitable for entry, transit and exit for any ongoing travel including visa requirements)
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A full validity passport may be applied for simultaneously, utilising the same application as the Emergency Passport.
- Please contact [email protected] or [email protected] before you book the appointment.
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Please allow 4-6 weeks to receive your new passport after successful lodgement. There can be significant delays if the photos are not accepted or documents are missing. It is not possible to expedite applications lodged outside of Australia.
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Before booking an appointment or sending in your application, please ensure that you:
- have all the relevant documents required for the application
- that your photos meet the requirements and that they are signed/endorsed where required
- and that you have filled in the form correctly
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New passports can be collected or sent by post. If you choose to have your document posted, it will be sent as registered mail with DHL. It is the client's responsibility to assess and accept this risk as the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is unable to take responsibility for delays or items lost in the mail.
- Ordinary passport (34 pages):
- 10- year validity for persons aged 16+
- 5- year validity for children under 16 years
- 10- or 5-year validity for persons aged 75 years+ (please indicate your choice on the form
- Replacement Passport (34 pages): Only available to overseas applicants with full visa pages or minor damages but more than 2 years validity remaining on their current passport. A replacement passport will be issued with the same expiry date as the passport being replaced.
- Entry, exit and transit requirements:
Some countries won't let you enter unless your passport is valid for six months after you plan to leave that country. It can apply even if you're just transiting or stopping over.
Some foreign governments and airlines apply the rule inconsistently. If you’re not sure your passport will be valid for long enough for your journey, consider getting a new passport
- Do you have more questions? Read through our FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions
- If you cannot find the answer to your question, email us:
- Berlin: [email protected]
- Frankfurt:[email protected]
- If your original supporting documents are located in another country, you can have a friend or relative present them on your behalf instead of having the originals sent to you in Germany.
- You can find more information here: germany.embassy.gov.au/files/beln/Passports_Original documents located overseas.pdf.
- If you have a general interest in upcoming appointments for passport or notarial services in Munich, please email: [email protected] to be placed on our mailing list (please advise of your full name, date of birth, passport number, the service you require).
- Emails requesting information on potential upcoming dates will not be answered.
- Should you need the new passport urgently, please book a regular appointment in Berlin or Frankfurt.
- Upcoming outreach in Munich: There are currently no events scheduled.