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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issues passports, both in Australia and overseas, to be used as evidence of identity and citizenship by Australians who are travelling internationally, in accordance with the provisions of the Australian Passports Act 2005 and other legislation.

Important Announcements
  • CURRENT AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS DAMAGED OR DESTROYED: as a result of FLOODS IN NORTHERN NSW AND REGIONS OF QUEENSLAND from 1 December 2007 to 29 February 2008 will be replaced free of passport application fees until 8 February 2009. Gratis passports will be issued with the same expiry date as the passport being replaced. Applicants should contact the Australian Passport Information Service (APIS) on 13 12 32 for information on applying for a gratis replacement passport.


  • Internet Security Warning: An EMAIL SCAM purporting to come from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) advises that an email, purporting to come from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, was sent to members of the public asking them to provide their names, email addresses and passwords to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade or their email accounts would be cancelled. DFAT confirms that it did not send out this email and would never send an email asking people to provide personal information in this manner. Details of this email scam can be found on www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/PC=PC_310566. For more information on recognising scams and protection tips go to www.scamwatch.gov.au.


  • PHOTO ATTACHMENT on ONLINE PASSPORT APPLICATION FORMS - Please do not attach photographs to internet generated application forms prior to lodgement.


  • NEW PASSPORT APPLICATION FORMS:were introduced on 1 July 2008. The new forms have an F or G letter suffix printed underneath the smallest barcode on the application pages. F for Adult, Child and Overseas forms and G for Renewal forms. Old forms (Adult, Child and Overseas E suffix) may be lodged until 30 September 2008. After this date only new forms will be accepted. Australians in possession of a valid Australian passport or passport that has expired less than 12 months are encouraged to use the streamlined renewal process. Use this website to obtain a preprinted renewal form. Within Australia you may also telephone 131 232 to obtain this form.


  • RENEWALS: Where the renewal option is allowed to lapse, the new full passport application form will require the applicant to provide the original of either their full Australian birth certificate or Australian citizenship in support of their application. This may also apply where the name on your current passport is different to the name that is shown on these documents. With the exception of the renewal process, a previous Australian passport cannot be used with new applications.


  • PROOF OF PLACE OF BIRTH, GENDER AND CITIZENSHIP CERTIFICATES: A document which proves your place of birth, and gender MUST be provided for all full passport applications. This information is a requirement under the Australian Passports Amendment Determination 2007 (1). Applicants presenting a citizenship certificate that does not record place of birth or gender should contact the Australian Passport Information Service (APIS) on 13 12 32 for information on acceptable, alternative documents.


  • TO RESUME YOUR APPLICATION: Please enter your six digit PIN using capital letters.


The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's online passport services enable Australians to:



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