Please click on each step below to view the instructions.
Follow these steps if you meet all of the below criteria:
- 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 has not been lost, stolen, damaged, or cancelled
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 renewing an adult passport overseas. You will be directed to complete the Adult Renewal Application Form.
When you have completed the form online, come back to this page to follow the rest of the steps.
CLICK HERE
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.
Using a black pen, sign and date the Applicant's Declaration in Section 5 of the form.
Check your signature is fully within the signature box. If any part of your signature is outside the box or is touching the edges of the box, you will need to print and sign the form again.
Do not use correction fluid or tape.
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.
To see the Australian Passport Photo Guidelines click here and select Photo Guidelines.
Using a black pen, please write your full name on the back of one photo (including your first, middle, and last names).
The fee for an adult passport renewal is AUD$596.
If you are aged 75 years or older, you can choose to apply for either the 10-year passport (AUD$596) or a 5-year passport for a reduced fee of AUD$392.
Click the below link to open and print the Payment Authorisation Form.
Payment Slip
We do not have an online payment system. Payment is processed after your application has been received and assessed in our office. The payment receipt will be emailed to your 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.
Do not send any original documents. This includes your last passport.
There are three things you must send us:
- Printed and completed Adult Renewal Application Form
- Check you have signed with a black pen and the signature is fully within the box
- Check you have dated your signature and the date is within the last six months
- At least two Australian standard passport photos
- Check there are no marks or creases on the photos
- Check you have written your full name on the back of one photo
- Pack the photos so they are protected during postage
- Printed and completed Payment Authorisation Form
- Check you have included your card details correctly
- Check you have selected Ordinary Passport
Please post your application in an A4 size envelope to:
Passport Office (adult renewal)
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.
Your new passport will be posted to your UK residential address that you list on your 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 you have urgent travel within three weeks, please click here.
Please do not send your last passport with your application.
If your last passport is still in date, then you can continue to travel while we process your renewal application. It will be automatically cancelled on our system 30 days after the new passport is issued.
You should keep your passport for your records. Do not dispose of it.