Australian passport services in the United Kingdom have changed as the Australian High Commission transitions out of the UK national lockdown.

You will now have two ways to submit a passport application:

1. If you have been issued with a 10 YEAR Australian passport since 2005, or you are applying for a child’s passport: You can post your application to the Passport Office, Australian High Commission, Strand, London WC2B 4LA.
   1. Mailed applications for an adult must include a completed application form, a photocopy of your most recent passport, two Australian standard passport photos (including one with your name written on the back) and a completed payment authorisation form.
   2. Mailed applications for a child must include a completed application form, certified copies of the lodging person’s identity documents, a certified copy of the child’s previous or current passport (if applicable) and a completed payment authorisation form. Please note: If certified copies are not available, you will be required to book an appointment.
   3.  Some passport applications are being processed in Australia. Your financial institution may apply an international transaction fee for payments processed in Australian currency.
2. If you do not meet the above criteria: You will be required to book an appointment for a passport interview, which can be made here beforehand. When attending your interview, you must bring a completed application form and supporting documents.

Incomplete applications will not be accepted and may cause delays. Please read the instructions carefully prior to submitting your application.

If you meet the criteria to apply by post

 

Mailed applications for an adult with a valid passport or ten-year passport that expired less than three years ago must include:

• A completed application form (PC7)
• A photocopy of your most recent Australian passport
• A completed payment authorisation form
• Two standard Australian passport photographs, one with your name written on the back

 

Mailed applications for an adult with a ten-year passport that was issued since 2005, expired more than three years ago and any other applications for a name change, gender change, lost, stolen or damaged passports must include:

• A completed application form (PC8)
• A certified copy of your most recent Australian passport
• Certified copies of all supporting documentation and identity documents
• A completed payment authorisation form
• Two standard Australian passport photographs, one with a guarantor endorsement on the back
• Supplementary forms (if applicable)

 

Mailed applications for a child must include:

• A completed application form (PC8)
• A certified copy of the child’s previous or current passport (If applicable)
• Certified copies of the child’s supporting documentation and lodging parent’s identity documents
• A completed payment authorisation form
• Two standard Australian passport photographs, one with a guarantor endorsement on the back
• Supplementary forms (if applicable)

Apply by post

 

If you don't meet the criteria to apply by post

 

You will need to book an appointment with us for a passport interview.

At your interview, you must:

• Bring a completed application form
• Bring all supporting documents
• Comply with our COVIDSafe procedures

Apply by appointment

 

General information

• HOW TO APPLY
• APPLY BY POST
• WHERE TO APPLY
• DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
• PHOTOS
• GUARANTORS
• PROCESSING TIMES
• URGENT TRAVEL
• PASSPORT FEES
• CHANGING YOUR NAME
• PASSPORT FAQs

• You must have an appointment to visit our office. You will not be seen without one.
• To protect you (our clients), our staff and the wider community, from the spread of COVID-19, you will be asked the following questions prior to entering our office:
  1. Do you have COVID-19?
  2. Have you been in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19?
  3. Have you arrived in the United Kingdom from overseas within the last 10 days?

• If you answer yes to any of the above questions and have not completed the mandatory self-isolation period, you will not be permitted entry to our office and will need to contact us via email or phone to discuss your options.

• If you are unable to attend your appointment, please cancel the appointment by clicking on the link in your confirmation email.
• Please do not bring any friends or family members to your appointment.  If you are applying for a child passport, both parents are welcome to attend, however, only one parent is required to lodge a child’s application if they are under 16. 
• Please arrive no earlier than 15 minutes before your appointment – to ensure social distancing there will be limited seating in our reception areas.
• You must bring and wear a mask.  We will ask you to remove your mask briefly to confirm your identity.
• You must bring your own pen.
• Please use the hand sanitiser located in the waiting area prior to your interview.

Undocumented Uplifts

If you are an Australian citizen travelling to Australia, you are eligible for ‘undocumented uplift’, where travel to Australia is permitted without a current Australian passport.

If you have travel to Australia confirmed, please ensure you take all relevant identity and Australian citizenship documents with you to check-in at the airport. The following documents may assist you:

• Expired Australian passport
• Driving Licence
• Australian birth certificate
• Australian citizenship certificate
• Australian letter of citizenship
• If a dual national, foreign passport

Please note that when you arrive at the airport, the check-in procedure may take a little longer than usual as the airline will need to contact the Australian Border Force to confirm your identity before boarding the plane.