Please click on each step below to view the instructions.
This application process is for adult applicants who hold a valid adult passport where all or most of the pages are full with visa stamps.
You can only use this process if you have more than two years left on your current passport.
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.
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, like the barcodes or boxes.
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 photo requirements 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.
Using a black pen, please write your full name on the back of one photo (including your first, middle, and last names).
- 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
- Current Australian passport
You must submit your application in person. No one else can submit your application on your behalf.
You must book an appointment. There is no walk-in service.
Do not bring any family members or friends with you.
You must clear through security checks to enter our building. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your appointment time.
Our address is below:
Passport Office
Australia House
Strand, London WC2B 4LA
Please click the below link to book:
To re-schedule or cancel an appointment, use the links in your appointment confirmation email.
We occasionally visit other major cities across the UK as part of our outreach service. Please check our home page for updates.
The fee for a replacement passport is AUD$259. Your new passport will have the same expiry date as your current passport.
You can choose to pay the full fee for a new 10-year adult passport which is AUD$596.
Payment is processed at the end of your appointment once your application has been checked.
Payment is processed by credit or debit card and we accept VISA, Mastercard, and AMEX. Contactless is not available.
We take payment in Australian Dollars only. You may be charged a fee by your bank if you use a UK card.
Passport applications can take up to six weeks from the day we process payment.
Your new passport will be posted to the 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 the applicant has urgent travel within three weeks, please CLICK HERE.
We will return your passport back to you at the end of your appointment.
You can continue to travel on your current passport while we process your application, only if you have enough blank pages left to satisfy entry requirements for the country/ies you will visit. The passport will be automatically cancelled on our system 30 days after the new passport is issued.
You should keep the passport for your records. Do not dispose of it.