To be eligible for an Australian passport the Australian Passport Office must be satisfied that you are an Australian citizen, and must confirm your identity. Accordingly, when you apply for an Australian passport you will need to provide original documents which confirm your Australian citizenship and your identity. Please note that birth extracts, commemorative certificates, photocopies and fax copies are NOT acceptable.
Documents required:
You must provide one (or more) of these original documents to confirm your Australian citizenship and identity:
Full Australian birth certificate issued by an Australian state or territory Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. If you were born on or after 20 August 1986, you will also need to provide proof that one of your parents (and in some cases, grandparents) was an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia at the time of your birth.
Australian citizenship certificate issued by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (including an extract from the register of citizenship by descent or extract from the register of Australian births abroad). If your Australian citizenship document does not show sex or place and country of birth you must also present your foreign birth certificate (with an official English translation where necessary). If this is not possible you must present your foreign passport (and a photocopy of the page confirming your personal details).
Previous passport if you are using the streamlined passport Renewal process. (Click here to see if you are eligible)
Please note: If you have changed your name since birth or gaining Australian citizenship, you may need to provide evidence of this change with your application. Please see the Change of Name section on this site for further information.
AND
You will need to provide one of the following three combinations of original documents that support your identity:
Please note: The documents within each category are listed at the bottom of the page. If none of the documents you have for category A or B show your current address, you will also need to provide one document from category C showing your current address.
Combination 1
One document from category A
and
One document from category B
PLEASE NOTE: If neither of these documents shows your current address, you will also need one document from category C showing your current address.
Combination 2
(if you cannot provide combination 1)
Two documents from category B
and
One official document that includes your photograph
Combination 3
(if you cannot provide all the documents required in either combination 1 or combination 2)
At least three documents from category C, all showing your name and current address
and
One official document that includes your photograph
Important note - If you choose this combination 3 to confirm your identity, your application may take longer to process.
Category lists
CATEGORY A
For lodgement in Australia For lodgement overseas
Current driving licence issued by an Australian state or territory
Birth card issued by an Australian Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages (this is not a birth certificate)
Current driving licence issued by an Australian state or territory
Birth card issued by an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (this is not a birth certificate)
Foreign residency identity card
Current foreign driving licence
CATEGORY B
For lodgement in Australia For lodgement overseas
Medicare card issued by the Health Insurance Commission
Centrelink card issued by Centrelink
Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) card issued by DVA
Credit card or account card issued by a financial institution in Australia
Health card (issued by a government authority)
Social Security card (issued by a government authority)
Department of Veterans’ Affairs card (or equivalent issued by a government authority)
Credit card or bank account card
National insurance card (issued by a government authority)
Foreign passport
CATEGORY C
All documents presented from category C must be no more than 12 months old
For lodgement in Australia and overseas
Motor Vehicle registration or Insurance papers
Property rates notice
Property lease agreement
Home insurance papers
Utilities bills (e.g. telephone, electricity or gas)
Bank or credit card statements showing your residential address
Documents required:
You must provide one (or more) of these original documents to confirm your Australian citizenship and identity:
Full Australian birth certificate issued by an Australian state or territory Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. If you were born on or after 20 August 1986, you will also need to provide proof that one of your parents (and in some cases, grandparents) was an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia at the time of your birth.
Australian citizenship certificate issued by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (including an extract from the register of citizenship by descent or extract from the register of Australian births abroad). If your Australian citizenship document does not show sex or place and country of birth you must also present your foreign birth certificate (with an official English translation where necessary). If this is not possible you must present your foreign passport (and a photocopy of the page confirming your personal details).
Previous passport if you are using the streamlined passport Renewal process. (Click here to see if you are eligible)
Please note: If you have changed your name since birth or gaining Australian citizenship, you may need to provide evidence of this change with your application. Please see the Change of Name section on this site for further information.
AND
You will need to provide one of the following three combinations of original documents that support your identity:
Please note: The documents within each category are listed at the bottom of the page. If none of the documents you have for category A or B show your current address, you will also need to provide one document from category C showing your current address.
Combination 1
One document from category A
and
One document from category B
PLEASE NOTE: If neither of these documents shows your current address, you will also need one document from category C showing your current address.
Combination 2
(if you cannot provide combination 1)
Two documents from category B
and
One official document that includes your photograph
Combination 3
(if you cannot provide all the documents required in either combination 1 or combination 2)
At least three documents from category C, all showing your name and current address
and
One official document that includes your photograph
Important note - If you choose this combination 3 to confirm your identity, your application may take longer to process.
Category lists
CATEGORY A
For lodgement in Australia For lodgement overseas
Current driving licence issued by an Australian state or territory
Birth card issued by an Australian Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages (this is not a birth certificate)
Current driving licence issued by an Australian state or territory
Birth card issued by an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (this is not a birth certificate)
Foreign residency identity card
Current foreign driving licence
CATEGORY B
For lodgement in Australia For lodgement overseas
Medicare card issued by the Health Insurance Commission
Centrelink card issued by Centrelink
Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) card issued by DVA
Credit card or account card issued by a financial institution in Australia
Health card (issued by a government authority)
Social Security card (issued by a government authority)
Department of Veterans’ Affairs card (or equivalent issued by a government authority)
Credit card or bank account card
National insurance card (issued by a government authority)
Foreign passport
CATEGORY C
All documents presented from category C must be no more than 12 months old
For lodgement in Australia and overseas
Motor Vehicle registration or Insurance papers
Property rates notice
Property lease agreement
Home insurance papers
Utilities bills (e.g. telephone, electricity or gas)
Bank or credit card statements showing your residential address
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