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Australian Passports – Adult Applicants

 This information sheet should be read in conjunction with the Australian passport application form. Please complete and print the appropriate form from the website www.passports.gov.au

 

Applicants must bring the following with them to the passport interview:

• Completed one-page Renewal Form available at www.passports.gov.au

• Current Australian passport

• Two passport photos (guidelines regarding size, colour, etc are listed on the website).

• Cash fee payable in Thai baht.

   

If you are unable to print a Renewal Application from the online site please email our office at the address listed overleaf.

Renewal Applications may be lodged at the Australian Embassy in Bangkok and at the office of the Australian Honorary Consul in Phuket. Please contact our Bangkok office for further information.

Applicants must bring the following with them to the passport interview:

• Completed five page Application Form available at www.passports.gov.au including a properly completed Guarantor section (see attached list of guarantor categories)

• Current Australian passport (if not lost/stolen)

•  If born in Australia - Original Australian birth certificate

• If born overseas – Original overseas birth certificate AND original translation showing the translation office’s stamp AND original Australian Citizenship Certificate

• Three supporting IDs in your full name: Examples include: Australian or foreign driving licence, foreign passport, Australian Proof of Age card, Medicare card, credit or ATM card, foreign passport, health care or Centrelink card. At least one of these must show the applicant’s photo and address.

• Three passport photos (guidelines regarding size, colour, etc are listed on the website).

• Cash fee payable in Thai baht.

If your Australian passport has been lost or stolen you must also present a Thai police report and pay an additional lost/stolen fee.

Your new passport will take 10 working days to process. If you need to travel on your current passport while your new one is processed, please advise staff at the interview. If you choose this option you will need to present your current passport to us for cancellation before your new one can be released to you.

If you choose to have your current passport cancelled at the interview, your new document can be mailed to you in Thailand or collected in person from the Australian Embassy Bangkok.

Full Applications may only be lodged at the Australian Embassy in Bangkok. 

Fees, in Australian dollars, for adult passports are as follows:

AUD 358 (10 years/64 pages)
AUD 238 (10 years/32 pages)

Fees are payable in Thai Baht cash at the time of lodgement of the passport application. The fee is linked to the AUD/THB exchange rate and is re-aligned each month. Please check the current Thai baht fee with the Embassy.

Please contact us for information on additional fees payable if your passport has been lost or stolen.

Applicants must be interviewed in person at the Australian Embassy Bangkok. Issue of these travel documents is subject to meeting special requirements.

Under some circumstances a limited-validity Emergency Passport or other type of travel document may be issued to facilitate urgent travel to Australia. Please contact the Consular Services Section for further information.

Applicants aged 75 years of age and older may request a senior’s passport. A senior’s passport is valid for 5 years and the fee is half the normal fee.

Address: Australian Embassy Bangkok
37 South Sathorn Rd, Bangkok 10120

Operating Hours: 08:30am – 4:00 pm Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.

No appointment is necessary. If possible, please attend the office
early in the day and allow plenty of time for the interview and
document processing requirements to be completed.

Telephone: 02 344 6300
Fax: 02 344 6310
Email: consular.bangkok@dfat.gov.au

Australian Passports – Applications for Minors

This information sheet should be read in conjunction with the Australian passport application form. Please complete and print the appropriate form from the website www.passports.gov.au

The lodging parent must bring the following to the passport interview:

• Completed Overseas Application Form available at www.passports.gov.au including a completed Guarantor section (see attached list of guarantor categories)

• Current Australian passport (if the child has one)

•  If the child was born in Australia - original Australian birth certificate

•  If the child was born overseas - original birth certificate plus original translation showing the translation office’s stamp plus original Australian Citizenship Certificate

• Original Parents’ passports, in their current name and showing their signature (Examples: Australian or overseas passport)

•  If the spelling or entire name of a parent on the child’s birth certificate differs from the parent’s ID – a name change document plus original translation (Examples: Name change certificate, marriage certificate)

• If the child’s Australian passport has been lost/stolen - original Thai police report.

• Three passport photos (guidelines regarding size, colour, etc are listed on the website).

If your child’s Australian passport has been lost or stolen you must also present a Thai police report and pay an additional lost/stolen fee. Please contact us for information on these additional fees.

Our processing office in Canberra may request additional documents after the application has been assessed by them. We will contact you if any additional documentation is needed.

Your child’s new passport will take 10 working days to process. If your child needs to travel on their current passport while the new one is processed, please advise staff at the interview. If you choose this option you will need to present the child’s current passport to us for cancellation before the new one can be released to you.

If you choose to have your child’s current passport cancelled at the interview, the new document can be mailed to you in Thailand or collected in person from the Australian Embassy Bangkok.

Fees, in Australian dollars, for passports for children are as follows:

AUD 179 (5 years/64 pages)
AUD 119 (5 years/32 pages)

Fees are payable in Thai Baht cash at the time of lodgement of the passport application. The fee is linked to the AUD/THB exchange rate and is re-aligned each month. Please check the current Thai baht fee with the Embassy.

Please contact us for information on additional fees payable if your child’s passport has been lost or stolen.

Under some circumstances a limited-validity Emergency Passport or other type of travel document may be issued to facilitate urgent travel to Australia. Please contact the Consular Services Section for further information

Refer to www.passports.gov.au/Web/Newppt/Consent.aspx   Applications without the consent of parents named on the child’s birth certificate must be referred to Canberra. A decision may take up to 6 weeks. 

It is advisable not to make firm plans or pay for tickets until approval for the issue of the child’s passport has been confirmed.

Address: 37 South Sathorn Rd, Bangkok 10120

Operating Hours: 08:30am – 4:00pm Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
No appointment is necessary.

If possible, please attend the office early in the day and allow plenty of time for the interview and document processing requirements to be completed.

Telephone: 02 344 6300
Fax: 02 344 6310
Email: consular.bangkok@dfat.gov.au