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Adults who are applying for an Australian passport should use the Overseas Passport Application Form if:
. their previous Australian passport expired before 1 January 2006.
. their previous passport was issued with less than two years validity (for example, a Limited
Validity Passport or Emergency Passport)
. their previous passport was issued to them when they were 15 years old or younger
the customer cannot present the previous passport, or it was reported Lost or Stolen and
Voided, or it is so seriously damaged it can no longer be used to identify the holder
the customer wishes to update any of their personal details (apart from the name or spelling of their Place of Birth due to a recognised geographical renaming).
AND
Book an appointment online www.newzealand.embassy.gov.au to lodge your passport in person. **Fees apply**
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If you’ve taken your spouse or partner’s family name, or added it to your own family name, you can generally link your names by showing us:
• a marriage, registered relationship or name change certificate issued by a Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Australia AND
• your Australian birth certificate or Australian citizenship certificate

We don’t require a separate name change certificate if your name change is registered in an amended Australian birth certificate or Australian citizenship certificate.
We’ll accept a foreign marriage, registered relationship or name change certificate only if you can’t get an Australian equivalent because you were born overseas and you live overseas and you married or entered into the relationship overseas. You must have entered the marriage or relationship after you became an Australian citizen, and the certificate has to be legalised. View less

Eligible clients may now apply to renew their adult passport by post. Adults who are renewing their Australian passport can use the Australian Passport Renewal Application Form or if their Australian passport:
• was issued when you were aged 16 or older
• was issued on or after 1 January 2006
• had, when it was issued at least two years validity
• has your current name, date of birth, place of birth and gender, and
• has not been reported lost, stolen, or cancelled.
**Fees apply** Please refer to www.newzealand.embassy.gov.au to ensure you meet the requirements to renew by mail or in person. You are not required to send your passport if you renewing by mail. View less

Please book an appointment online www.newzealand.embassy.gov.au to collect your new passport. You will be required to provide current identification at the time of collection. View less

Overseas passport application form (overseas lodgement only). Children aged 15 and under don’t need to come with you. Lodging parent will be required to provide current identification and current proof of address. E.g. Utilities bill, vehicle registration or rates notice. Please refer to https://www.passports.gov.au/getting-passport-how-it-works/how-get-child-passport/lodging-child-passport-application for further information. View less

Overseas passport application form (overseas lodgement only). Children aged 16 or 17 have to come with you when you lodge their applications. Lodging parent will be required to provide current identification and current proof of address. E.g. Utilities bill, vehicle registration or rates notice. Please refer to https://www.passports.gov.au/getting-passport-how-it-works/how-get-child-passport/lodging-child-passport-application for further information. View less

A lost/stolen passport can be replaced by a full validity passport. Fill out your application form (Australian Passport Overseas Application). Please do not use whiteout on the declaration section. If you make a mistake, you can cross it out and initial next to the change. If you have signed incorrectly, please fill in a new form. Online: https://online.passports.gov.au/. This link will allow you to confirm that you are eligible to apply for an Australian passport. Note: You cannot download blank forms. After you have completed your form online, print it and sign and date the application form. Make sure there are no alterations to signatures or dates. **Fee applies**
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A statutory declaration is a solemn declaration of fact or belief, and may generally be made in relation to any matter. An affidavit is used to give evidence in court proceedings, while a statutory declaration is used to give evidence in most other circumstances.
You are responsible for the content of the Statutory Declaration. If you are unsure of what you are required to write on the Statutory Declaration, you should contact the Authority who has requested that you sign one. The Statutory Declaration must be signed in front of the Consular or Diplomatic Officer and cannot be witnessed by mail. It is not necessary to make an appointment and blank Statutory Declaration forms may be obtained at the Australian High Commission and Australian Consulate-General. You will be required to present current photo ID, showing both your current name and signature. You are responsible for forwarding the Statutory Declaration onto the relevant Authority. ***Fees apply***

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Consular Officers can certify true copies of some documents and photographs. There's a fee for this service. Making a certified copy of a document (per page of certified document) each document (Passport, Driver's Licence, etc) Must be on it's own page. Each page is a separate certified copy of a document. Additional information can be found on https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/consular-services/notarial-services#witnessing.
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From 1 Feb 2012 a CNI can be issued if, on the basis of info supplied by the applicant, the couple meet the criteria which would render a marriage legal in Australia:
• the parties are not closely related
• they are both of marriageable age (18 yrs)
• neither is already married.

Information about marriage under Australian law is on the Attorney-General's Department's website:
http://www.ag.gov.au/familiesandmarriage/marriage/pages/gettingmarriedinaustralia.aspx

With the exception of the marriage of same-sex couples, if there is any doubt about whether the marriage will be recognised in Australia, the certificate should not be issued, and the matter should be referred to Consular Policy and Training Section of DFAT which will consult the Attorney-General's Department as necessary.
Parties to a marriage should consult a solicitor if unsure that their marriage will be recognised in Australia, including a doubt that an overseas divorce is recognised by Australian authorities. View less

* Please check your superannuation company requirements prior to attending the office. The requirements will vary from fund to fund and staff at the office will not be able to provide advice.
* This may include witnessing signatures and/or certifying copies of original documents***Fees apply*** View less

Each Australian state and territory have different rules in relation to land or property transactions. To have a property transfer document witnessed overseas, you should have clear written instructions from your legal representative. This will guide DFAT through the requirements for your specific transaction. If you need verification of your identity for your property transaction, you must attend the Australian overseas mission in person. You will need the documents that needs witnessing and the original identification documents for verification of your identity. DFAT will establish your identity, watch you sign the property transfer from, certify copies of your identification documents then prepare a DFAT Identity Certification to verify your identity. ***FEES APPLY*** View less

Each Australian state and territory has different rules in relation to land or property transactions. To have a property transfer document witnessed overseas, you should have clear written instructions from your legal representative. This will guide DFAT through the requirements for your specific transaction. If you need verification of your identity for your property transaction, you must attend the Australian overseas mission in person. You will need the documents that needs witnessing and the original identification documents for verification of your identity. DFAT will establish your identity, watch you sign the property transfer from, certify copies of your identification documents then prepare a DFAT Identity Certification to verify your identity. ***FEES APPLY*** View less

This involves taking a photocopy of the original document and certifying it. Notarial Officers maybe called upon to certify/verify a client's identity. This could be in support of, but not limited to, pilot licence or providing identity for business or employment related purposes. **Fees apply** View less

Consular officials can witness signatures on Australian documents overseas. They can also certify true copies of some documents and photographs. There's a fee for this service. Please refer to https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/consular-services/notarial-services#witnessing for further information. View less

An affidavit is a written statement that allows the person making it to present evidence in court or other legal proceedings. The person making the affidavit must take an oath (a sworn commitment based on religious belief) or make an affirmation (a secular sworn commitment) that the contents of the affidavit are true and correct. It is generally an offence to swear to or affirm false information. Please refer to https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/consular-services/notarial-services/documents-overseas for further information. **Fee applies** View less

Signing of a document or affixing a seal to a document. Overseas authorities will often request that you have Australian document/s legalised either through an authentication or an apostille before it can be accepted. DFAT will certify that a signature or seal on an original official Australian public document is genuine by checking against DFAT's database, and applying an authentication certificate to the document. This is a legal process, and DFAT will only issue an authentication once satisfied that the signature or seal is not fraudulent. Please refer to https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/consular-services/notarial-services for further information. **Fee applies** View less

A legal document with multiple pages must be formally bound together. If a legalised doccument has multiple pages, the Consular Officer must bind the page bearing the Apostille or Authentication certificate to the multiple-page original document. Please refer to https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/consular-services/notarial-services for further information. View less

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