Australian Embassy
Tokyo
Japan

Adult Passport Application (In-person Lodgement Only)

If you are applying for a First Adult Passport, Replacement Passport, Replacement of Emergency Passport, Replacement of Lost or Stolen Passport, or Replacement of Seriously Damaged Passport, you must submit a full application including the following documents in person. Postal lodgement option is not available.
Additional requirements apply for passport applications with name changes.

* Replacement Passports have the same expiry date as the passport being replaced. Adults with more than 2 years validity remaining on their current passport which has full visa pages are eligible to apply.

 

Required documents:

  • Application form (Can also be obtained by contacting your nearest Australian Mission)
    (Print the form single sided using the "fit to page" setting to ensure the whole page prints correctly)

  • Guarantor
    (Australian citizen or foreign citizen currently employed in approved occupation)

  • 2 Australian Passport photos (Endorsed and signed by the Guarantor on the back of 1 photo)

    • Strict Photograph Guidelines apply. (Blue background is NOT acceptable, photobooth photos are NOT acceptable, glasses are NOT acceptable, removal of background colour is NOT acceptable)

    • Do not attach photos to application form, attaching photos to the application form with glue, paperclips, staples or bulldog clips can mark or damage the photo making them unusable

  • Current or most recently expired Australian Passport (unless lost or stolen)
    (Including Child or Emergency Passport. Ignore if applying for first passport)

  • 2 IDs with photo and/or address (Japanese Residence Card / Driver’s Licence / My Number Card / Others)

    • English translation of the ID is not required

  • Passport Fees    

                         Fees at the Australian Embassy Tokyo

                         Fees at the Australian Consulate-General Osaka

 

If born in Australia:

 

If born overseas (including in Japan):

  • Foreign Birth Certificate (In Japan: Koseki Tohon / Shusshotodoke Kisaijiko Shomeisho / Others)
    (Original document only, copy not acceptable)

  • Professional English Translation (NAATI) of Foreign Birth Certificate
    (ONLY if the foreign birth certificate is not in English. Original document only, copy not acceptable)

  • Proof of Australian Citizenship (Australian Citizenship Certificate)
    (Original document issued by Department of Home Affairs only, copy not acceptable)

 

If you have checked all of the above, please click here to make an appointment at the Australian Embassy Tokyo or at the Australian Consulate-General in Osaka to lodge your application in person.

 

Go to Passport Topics for more passport related information.

Go to Passport Fees and Payments

 

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