Step 1- Make an appointment to lodge your passport application.
The Passport Office operates an appointment system. We will not see you without an appointment.
Passports Office location:
21 Dongzhimenwai Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100600.
Appointment Link:
Appointments can be made online via https://embassybeijing.setmore.com/. Applications must be lodged in person at the Australian Embassy Beijing.
An appointment is not required to collect a passport or to lodge an application of emergency passport.
Appointment times are normally booked out up to 8 weeks in advance. Allow a minimum of 6 weeks to receive your new passport. Please keep this in mind when making your travel plans.
Step 2- Check your eligibility for an adult passport.
Adults who are applying for an Australian passport should use the Overseas Passport Application Form if:
- you are applying for a first ever Australian passport OR
- you are applying for a first adult passport when your child passport was issued to you at 15 years or younger OR
- you are replacing a passport reported lost or stolen OR
- you are applying for your first passport after resumption of citizenship OR
- you are applying to replace a limited validity passport, emergency passport, or other temporary travel document OR
- your passport has been expired for more than 2 years OR
- you cannot answer the security questions for the renewal form
Step 3 - 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: Australian Passport Office (passports.gov.au). This link will allow you to confirm that you are eligible to apply for your adult passport and complete application form online.
Note: You cannot download blank forms.
After you have completed your form online, print it using the "fit to page" setting to ensure no sections are missing and sign and date the application form. Make sure there are no alterations to signatures or dates.
OR
In person: You can collect a paper copy of the application from the security guards of the south gate of the Australian Embassy Beijing. You will need a guarantor and additional documents, so we suggest that you collect this form before making an appointment to lodge your application.
Step 4 - Prove your Australian Citizenship
You must provide either an original Australian Citizenship Certificate or an original full Australian Birth Certificate to prove Australian citizenship. Extracts, commemorative birth certificate or birth cards cannot be used. If you were born in Australia after 20 August 1986, you must also provide one of the following four documents:
- Your Australian passport issued on/after 1/1/2000 that was valid for 2 years or more; or
- One parent’s full Australian birth certificate (parent born prior to 20/8/1986); or
- One parent’s Australian passport issued on/after 20/8/1986 that was valid for 2 years and was valid at the time of the applicant’s birth; or
- One parent’s Australian citizenship certificate, valid at the time of the applicant’s birth.
If you cannot provide the above documents, you must get a certificate of citizenship. Please refer to the Australian Citizenship section under Visas and Citizenship for further information Department of Home Affairs
If your Australian citizenship document does not show your sex or place and country of birth, you must provide your original birth certificate (not an extract, commemorative birth certificate or birth card) or, if you cannot present your original birth certificate, your foreign passport.
Translation of foreign documents
Any supporting documentation that is not in English will need an original full English language translation provided by a registered translation service.
Step 5 - Take three passport photos.
Some photo shops may not have the most updated Australian passport photo specifications. Home-printed photos are usually not acceptable as there are strict requirements. Please carefully check on the Passport photo guidelines to avoid rejection via https://www.passports.gov.au/getting-passport-how-it-works/photo-requirements.
We prefer if you could bring in at least three photos (just in case some photos may have ink marks which cannot see from naked eye but can pick up from our scanner), photo guidelines are also available on above mentioned passport website.
If you are in Beijing, you may wish to visit the following Photoshop. (Note: If you do go to this Photoshop, please advise Ms Wang it is for an Australian Passport application).
Name: Jin Yi Photo Studio(金一影印)
Add: No.14 Building, Shunyuanli, Chaoyang district (朝阳区顺源里14号楼)
Tel: 010-6468 6895
Contact: Ms Wang Wei
Step 6 – Guarantor
As well as endorsing your photo, ensure Section 11 is completed by a guarantor who meets the following criteria:
- is 18 years of age or over
- has known the applicant for at least 12 months
- is not related to the applicant by birth, marriage, de facto or same sex relationship, or live at the applicant's address
- holds a current (unexpired) Australian passport that was issued with at least two years validity
We do prefer an Australian passport holder to be your guarantor, but non-Australian citizen whose occupation is one of the following is also acceptable:
- Lawyer: Lawyers Qualification, Current Justice Dep’t work licence, Currently practising
- Doctor: Health Department Licence, Currently practising
- Teacher: Public Kindergarten/School teachers, at least five years continuous service, Currently teaching classes – Not administration staff
- Accountant: Qualified CPA, Currently practising
- Police Officer: Public Security Bureau officer, at least five years continuous service, Currently practising
- Dentist: Health Department Licence, Currently practising
- Judge: Official Judge of a People’s Court, Currently practising
Step 7 – Additional documents
You need specific documents to prove your identity. You must provide the following combinations of original documents:
- One document from category A, and
- One document from category B
- If neither of these documents shows your current address, you must also provide one document from category C that shows your current address.
Category A (All Category A documents should be current at the time of application)
- Current driving licence issued by an Australian/foreign government’s driving/traffic/motor vehicle licensing authority
- Foreign residency card
- Australian Proof of Age or Photo Card
Category B (All Category B documents must be current at the time of application, with the exception of the Australian passport)
- Health card issued by a government authority
- Credit card or bank account card with current signature on the back
- Foreign passport
- Previous Australian Passport (issued on or after 1 July 2000 with more than two years validity that has not been expired for over ten years)
Category C (All Category C documents must be no more than 12 months old at the time of application and show your current residential address)
- Utilities bills
- Bank or credit card statements
- Motor vehicle registration or insurance papers
- Property rates notice or property lease agreement
- Home insurance papers
Step 8 – Lodge your application and pay the fee. Applications must be lodged in person at the Australian Embassy Beijing. You need to make an appointment.
Things to bring:
- The completed and signed Australian Passport Overseas Application form.
- Your most recent Australian passport (if you have one).
- Proof of citizenship (see Step 4).
- Original translation by a registered translation service, if applicable (see Step 4)
- Three passport photos (see Step 5).
- Additional documents (see Step 7).
- Payment can be made by Alipay, WeChat, most of the bank cards and cash.
Note: Officer may require further document pertaining to your application at lodgement