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How to obtain an Australian Passport in Ireland
How to obtain an Australian Passport in Ireland
The Passports Office at the Australian Embassy in Dublin is open from Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.00pm. Interviews are scheduled from 9.00am to 12.00pm.
Please carefully review all of the information provided below BEFORE contacting the Passports Office at the Embassy.
New passport application forms will be introduced on 1 July 2008. Old forms can continue to be used until 30 September 2008 but after this date only new forms will be accepted by the Australian Passport Office. The new full passport application form will require the applicant to provide the original of either their full Australian birth certificate or Australian citizenship certificate in support of their application. With the exception of the renewal process, a previous Australian passport cannot be used as proof of citizenship with the new passport application forms.
The size and quality of your passport photograph is of critical importance. The size of your head in the photograph must comply with Australian passport requirements, which differ from Irish passport photograph standards. Familiarise yourself with these requirements and ensure you submit compliant photos. Your application may be rejected because of unsuitable photographs.
If you are unsure how to attach your photographs to the application form, leave them loose in the envelope. DO NOT fasten them in any way using clips, staples, sticky / sello tape or any other type of fasteners which damage photographs and render them useless.
The suggested procedure for preparing your application is as follows:
1. Find out what type of form that you need to use.
2. Read the instruction sheet for:
PC7 Renewal Form Instruction Sheet
PC8 Application Form Instruction Sheet
3. Read the instruction sheet for photograph criteria.
4. Read the notes for completing an Australian Passport application online
5. Access the online forms and complete the correct application form:
Approved guarantor list for PC8 applications
6. Print the completed application form.
7. Check if you are required to attend an interview appointment. Many applicants are able to post their applications to the Passports Office.
8. Read the checklist for your form to ensure that you are supplying all the necessary items with your application and that you are submitting it correctly (via mail or in person):
PC8 Application Form (Children)
Ensure that you pay the appropriate fee, which can change on a monthly basis.
Extra information to help you prepare your passport application for lodgment in Ireland:
Guidance regarding Name Changes
Replacing a Lost or Stolen Passport
Processing Times and Urgent Applications
Acceptable Guarantors list (applicable to PC8 forms only)
Citizenship for children of Australian citizens born in Ireland or elsewhere overseas
Applicants born in Australia after 20 August 1986 have special requirements
Passport Application Fees
Credit Card Authorisation Slip
If you have any further questions you should refer your enquiry to the Passports Office on 01 664 5300.