Australian Passport Issue

Applications for Australian passports should be lodged on the "Overseas application" form (PC8) or Renewal form (PC7).

Documentation

Australian adults residing in Bangladesh should personally lodge their application for an Australian passport at the Australian High Commission, Dhaka with the following:

1. the completed application form (PC 8)
2. two new colour photographs, one photograph endorsed on the back by the person (Guarantor) who completed the Proof of Identity (section 12) of the application form
3. an original document that proves you are an Australian citizen, your previous Australian passport issued after 01 January 2000 and valid for at least 2 years and either your full Australian birth certificate or your Australian citizenship certificate
4. at least one identity document (eg driver's license, credit card etc.) that shows your current name, signature, current address and photograph
5. documents (eg marriage certificate or other original documentation) that explain name changes from the name shown on your birth certificate, citizenship certificate or previous Australian passport to your current name.
6. Appropriate passport fees in Bangladeshi Taka.

Australian minors (a person under 18 years of age who has never married) should either apply in person or have the passport application lodged by an authorised person, normally the child's parent with the following:

• the completed application form. Applications for minors must include consent from parents/guardians*.
• two new colour photographs, one photograph endorsed on the back by the person who completed the Proof of Identity section of the application form
• a full birth certificate including the names of the parents, their occupation and mother's maiden name (extracts of birth are not acceptable).
• evidence of death (eg. death certificate) if a parent/guardian has died
• presentation of any existing court orders, affecting the child, that concern parental responsibility
• documents that explain a name change of any parent/guardian, who has given consent, whose name is now different from the name on your birth certificate, eg. your mother's marriage certificate
• Appropriate passport fee in Bangladeshi Taka.

*It is a requirement of the Passports Act 2005 that the written consent to the issue of an Australian passport to an unmarried person under 18 years of age must be provided by each person who has caring responsibility for the applicant (i.e. any person who has parental responsibility including rights of custody, guardianship or access). Consent may not be conditional and is required for the full validity of the passport.

All documentation must be original.