To become a member, we require an invitation from an existing member of an application approved by our Membership Advisory Board. Private VIP Dinner Parties & High Tea Experiences.Access to Exclusive One-of-a-Kind Events.Fashion, Business, and Travel Lifestyle advice.Meet fellow fashion travelers while traveling.OC FASHION WEEK® exclusive partner privileges.Costly option, but seemingly unavoidable for some at present.FASHION ACCESS : TRAVEL, LIFESTYLE & GLOBAL COMMUNITIESīECOME AN INTERNATIONAL MEMBER OF OC FASHION WEEK If I hadn't been entitled to a NZ passport (processed and received within around 10 days via the online application, thanks to a friend's suggestion), my trip to NZ a couple weeks ago, would have had to have been cancelled.įor regular overseas travellers, I would probably recommend the Express fee, to avoid the anxiety, stress, and higher probability of non receipt (in time) of your Australian Passport. I also wrote to the Passport Office a week ago via their website contact page, have yet to receive any reply.Īt a minimum, one's original passport should not be cancelled on date of application (cut with scissors) by Australia Post. No passport received after almost 8 weeks, no answer to phoning the call centre number last week (just general prerecorded advice, then call cuts off automatically).
I followed all the steps for the streamlined renewal on 19 April 2022, I received an acknowledgement of the receipt of application (made at Australia Post). Pay the $220 priority freeĮven those tips can’t guarantee your new passport will be back in less than the statutory three weeks. With all the delays in the postal system right now, that could save you anywhere from a few days to a whole week waiting for your new passport to be delivered in the mail. If you live or work in the city, or can easily get to the CBD, then when completing your application for that streamlined renewal, tick the box to collect it from the city passport office. While passport offices are closed for applications to be lodged, they’re open (until 4pm weekdays) for people picking up their new passport. Collect your passport from the passport office This can shave days off the total turnaround time for your shiny new passport. Instead, passport applications must be lodged at a participating Australia Post outlet, and from there it can take a few days to reach the passport office.īut here’s a little-known trick: the GPO (General Post Office) in each capital city has a daily courier run which takes all passport applications submitted by noon straight to that city’s passport office, where processing can begin that afternoon. It’s no longer possible to lodge your passport application at the passport office without making an appointment – and appointments are availably only “if you need to travel urgently for unforeseen compassionate or compelling reasons.” Lodge your passport renewal application at the GPO To apply online for streamlined passport renewal, begin by creating an account at and you’ll be guided step by step through the process. With far less paperwork to be done, applications for a streamlined passport renewal sail through the system. (Why would you need to renew a passport that’s still current? Many countries won’t allow entry if your passport is within 3-6 months of expiring.)
was issued when you were aged 16 or older, and.Streamlined renewal is available for adults (not children) with an Australian passport that Under the streamlined renewal scheme you only need to submit an application checklist form, two new passport photos and your most recent passport. Most Australians with a recently-expired passport qualify for the 'streamlined renewal’ process, which lets the Australian Passport Office reuse your previous passport record rather than begin from scratch with an all-new application.
With many Australians eagerly planning overseas trips for 2022, there's been a rush on passport renewals – especially as would-be travellers discover their passport expired during the past 18 months it's spent sitting in a drawer.Īccording to the Australian Passport Office, it normally takes about three weeks to receive a passport – and we know it's actually taking quite a bit longer right now – but there are a few tricks which can ensure a speedier turn-around, even without paying the $200 'priority processing' fee.
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