How to lodge your application

Child applicants aged 16 or 17 are issued with a 10 year validity passport instead of the five year validity passport currently issued to minors under 18.

Applications must still include parental consent and the applicant must attend the interview along with the lodging parent. The application fee will be the same as for adults, reflecting the longer validity of the passport to be issued. The issue of a 10 year passport is not optional.

ALL passport applications, including renewal applications, MUST be lodged in person at the Australian Embassy in Lisbon. No exceptions will be made regardless of where you reside in Portugal. Please book an appointment to lodge your application.

Applicant	Age	Interview requirements	Overseas surcharge
First adult passport	For persons over 18 years and over	Must lodge in person	Adult
		An interview by appointment is required
		This applies even if you previously held a passport as a child
Adult renewal	For persons over 18 years and over	Must lodge in person	Adult
		An interview by appointment is required
First child passport Child renewal	* For persons under the age of 16 years - The child is not required to attend the interview * For persons between 16-17 years of age - The child must attend the interview along with the lodging parent.	An interview by appointment is required	Child
		One parent or person with parental responsability for the child must lodge in person.
		It does not matter if the lodging parent is Australian or non-Australian
		A valid and original personal identity document and proof of current residential address of the person lodging the application must be presented as proof of identity
		A copy of the non-lodging parent's identity document and current residential address must also be provided
Replacement of passport issued before 20/08/1986 Replacement of lost, stolen or seriously damaged passport Replacement of Emergency passport or Limited Validity travel document First passport since obtaining or resuming Australian citizenship	For persons over 18 years and more	Must lodge in person	Adult
		An interview by appointment is required
	For persons under the age of 16 years	See requirements under first child passport/child renewal	Child
	For persons between 16-17 years of age	See requirements under first child passport/child renewal	Child