Emergency Passport
Who can be issued an Emergency passport
Only Australian citizens can be issued with an Emergency passport in circumstances where either they cannot complete all requirements (other than identity, citizenship and entitlement) for the issue of a full validity passport or they can complete all requirements but there is a need to travel urgently within the standard 10 day turnaround time.
In all cases, without exception, applicants must meet the following conditions:
Applicants must prove their Australian citizenship, identity and entitlement to hold a passport. Under no circumstances may an Emergency passport be issued where the applicant's identity, citizenship and/or entitlement is in doubt;
Children require written consent from persons with parental responsibility before an Emergency passport can be issued, or in the absence of consent, the written approval of the Approved Senior Officer (ASO);
A priority processing fee (PPF) must be paid when an Emergency passport is applied for at a post, see '
Priority Processing