Can I renew my New Zealand passport when it expires and we're still living in Australia?
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Posted by looking_to_move at
17:36 on Sat, 10 November 2007
How can I renew my New Zealand Passport in Australia?
#1 response from melbourne_maven
at 17:38 on Sat, 10 November 2007
Yes you can. See this page of the NZ Department of Internal Affairs for instructions: http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Passports-In.... New Zealand has a passport office in Sydney that makes it easier to renew your passport (or attain new passports for kids etc) while you are living in Australia.
#2 response from kiwifam
at 12:52 on Fri, 4 December 2009
Yes you can. We have been in Sydney for a year and my passport just expired. We went onto the NZ Passport site and downloaded the Application for New Passport Form - You have to make sure you download the form for your area -for us it was Sydney. For the part where you have to get someone to ID your photo and fill out the page, make sure you get someone in OZ who
1.has known you for at least 12 months AND
2.has a NZ passport - that is much easier.
Otherwise you have to find a person who has known you for 12 months WHO ALSO fits one of the occupations such as JP, Minister of Religion, Teacher, Lawyer etc.. While we were at the Sydney Passport Office, a woman had her Application declined, becos she got a JP as her witness, but the JP had not known her for 12 months or more.
It takes 10 days for the application to be processed or you can pay $324 for an urgent application which takes 3 days. Becos I had proof of a close family bereavement in NZ and my flight was booked that evening (to fly with other family members) they waived the 3 day requirement and processed my application that day!!
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