Which form do I need to use?

Use Overseas Passport Renewal (PC7) if ALL of the following is correct:

• Your most recently issued adult passport was issued after 1 July 2000
• Your most recently issued passport had more than two years' validity
• Your most recently issued passport has not expired for more than three years
• You have not changed your name, date of birth and sex
• Your passport has not been reported lost, stolen or damaged
• You do not possess concurrent Australian passports.

First time adult applicants can lodge using a PC7 if ALL of the following applies to you:

• You were issued a passport as a child after 1 July 2005
• You were 16 years of age or over at the time of issue
• Your passport was issued with at least two years validity
• Your passport was issued in your current name, date of birth and sex.

Use Overseas Passport Application (PC8) if ONE of the following applies to you:

• You are applying for your first Australian passport
• You are applying for your first passport as a child, or you are renewing a child's passport
• You are applying for your first adult passport (over 18 years old), and do not qualify to use the PC7 application form
• You are replacing a lost, stolen, or damaged passport
• You are applying to change your name (you must provide English language Change of Name documentation. Which documentation you need depends on where you were born)
• You are applying for your first passport after resumption of citizenship
• You are applying for a concurrent Australian passport
• Your last passport was issued with less than 2 years validity or has been expired for more than 3 years.

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