Passports – Digital Upload Function

Accessing the temporary digital application upload function on the Australian Passport Office website

Customers who have been issued with a 10-year Australian passport since 2005 or who are applying for a child passport will be able to upload their application via the Australian Passport Office website.

In order to use this temporary digital upload function, you must:

• be located in Israel and have a delivery address in Israel
• have held a 10-year Australian Passport since 1 January 2006; or
• be lodging an application for a child.

If you do not meet the above criteria, this option is not available to you, and you must lodge your Australian passport application in person at your closest Australian Embassy, Consulate or High Commission.

For customers in Israel who meet the above criteria, follow the steps below to lodge your passport application:

• complete the application form online
• upload the application form, supporting documents, digital photo and credit card payment authorisation
• payment is taken by Credit Card only, in AUD (Australian Dollars).

 

Passport collection:

If you wish to have the new passport despatched to a location other than the country you are currently in, please complete a declaration (form-B11) which should include:

• the location you wish the passport to be sent to i.e. Australian Embassy, Consulate or High Commission or a Passports State Office in Australia and,
• a nominated person to collect a passport on your behalf
• your authorisation for the passport to be handed to your nominated contact.

Once collected, it is yours/your nominated contacts responsibility to organise the safe delivery of the passport to you.

 

Once your digital application is being assessed (note this may take up to 4 days), you will receive an email from [email protected] to finalise the payment authorisation.

You will also be contacted if:

• the application is for a child
• additional documentation is required
• there is a problem with what you have submitted
• you are not eligible for this service.

Once your passport has been finalised it will be sent directly to your nominated address in Israel or to the location nominated by you in the B11 declaration form.

Please note that if your delivery address is not in Israel, the new upload function will not become available at the application stage.

Please refer to the Australian Passport Office website for current processing times.

If you face any issues when completing the passport application or during the account registration process, please contact your closest Australian Embassy, Consulate or High Commission.

Examples where customers are not eligible for the digital upload function:

• If you have urgent travel or require an emergency passport, you are not eligible use the digital upload function.
• If you hold a Limited Validity Passport, you are not eligible to use the digital upload function.

If you’re applying for your first adult passport you should lodge your application in person at an Australian Embassy, Consulate or High Commission or a passport office in Australia.

• A child who is applying for a first-time adult passport may be issued a Limited Validity Passport (LVP). The LVP may be upgraded to a fully validity (FVP) if presented in person to an Australian Embassy, Consulate or High Commission prior to expiry).