In certain circumstances, we can issue an emergency passport if you need to travel to Australia immediately and your existing passport has been stolen, damaged or lost.
Emergency passports can take up to up to 48 -72 working hours to be issued. We recommend you wait for the decision on whether an emergency passport can be issued or not before making firm travel plans or purchasing tickets.
Emergency passports have only four visa pages, no passport chip and are generally used to facilitate return travel to Australia. Emergency passports are typically issued with seven months validity only.
Some countries do not allow travellers to enter on emergency passports, even for transit purposes. You should check with the relevant airline, embassy or consulate of the country to which you are travelling to confirm if they will accept an emergency passport valid for 7 months.
The fee for an emergency passport can be found here.
How to apply
- Contact us on +91 11 4910 5960 or email [email protected] to confirm an appointment for an emergency passport interview.
- Obtain a police report regarding the loss or theft of your passport. You may be able to lodge an application online with local law enforcement to receive the required police report. A police report will also be required to obtain an exit visa/ permit for you to depart India using your emergency passport.
- Obtain three passport photos and a soft copy of your photograph. Refer to photo guidelines for more information.
An application form for an emergency passport can be completed at the time of the interview.
If you have any other identity documents (Australian Birth/ Citizenship Certificate, Australian driver’s license, Medicare card etc), please bring them to the interview.