Have Passport Renewal Requirements Changed?

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  jjjaar on 27/12/2022 - 12:38

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  The official passports website doesn’t mention expiry in their renewal conditions, so I would give it a go.

  Apply through the online portal, and come back to us with your outcome.

  https://www.passports.gov.au/getting-passport-how-it-works/p…

  For a renewal, you will need a passport that:

  • was issued when you were aged 16 or older
  • was issued on or after 1 January 2006
  • had, when it was issued, at least two years’ validity
  • has your current name, date of birth, place of birth and gender, and
  • has not been reported lost, stolen, or cancelled.

  If you can answer yes to all the above, you can renew your passport using our online portal

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    Switchblade88 on 27/12/2022 - 13:37

    Sounds like in most cases you can use passports that are up to 16 years old then

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      Stewardo on 27/12/2022 - 14:44

      You can’t use expired passports, but you can renew them if they were issued after, 1/1/06.
      Older expired passports you would have to apply for a passport which is different to a renewal.
      I don’t understand OPs question? If OPs passport expired last year they can apply for a passport renewal no problem.
      I wouldn’t wait just apply for a renewal now and then you have it in case of an emergency.

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  niffy on 27/12/2022 - 14:00

  the form I filled in for my dad last month didn't say anything about a passport needing to be recently expired. It just said you can renew as long as you still hold the previous passport hard copy in person (not stolen, not reported lost, no photocopies)