Thread: Getting an Aussie passport for your child

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

Found one, I can scan it and send it to them (In Aussie) and they will charge me $66 or I could visit the office in person and pay $88...

The Aussie embassies are a bloody rort. They need to do something about that.

Originally Posted by aging one

So when are you heading back for the holiday? Really happy to hear it worked out for you.

Cheers mate we're heading off early December and will be gone about 2 months.

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

Yes, and no.

Probably not so much for you, Willy, you're living in Indo, with a Thai-born kid, renewing an Aussie passport right?

Yep, and an Indo born child.

Getting them both Irish passports was far easier.

Originally Posted by 9999

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

Found one, I can scan it and send it to them (In Aussie) and they will charge me $66 or I could visit the office in person and pay $88...

The Aussie embassies are a bloody rort. They need to do something about that.

Originally Posted by aging one

So when are you heading back for the holiday? Really happy to hear it worked out for you.

Cheers mate we're heading off early December and will be gone about 2 months.

hey mate how did you go with immigration? did you travel alone or with your misses?
if not what kind of documentation did the immigration require to let your kid go with you? thanks if you can answer im in a similar situation now.

Originally Posted by Akiii

hey mate how did you go with immigration? did you travel alone or with your misses?
if not what kind of documentation did the immigration require to let your kid go with you? thanks if you can answer im in a similar situation now.

In practise, most people find you don't need any extra paperwork to travel with your child on your own. However, there's always the chance that the day you don't have it you might need a letter from your wife 'giving permission/acknowledging' that she knows your traveling on your own and that you're not kidnapping your child.