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Passports

Please call 131 232.

Applications for Australian passports may be lodged at most Australian Post Offices, and by appointment at the Passports Office in Sydney (26 Lee Street) and Newcastle (Level 1, 77 Hunter Street).

For further information about Australian passports or to make appointments for lodgement of passport applications, please ring the Australian Passports Information Service on 131 232, 8:00am to 8:00pm Monday-Friday and 8:30am to 5:00pm Saturday and Sunday (please note that these are not Passport Office business hours), or visit your nearest passport office.

Sydney Passport Office

Gateway House
Henry Deane Place
26 Lee Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Tel: 131 232

Public counter hours are 8:30am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday.

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Lodgement of passport applications is by appointment only. To arrange an appointment, please call 131 232.

Newcastle Passport Office

Level 1, 77 Hunter Street
Newcastle NSW 2300

Tel: 131 232
Fax: (02) 4923 9393
Public counter hours are 8:30am – 4:00pm Monday to Friday.

A decision regarding the collection of your documents will be made at the time of lodgement.

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Authentications and Apostilles

The Authentications Section of Sydney Passport Office (Level 7, 26 Lee Street) and the Newcastle Passport Office (Level 1, 77 Hunter Street) authenticate the signatures of public documents where this is required by a foreign mission (Embassy, High Commission or Consulate-General) as part of the process for validating documents for use overseas. Examples of public documents include birth, death and marriage certificates, notarial acts and affidavits.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade can issue an Apostille Stamp on public documents which have been executed in the territory of one contracting state and which have to be produced in the territory of another contracting state. The issue of an Apostille allows for the document to be used without re-certification by a foreign mission in Australia.  More information about Authentications and Apostilles.

Counter hours for the processing of authentications and apostilles in Sydney are 9:00am to 1:00pm, Monday to Friday.  Documents are processed within three (3) working days.  If you have any further questions, please give us a call (02) 9207 6904, fax (02) 9207 6908, or email sypt_authentications@dfat.gov.au.

Marriage Overseas

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade cannot advise on the specific requirements which may need to be met in order for a marriage to be legal in a particular country. For exact details of what requirements will need to be met, persons wishing to marry overseas should contact the Embassy, High Commission or Consulate of the country in which they would like to marry and also refer to the website of the Australian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate in that country.  More information about marriage overseas.

If accepted by the foreign authorities, certificates of no impediment for marriage overseas (CNIs) can be issued at the Authentications Section of the Sydney Passport Office (Level 7, 26 Lee Street) for citizens and permanent residents of Australia. Counter hours for the processing of certificates CNIs  in Sydney are 9:00am to 1:00pm, Monday to Friday. Documents are processed within three (3) working days.  If you have any further questions, please give us a call (02) 9207 6904, fax (02) 9207 6908, or email sypt_authentications@dfat.gov.au.

New South Wales State Office

Address and Contact details

Please note that the NSW State Office is not a passport office. For all passport enquiries please phone 131 232.

The NSW State office does not process any authentications, apostilles or certificates of no impediment to marriage. For enquiries about these services please contact the Authentications Section of the Sydney Passport Office (Level 7, 26 Lee Street) on Tel: (02) 9207 6904, Fax (02) 9207 6908, or email sypt_authentications@dfat.gov.au.

Level 10, Angel Place
123 Pitt Street (between Martin Place and Hunter Street)
Sydney NSW 2000

Tel: (02) 9356 6222
Fax:(02) 9356 4238
e-mail: dfat.nsw@dfat.gov.au

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Sydney Visitor and Event Program

The NSW State Office has an active program of business seminars on topical trade issues. These feature guest speakers including currently serving Australian Ambassadors/High Commissioners, high profile overseas visitors and experts from the department in Canberra. The seminars are intended to give exporters insights into their markets and additional understanding of global and regions issues affecting Australia's trade and investment performance.

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Business Briefings

If you would like to be included on our mailing list to receive invitations to our business briefings and other DFAT-related events, or if you would like to update your details, please complete this form:

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and return it to:

fax (02) 9357 4651,
e-mail: dfat.nsw@dfat.gov.au
mail: Database Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
Angel Place, Level 10, 123 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2001

International Media Centre

Level 10, Angel Place
123 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Manager: (02) 9356 6200

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