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Input: How long does it take to get a passport? Whether you apply in Australia or overseas, you should allow approximately three weeks to get a new passport. If you need to travel urgently, you may be able to use our priority service for an additional fee. Travelers aged 16 and over with an undamaged passport issued in the past 15 years may apply for passport renewal by mail. If there is a name change, it is necessary to submit legal proof of the name change with the application. Passport renewals by mail typically take four to six weeks to process. Expedited Service The answers to these questions must match exactly the information we hold on your passport records. If you believe you are eligible to renew but are unable to access or complete the renewal form online, call 131 232 or, if you are overseas, contact the nearest Australian diplomatic mission or consulate. Do I need six months validity left on my passport before I can travel from and then re enter Australia? You passport is valid from the date it is issued until the date it expires. You can use it throughout this period, subject to meeting the visa and immigration requirements of the countries you wish to visit or transit. If you need your passport quickly, you may apply for expedited service. This service requires payment of an additional fee. Overnight delivery is available at a separate cost. Expedited service generally takes two to three weeks when overnight delivery is used in both directions. If you report the details to us, we will cancel the passport to ensure it cannot be misused by another person. Take the passport and the original death certificate to an Australia Post passport agency. If you wish to retain the passport as a memento, we will return it to you after it has been cancelled. This could be a family member or a friend. The Australian Passport Information Service (APIS) can also arrange an interpreter for your interview through the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) National at no cost to you. Please notify APIS that you will need an interpreter, giving as much notice as possible. new passport using that name and submit a notarized / certified copy of your marriage. certificate. Married applicants using maiden or double-barrel names must provide a letter requesting the. new passport to be in the applicant's maiden name or double-barrel name. Passport Renewals. Travelers aged 16 and over with an undamaged passport issued in the past 15 years may apply for passport renewal by mail. If your name has changed, you must submit legal proof of the name change with your application. Passport renewals by mail typically take four to six weeks to process. Expedited Service If looking to get the passport quickly, make sure to apply for expedited service. Besides a passport application, it is necessary to present a certified birth certificate with a raised seal that lists parents' names, along with a government-issued ID. If the ID was issued in a different state than the acceptance facility, it is necessary to present a secondary ID as well. Query: how long does it take for a new passport to be issued
Output:
Whether you apply in Australia or overseas, you should allow approximately three weeks to get a new passport.