If your passport expires overseas, you cannot buy a plane ticket or enter and exit the country. Therefore, changing your passport in time is a very necessary thing. My passport is about to expire, which happened to be the first time I changed my passport overseas in Melbourne . I didn’t understand the process of doing business and was worried that everything abroad was not as convenient as domestic, such as taking photos and documents. Therefore, from the day I prepared to go to the process, I was very STRESS, and I was always worried that I would not succeed because of what I missed or missing.
For this reason, it was found that the online guidance on applying for passports overseas is still insufficient after all, so the entire process of personal passport exchange at the Chinese Consulate in Melbourne, Australia was shared only for reference by those in need. But after all, the times are changing every day, so don’t be too serious when you refer to it. I will write down what I remember as much as possible.
1. Determine the validity period of the passport (can be processed half a year in advance)
2. Find the Chinese Consulate Service URL of your corresponding country and city, and attach it to the
of the Melbourne Consulate General http://melbourne.china-consulate.org/eng/
3. Get the existing passport and go online to choose to apply for online passport replacement. There will be a file number at the beginning. You must remember this. You can save it at any time and then extract it to continue filling in the form. If you fill in the middle, you need to submit the photo. This step can be skipped (the computer version is only possible, I have tried the mobile version and can't get it). Then after completing the submission, you can make an appointment.
Here I need to click on the blackboard to talk about experience. The reservation time is only 12 o'clock, but at the moment, this reservation time period is actually not important. It is still
4. Prepare the ID - Adult: Passport + Copy (personal information page, can be copied in black and white), 2 fresh photos, photo CD (if you take it in advance, you don't need to upload it successfully. This is for people like me who have taken the photo and CD immediately after taking the photo that day. They must bring the photo + CD, VEVO (it is only valid if you print it within 72 hours before processing), the printed version of the application form (2 pages in total)
Children under 16 years old: Passport + copy of 3 people, birth certificate + copy, parents' marriage + copy, 2 fresh photos, photo disc, VEVO (printed within 72 hours before processing is valid), printed version of the application form (2 pages in total), and one of the parents themselves must accompany the child to the scene
5. Go to pick up the number that day, it doesn't matter if you can go early, in short, do not exceed 11:30 at the latest, and
will be closed 6. Take photos, it is best to go to those two Chinese. I guess they have received the corresponding training, so they are very clear about what kind of photos to pass. I really don’t try anything else, otherwise I will queue up and say that I don’t pass the qualifications and run around. Moreover, the boss lady I went to is really good and helpful, and the photo was also good. The key point is: the photos are qualified!
7. When you go to the consulate, you can first go to two tables on the left to check the information and see if there are any missing. If you want to copy, the consulate has a Taiwan coin copier that can be used (this is quite convenient, black and white is $0.2 per picture, and the conscience is priced at a price of $0.2, although it cannot be compared with OFFICEWORK), so it is best to bring some coins over.
8. Wait for a call. This is the same as in various offices in China. It has the same sound and the same speed (everyone understands it)
9. Go to the window to submit the information, and then the adult needs to scan the fingerprint of his thumb. After that, he will notify the consuls waiting for window No. 5 next to the station to meet
10. After reading the information, the consuls will see that the person and the photo are in line with the same match (for children, you have to look at the parents themselves), and will give a receipt for pickup. It is about 10 working days later. I will get the number first, and then pay the certificate based on the receipt ($30 per person, which is cheaper than changing in China). Children can be replaced by adults and there is no need to bring children here.
The above is my memorandum to exchange passports. I hope everyone can change it smoothly.
