Passport Renewal / Application - Time Taken?

New passport posted today, 17 days after lodgement.
Previous passport lasted less then 3 years.
Stitching coming loose, didn't want to chance any dramas when travelling.

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Two instances of lodgement of the “original” passport the one that needs a referee and birth certificate because there’s no previous passport available

My kid lodged his adult passport today

A friend lodged his on 30th April 2024 - two weeks later and no news -given experience of others it won’t show up for at least 4 weeks plus delivery time
 
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Good news! With the Budget, you can now pay only $100 extra to have your passport processed in 5 business days - on top of the ~$375 base fee from 1 July, as an alternative to the $237 fee for 2 day turnaround.
 
Good news! With the Budget, you can now pay only $100 extra to have your passport processed in 5 business days - on top of the ~$375 base fee from 1 July, as an alternative to the $237 fee for 2 day turnaround.
Great that it's coming back. What $237 fee? The express service doesn't exist anymore. Or have they made that only available when renewing / applying in Australia?

Certainly from the UK, the express service I used a few years back, no longer exists and the only option is the rubbish emergency passport.
 
Great that it's coming back. What $237 fee? The express service doesn't exist anymore. Or have they made that only available when renewing / applying in Australia?

I was being a bit facetious - that they've introduced a new 'priority' service. A gouge to fit every timeframe! I imagine its only for passport centres in Australia.


The two day one is $237.
 
I was being a bit facetious - that they've introduced a new 'priority' service. A gouge to fit every timeframe! I imagine its only for passport centres in Australia.


The two day one is $237.
Australian based only, so us non-domiciled folk continue to get screwed.
 
FWIW, I just recently renewed my UK passport, and it was two weeks, door to door, turnaround. Lodged it with AP on a Monday morning, it was tracked and delivered to the UK passport office the following Monday, processed and printed that Tuesday, dispatched on the Wednesday, arrived by DHL the following Monday morning, and the old one returned separately on the Wednesday. (Have to be in to receive and sign for both). Back in black with His Majesty!
 
Two instances of lodgement of the “original” passport the one that needs a referee and birth certificate because there’s no previous passport available

My kid lodged his adult passport today

A friend lodged his on 30th April 2024 - two weeks later and no news -given experience of others it won’t show up for at least 4 weeks plus delivery time

Friends passport showed up on 27th May
That’s a 4 week turn around
 
Still no word from the passport office for me, which is a pain. I really need to get back down to Madagascar pronto and the uncertainy is causing me some planning issues.
I reached out via e-mail and had a response:
Thank you for that information. We are still waiting for a response from the specialist team in Australia so until that happens you can continue to use your existing passport. Once we receive a response we will contact you to advise of your options.

So, essentially I'm still on a "can't book travel more than 30 days out". I'm going to Madagascar next week, as I have little choice in that trip but after that I'm just not going to travel at all for some time now, especially after what happened earlier this week.
 
I'll renew my passport before 30 Jun to avoid the price increase. Conflicting information available online. Can you see what it is? Hint: I have highlighted one piece, the other is in bold.

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I'll renew my passport before 30 Jun to avoid the price increase. Conflicting information available online. Can you see what it is? Hint: I have highlighted one piece, the other is in bold.

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To me it reads like blank application forms for a new passport (not a renewal) are available at AusPost, but not forms for renewing passports.
 
I’m going to be stuck renewing between trips. Get back Sunday night and leave Thursday morning.

Has anyone used the priority service recently and picked the passport up from the office? (It’s near central in Sydney). Guessing I can lodge the application at a “rapid” post office Monday morning and it should be ready on Wednesday.
 

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