Cazz

Went to the post office today with my application form for a new
passport, asked the lady behind the counter what i should do about the
australian visa in my old passport she said she couldn't help me and i
should ring the passport office, so i did they said to ring the
australian embassy, so I did but all i got was automated bloody
questions can anyone out there advice me what i should do please.


thanks Cazz

Mlbonner

Originally posted by cazz
    > Went to the post office today
with my application form for a new passport, asked the lady behind the
counter what i should do about the australian visa in my old passport
she said she couldn't help me and i should ring the passport office, so
i did they said to ring the australian embassy, so I did but all i got
was automated bloody questions can anyone out there advice me what i
should do please.
    >
    > thanks Cazz


I think you can get it
reevidenced, but most people for simplicity reasons will just travel
with both their old (visa) passport and their new valid passport as
well. Jeremy is good with these sorts of things, perhaps when he gets
on here, he (or someone else) can give you a definite answer :)

Cazz

Originally posted by mlbonner
    > I think you can get it
reevidenced, but most people for simplicity reasons will just travel
with both their old (visa) passport and their new valid passport as
well. Jeremy is good with these sorts of things, perhaps when he gets
on here, he (or someone else) can give you a definite answer :)



Thanks for the reply just a bit nervous about sending off my passport
with visa inside

Spottydog

Don't send it off if you need the new passport in a hurry since if you
pay the extra for priority (about £50 I think) they will issue a new
passport and probably won't return your old one.

Jaj

Usually the Passport Office return your old passport to you, with a bit
cut off the front cover.

Your visa should still be inside. However,
once you have your new passport you should try to get the visa re-
stamped in the new passport.

Otherwise you will not only face the
problem of always having to carry old passport (with visa) as well as
the new one, but also possible delays at check-in if airline staff don't
know that DIMIA are ok with this.

This problem is getting more
widespread since the requirement for electronic checking of visas by
airlines, as there will be no match in the system for your new passport.
DIMIA's policy clearly states that it's ok for someone to board an
Australia bound flight with a valid visa in an old passport (plus a new
valid passport) but some airline staff may delay you while they check
things directly with DIMIA in Australia. So leave plenty of time to check-
in if you don't get your visa restamped.

In general, you would have
made it a lot easier for yourself if you had renewed your passport
*before* you got your visa stamped.

Jeremy

Originally posted
by cazz
    > Went to the post office today with my application form
for a new passport, asked the lady behind the counter what i should do
about the australian visa in my old passport she said she couldn't help
me and i should ring the passport office, so i did they said to ring the
australian embassy, so I did but all i got was automated bloody
questions can anyone out there advice me what i should do please.

thanks Cazz

Rob Morton-Jone

Jeremy,

Thanks for the info.

My kids passports run out soon so i think
that i will get them renewed

Cheers

Rob

Originally posted
by JAJ
    > Usually the Passport Office return your old passport to
you, with a bit cut off the front cover.
    >
    > Your visa should still be
inside. However, once you have your new passport you should try to get
the visa re-stamped in the new passport.
    >
    > Otherwise you will not
only face the problem of always having to carry old passport (with visa)
as well as the new one, but also possible delays at check-in if airline
staff don't know that DIMIA are ok with this.
    >
    > This problem is
getting more widespread since the requirement for electronic checking of
visas by airlines, as there will be no match in the system for your new
passport. DIMIA's policy clearly states that it's ok for someone to
board an Australia bound flight with a valid visa in an old passport
(plus a new valid passport) but some airline staff may delay you while
they check things directly with DIMIA in Australia. So leave plenty of
time to check-in if you don't get your visa restamped.
    >
    > In general,
you would have made it a lot easier for yourself if you had renewed your
passport *before* you got your visa stamped.
    >
Jeremy