Appointment-System of the German Foreign Office — Melbourne

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Collection

Please book an appointment in this category for collection purposes only (e.g., collection of your passport, any certificates, or certifications).

If you wish to visit us for another matter, please book in the appropriate category. The collection can usually be made within that booking.

For the collection of German citizenship & naturalization certificates, please be advised that a booking for each certificate is required. If you intend to apply for a passport/passports at the same time, please book one appointment in the category ‘family matters / first-time passport’.

If you are unable to keep your booked appointment, please delete it again so that it becomes available for a new booking. To do this, please use the link provided in the email confirmation of your appointment booking.

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Consular Service

Please book an appointment in this category if you wish to see us in relation to the following matters:

Certifications of signatures (e.g., police clearance certificate, a succession of an inheritance, power of attorney)
Certifications of copies
Translation of a German driver’s license into English

For matters that are not listed here, please contact us to check whether we are able to assist you with your request.

PLEASE READ and NOTE:

You can find detailed information on our website, in particular about the documentation that you need to bring with you to the appointment. Please read this information carefully before making an appointment. If documents are incomplete, a new appointment booking and another visit to the office may be required.

Visa inquiries of any kind do not fall within our responsibility.

Please read the information on our website.Please be advised that in general appointments can only be booked 4 weeks in advance, and it may take multiple attempts to be successful because of the current high demand. In emergency situations, please contact us by email or give us a call during our specific call hours.

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Passport renewal

Please book an appointment in this area in case of a simple renewal of your passport.

If you would like to submit several passport applications on the same day, please make sure that you book one appointment for each application. Alternatively, you are welcome to book one appointment in the category for ‘family matters / first-time passport’. This also applies if one of the passports you would like to apply for is a first-time passport application.

PLEASE READ and NOTE:

You find detailed information on passport applications on our website, including the list of documents required, even for a renewal. Please read through the information provided there carefully before booking an appointment. If the documentation is incomplete, applications cannot be accepted and a new appointment booking and another visit to the office will be required.

Please clarify any questions that may arise, before booking an appointment, preferably via email. Please be advised that we only conduct a pre-check. The final decision and processing of all applications will take place at the Consulate General in Sydney. They may request additional documents.

If your new passport will be issued in a different name and therefore an additional application for name change is required, please do not book in this category, but only in the category for ‘family matters & first-time passport’. This also applies if you want to register your marriage together with applying for a new passport.

If the name change has already taken place through marriage in Germany and you now want to apply for your passport in a new name, you are welcome to make a booking here in this category.

Please be advised that in general appointments can only be booked 4 weeks in advance, and it may take multiple attempts to be successful because of the current high demand. In emergency situations, please contact us by email or give us a call during our specific call hours.

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Family matters and first time passport applications

Please book an appointment in this area for the following matters:

Application for multiple German passports
Application for a first German passport
Registration of birth
Registration of marriage
Change of name (e.g., after marriage or divorce)
Name declaration (usually when applying for a first-time passport)

PLEASE READ and NOTE:

You will find detailed information on each of the different topics on our website, in particular on the documents that need to be submitted. Please read this information carefully before making an appointment. Please be advised that these documents generally need to be presented as originals. If the documentation is incomplete, applications cannot be accepted and a new appointment booking and another visit to the office will be required.

Please clarify any questions that may arise, before booking an appointment, preferably via email. Please note that we only conduct a pre-check. The final decision and processing of all applications will take place at the Consulate General in Sydney. They may request additional documents to be provided.

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