Appointment-System of the German Foreign Office — Melbourne

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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, renouncement 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, especially 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. If you have problems booking the appointment, please follow this link to "Questions about our online booking system" on our website: https://australien.diplo.de/au-en/service/faq/2589450. For urgent matters, please contact us by email or call us during our specific phone times.

If you do not feel well on the day of the appointment, or show symptoms of flu or COVID-19, please let us know and do not visit the office.

If you are unable to keep your booked appointment, please cancel the appointment 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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Passport renewal

Please book an appointment in this area in case you already have a passport and would like to apply for a renewal of your passport.

If you would like to submit several passport renewal applications on the same day, please make sure that you book one appointment for each application.

If you intend to apply for a first-time passport or the registration of your marriage or a birth abroad at the same time, please book just one appointment in the category for "family matters / first-time passport". In this case, please contact us via email before the appointment to ensure a smooth process.

PLEASE READ and NOTE:

Even for a passport renewal, you will need to present documentation. You will find detailed information and a list of documents required on our website. 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 a 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.

If you do not feel well on the day of the appointment, show flu symptoms or symptoms of COVID-19, please let us know and do not come to the office.

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Family matters and first time passport applications

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

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, especially 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.

We ask that you send the documents electronically in advance as a scan or photo to check for completeness, please as a file secured with a password. Please clarify any questions you may have before booking an appointment via email. We would like to point out that we only carry out a preliminary examination and that the final examination and final processing of all passport applications takes place at the Consulate General in Sydney. The final review and processing of all applications for a change of name, registration of a marriage or birth abroad is carried out at the responsible German registry office. Despite the preliminary check, additional documents may be requested.

If you do not feel well on the day of the appointment, show flu symptoms or symptoms of COVID-19, please let us know and do not come to the office.

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