Passport Expiry Date When Entering Australia

[RSDonovan]

Some countries require your passport to be valid for some time after you leave their country (example South Africa website says "Your passport should be valid for a minimum period of 30 days from the date of exit from South Africa.")

Does anyone know if a similar rule applies to Australia? My passport runs out a couple of months after my intended exit date. I can't see anything relating to this on the Australian High Commission website one way or the other!

I do realise that I will need a free eVisa but don't want it to be attached to my current passport number if I'm going to need a new one!

I am a British citizen and have a full UK passport.

Thanks in advance

[JoolsTwo]

I think it should have a minimum of 6 months left on it. I'm sure that was what my son had to have when he went a few years ago.

[TWR]

If you are travelling direct to the UK, no problems

[JoolsTwo]

I just found this :-

o I need 6 months left on my passport?

There is no minimum passport validity required to enter Australia. Clients must have a valid passport and valid visa when they board their flight and when they enter Australia.

However as a general rule the travel industry recommend that your passport is valid for at least 6 months as some airlines and some countries have a 6 month rule. You should check with your airline and any country you may be transiting on the way to Australia.

For shorter visits it is recommended that your passport be valid for the duration of your stay to avoid the inconvenience of having to renew a foreign passport whilst in Australia.

[RSDonovan]

Jools2 where did you get that info from? Thanks!

[237SJ]

If you have any stopovers, check those countries` rules as some, for eg Singapore and Malaysia require you to have 6 months validity minimum on your passport.

[Buenchico]

Information about such matters as passports validities and visas can be found for every country in the world on the website of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

See here:
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/australia/entry-requirements

[RSDonovan]

Yes thanks Buenchico, I found this on the first page. I will mark yours as best answer although JoolsTwo gets an honorary mention for his second reply. I am changing planes at Dubai on the way back but presume that this won't count as a stopover


"Passport validity

For entry into Australia, your passport should be valid for the proposed duration of your stay. No additional period of validity beyond this is required."

[JoolsTwo]

Sorry, just checked back to this thread here is the link I found.

http://uk.embassy.gov.au/lhlh/immi_travel.html

[ladyalex]

If you renew your passport before it is due to be renewed, they give you the 'credit' for the months ....if it was due for renewal in August 2015 and you renewed it in June 2015, the new one will last until August 2025.
So, if it was me, I'd renew my passport 'just in case'.

[EDDIE51]

When my passport expired it had a valid visa in it.( Multi entry to Zaire) The passport office attached the old passport to the new one ( with a ribbon and official seal) and a note saying that the old passport carried a valid visa and so was attached to the new passport.