Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
A temporary document valid up to 30 days and only for returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for citizens abroad under three months with an expired, damaged, lost or stolen passport, or being repatriated.
Where to apply in Australia
Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 Beale Crescent, Deakin (Canberra, ACT), for all of Australia (also New Zealand and several Pacific states). Documents are lodged with the embassy, mostly by post.
The Sydney (NSW) consulate's own site (bihconsulatesydney.com) lists no consular services and refers applicants to the embassy's consular pages; all applications go to Canberra.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
How to apply
Complete the form with the signature witnessed by a JP | post the documents and money order to the embassy
Documents you need
- Application form witnessed by a JP
- JP-certified copy of valid ID
- BiH citizenship certificate under 6 months old
- Expired or damaged passport, or the embassy's loss-report confirmation
- Two 3.5x4.5 cm photos
- JP-certified copy of return ticket
- Money order
- Minors: birth certificate, both parents' consent and ID copies, custody or divorce documents where relevant
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: AUD 50 (AUD 15 per extra family member)
- Other charges: postage AUD 30 (registered in Australia) or AUD 52 (express insured outside)
Good to know
Page is in Bosnian with no date shown; processing time not stated.
Official sources
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Bosnia and Herzegovina's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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More services of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Australia
- Birth registration of a child
- Burial transport permit (sprovodnica)
- Certificate of length of stay abroad
- Certification of a photocopy
- Certification of power of attorney, statement or inheritance statement
- Certification without valid BiH documents (apostille route)
- Death registration
- Determining a personal identification number (JMB)
- Extracts from civil registry books
- Late entry in BiH civil registers
- Marriage registration
- Passport issuance
- Proof of life certificate for pensioners
- Recording a JMB
- Renunciation of BiH citizenship
- Reporting a lost or stolen travel document
- Visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina (B, C, D)