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.
Mauritian citizens in Australia renew an expired or full passport at the High Commission using form PF136A. Adults and young persons get a 10-year passport, minors 5 years.
Where to apply in Australia
High Commission of the Republic of Mauritius, 2 Beale Crescent, Deakin ACT (the page lists consular hours 8:45-15:15 on working days). It serves Mauritians in Australia and New Zealand. An honorary consulate in Western Australia exists but no services are described for it.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Mauritius.
How to apply
Download the form and information note | assemble the originals plus a copy of each document | post or deliver the file to the High Commission with a money order for the fee | collect the passport in person, or supply a registered A4 envelope or courier and a letter of undertaking, or authorise a collector in writing
Documents you need
- Completed form PF136A (sections 5 and 7 signed; both parents sign for minors)
- Two identical recent colour passport photos
- Evidence of Australian residency status (visa or citizenship certificate)
- Original previous passport and biodata-page copy
- Mauritian National Identity Card original and copy
- Birth certificate original and copy
- Naturalisation or registration certificate and name-change evidence where applicable
- Married women: marriage certificate and divorce decree where applicable
- Minors: parents' IDs and proof of citizenship transmission, consent certified by the High Commission, police, court or notary
- Money order
- Collection or envelope arrangements
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: adult AUD 46; young person (16-17) AUD 46; minor AUD 36; senior over 55 or disabled AUD 36 (money order in AUD to the Mauritius High Commission)
Processing time: About 90 days (3 months) from submission; dispatches to Mauritius leave at the end of each calendar month.
Good to know
Information note file name carries the date 28 May 2025 (more than 12 months old). The note does not say whether lodging is by post or in person, so postal_allowed is inferred from the instructions to forward the file with a return envelope; confirm with the High Commission. The note mentions no appointments.
Official sources
- mauritius-canberra.govmu.org/Documents/2026/Annex 2 - Information N…
- mauritius-canberra.govmu.org/Pages/Consular Services/Consular-Servi…
- mauritius-canberra.govmu.org/Pages/Consular Services/Downlable-Form…
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Mauritius'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 Mauritius in Australia
- Authorisation letter to carry controlled drugs into Mauritius
- Certificate of character
- Civil status certificates (birth, death, marriage, divorce)
- Driving licence verification letter
- New passport (first application)
- Repatriation of mortal remains and ashes
- Resumption of Mauritian citizenship
- Travel document
- Visa application for foreign residents in Australia
- Visa information for Australian and New Zealand passport holders