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.
Nepali citizens in Australia apply for a live-enrolment e-passport at the Embassy; the old machine-readable passport is no longer issued. Pre-enrolment and an appointment are compulsory and the applicant attends in person, except children under 5 who may apply by post.
Where to apply in Australia
Embassy of Nepal, Canberra (ACT), covering all of Australia. Postal address PO Box 1070, Mawson ACT 2607. Honorary consulates exist in Adelaide, Melbourne and Mandurah but the pages fetched do not describe passport service there.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Nepal.
How to apply
Pre-enrol and book on the Nepal passport portal (emrtds.nepalpassport.gov.np) selecting appointment location Canberra | upload citizenship certificate and passport pages | print the form | attend the Embassy at the appointment and pay | collect in person, by return post with the old passport, or through an authorised person
Documents you need
- Printed pre-enrolment form
- Citizenship certificate (front and back)
- Current passport pages
- Valid Australian visa
- For newborn: minor citizenship certificate or birth registration, parents' marriage registration, passports, citizenship certificates and visas
- For lost/stolen: signed application with police report number
- Under 5: photo 35x45 mm on white background
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: new/renewal AUD 230 adult (34 pages) or AUD 310 (66 pages), AUD 115 / 155 under 10; lost/stolen/damaged AUD 345 / 460 adult, AUD 175 / 230 under 10 (fee page); the application page states AUD 460 and 230 for lost/damaged
- Other charges: EFTPOS surcharge 1.10%
Processing time: More than two months.
Good to know
Embassy page undated. Postal option applies to children under 5 only (money order or bank cheque payable to the Embassy). The fee page and the application page differ on lost/stolen/damaged fees, so figures are marked approximate.
Official sources
- au.nepalembassy.gov.np/pages/passport-1
- au.nepalembassy.gov.np/?p=8751
- au.nepalembassy.gov.np/pages/13
- au.nepalembassy.gov.np/services-list
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Nepal'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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