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.
Vietnamese citizens abroad apply for a first passport (including newborns and people who never held one) or a replacement when the passport expires within a year, is expired, lost or damaged. From 1 April 2026 a chip e-passport requires attending the embassy for biometrics; postal applications get a non-chip passport.
Where to apply in Australia
Embassy of Viet Nam, Canberra (ACT), which serves ACT, VIC and TAS; Consulate-General in Sydney serves NSW, QLD and SA and Consulate-General in Perth serves WA and NT (districts as stated on the renunciation page).
Embassy counter hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30-13:00, results collected same days 14:00-17:00. Booking via vietnamembassyinaustralia.setmore.com. Embassy pages give two street addresses (47 Culgoa Circuit and 6 Timbarra Crescent, O'Malley) and post address PO Box 98, Mawson ACT 2607; confirm before visiting. The pages describe only the Embassy's process; no Sydney or Perth service pages were fetched.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Vietnam.
How to apply
Fill in the online declaration at passport.mofa.gov.vn, print and sign it with photo | assemble documents | book an appointment or post the file to PO Box 98, Mawson | pay by cash, money order or bank cheque | collect in person or receive by prepaid express/registered return envelope
Documents you need
- Printed online declaration with a code starting T or E and QR code
- Photos to specification (white background, 3x4, taken within 6 months, one glued and one loose)
- Newborns: certified Vietnamese birth certificate (or complete birth registration first), copy of child's Australian visa or passport, certified parent ID
- First-time adults: personal background form, Vietnamese ID copies, copy of any foreign passport or citizenship certificate
- Expiring: original passport plus copy, certified new CCCD copy if held
- Lost: police report or number, copy of lost passport if available, certified ID, form TK05
- Damaged: surrender the passport
- Prepaid return envelope
Fees and processing time
The official pages do not publish a fee for this service. Ask the office before you apply.
Processing time: Not published overall; if verification is needed the embassy issues within 2 working days of receiving the reply.
Good to know
Article submitted 1 October 2025; e-passport acceptance from 1 April 2026; page header 23 October 2026. Children under 14 cannot get e-passports. Fee amount not published. The page says applicants generally must attend in person to submit or collect documents.
Official sources
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Vietnam'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 Vietnam in Australia
- Certificate of Vietnamese origin
- Certification of power of attorney, copies and translations
- Citizenship registration
- Civil registration: birth and marriage
- Criminal record certificate (embassy certification step)
- Legalisation of Australian documents for use in Vietnam
- Naturalisation as a Vietnamese citizen
- Recording civil status events registered abroad
- Renunciation of Vietnamese nationality
- Repatriation of remains to Vietnam
- Visa to Vietnam (e-visa, sticker and business/official visas)
- Visa-exemption certificate (5-year)