When travelling overseas, most countries will need you to have a valid passport with at least six months’ validity from your return date. This can differ depending on which country you plan to visit.
You should check the period of validity required to enter and exit the country you plan to travel to on smartraveller.gov.au.
Also, did you know that you may need a few blank visa pages in your passport?
Some countries require you to have a certain number of blank visa pages in order to allow visa-free entry.
In fact, most travel visas that are stamped into your passport require an entire blank visa page.
Be sure to check the requirements of the country you are visiting before you travel.
If you’ve run out of visa pages, you can apply for a ‘replacement’ passport. These generally cost less than normal passports, but they’re only valid until the expiry date of the passport they replace.
See our ‘Replacement passports’ page for more details.
Please allow at least six weeks to get your replacement passport. To apply, you can start online by going to our passport application portal.