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Passport Renewal

The Embassy assists Timorese citizens living in Australia with passport renewals and replacements, helping nationals keep valid travel documents for travel, study and family visits.

What this is

A new or replacement Timorese passport. Applications are made in person at the Embassy in Canberra.

What to bring

Your old passport, your birth certificate (Certidão RDTL), your BI, and US$115.

Where to go

The Embassy in Canberra, any weekday between 9 am and 5 pm.

Bring

  1. Your old passport
  2. Your birth certificate (Certidão RDTL)
  3. Your Timorese national identity card (BI)
  4. For a newborn child: the parents' marriage certificate, birth certificates, passports and BIs, and the child's birth certificate
  5. Fees: US$115 (US$100 passport plus US$15 transfer fee)

You will be asked to return to Canberra to collect your passport, or you can arrange collection with the Justice Attaché by email.

Before you travel to Canberra

All passport applications must be made in person at the Embassy in Canberra, any weekday between 9 am and 5 pm. The Embassy is closed on all Timorese and Australian public holidays. Any other closure is posted on the Embassy Facebook page, so please check https://www.facebook.com/tlembassycanberra before travelling to Canberra, or email the Justice Attaché, Mr Celito Cardoso, at celito.cardoso@tlembassy.net.

Questions? Email the Justice Attachécelito.cardoso@tlembassy.net
Last checked 8 September 2026