Hi forum,
I'm a UK citizen and hold a permanent partner visa for Australia. While visiting the UK a few weeks ago, I lost my UK passport. I replaced it, and am currently in Nicaragua on holiday. I return to Australia in just under a week.
It just occurred to me that my visa was linked to my previous passport.
I tried logging into immi account to change my passport details there, but it wouldn't let me, as my passport had been lost. It advised me to complete a paper form 929 and return it with a certified copy of my replacement passport. There's no way I'm going to be able to organise this in time.
Does anyone have a number for DIBP that I can call from outside Australia? Or am I best going to the Australian Consulate in Managua, Nicaragua on Monday?
Or, should I just re-enter Australia next week with my new passport, on a tourist visa, and then sort it out when I am in Australia? Will this cause me more problems down the line?
I'm freaking out slightly and don't know what to do. I should have sorted this out a few weeks ago, when I first got my replacement passport, but I had to re-organise my whole trip and the Visa issue slipped my mind at the time.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Many thanks,
Jon