Scarlett46

We have had the photos done at the post office, they have always been very good. I am just going to drive to the 19 yrs flat (2 hr round journey) to check that she hasn't missed it. Still living in hope..... We don't go away often either - I am an RN, and an RN wage supporting 4 people is pretty tight! Fingers crossed.....

This is sounding like a plan.... I just phoned the passport office in the UK and all I need is 2 photos, her expired UK passport and a colour copy of her Aus passport. No dramas at all even though it a child to adult passport. I never thought I would be the type of person to have last minute travel hiccups (I watch those airport shows and see all the difficulties people get into!)....when do you stop having to think for your (adult) children!

I was just wondering of we could apply for the visa from London online via the UK passport as we will only have an expired Australian passport for her to come back on. Much as she frustrates me - I would miss her if she was refused entry back into Aus!

Hi to all, Discovered a bit of a nightmare last night and was wondering what the general thoughts were.... My adult children (21,19 and 18) and I are going back to the UK for Christmas this year. Flights are booked for Dec 11th from Melbourne. We were originally from the UK (2001) and have all held British passports. Mine is still current, the children's all expired in 2013. We all hold Aussie passports as well and mine, the 21 and 18 yr olds are all date. The 19 yr old's expired in Nov 2017 and we were just applying for a new Aussie passport this week when it was discovered that the 19 yr olds Australian Citizenship certificate has gone missing (she has moved out recently with her Uni friends - it is mysterious her certificate is the only one missing since she moved out...she denies all knowledge of taking it..). We cannot apply for the Aus passport without the certificate (as she is moving from a child passport to an adult). To get a proof of citizenship, we have to apply to the Dept. of Home Affairs on form 119 which could take up to 60 days to process (we are scheduled to fly in 53 days), we then have to apply for the passport after that, and even using the priority service - this sounds like we would already have missed the flight. I was wondering if the 19 yr old could apply for a renewal of her British passport, fly to the UK for the holiday, then get an electronic visa in her UK passport in order to return to Australia? Do you think that might work? We are flying with China Southern, only stopping once and only transiting during that stop. Or, too risky, just try to get the Citizenship cert replacement and priority passport application (total cost of around $700). Any advice anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated, Thank you, S :)