DukeNinja 333 Posted September 15, 2022 Fyi, the express pathway for first adult passport has a 1 week turnaround at the moment. 2 IELTS : 13/08/16: W8 S8 L9 R9. Skills Ax sent/Rcvd/granted: 30/08/16, 12/09/16, 10/10/16. AHPRA sent/AIP : 05/09/16, 28/12/16. EoI/invited: 20/1/17, 01/02/17. 189 submitted: 06/02/17, Caseworker: 23/02/17. Medicals: 31/03/17. Grant: 12/04/17. Child 101 submitted: 09/06/17. Granted: 06/07/17. Landed: 01/09/17. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bicek 55 Posted October 5, 2022 Does anyone know what the current wait times are for a regular Australian passport application? (applying as new, not a renewal). I'm hearing the wait times are currently around 3 months or more. Is the priority pathway worthwhile? Is that still quicker or are there delays with that one too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DukeNinja 333 Posted October 8, 2022 On 05/10/2022 at 21:15, bicek said: Is the priority pathway worthwhile Application received by passport office on the 13th September. Issued on the 14th of September Despatched on the 15th of September Received on the 27th of September. 1 IELTS : 13/08/16: W8 S8 L9 R9. Skills Ax sent/Rcvd/granted: 30/08/16, 12/09/16, 10/10/16. AHPRA sent/AIP : 05/09/16, 28/12/16. EoI/invited: 20/1/17, 01/02/17. 189 submitted: 06/02/17, Caseworker: 23/02/17. Medicals: 31/03/17. Grant: 12/04/17. Child 101 submitted: 09/06/17. Granted: 06/07/17. Landed: 01/09/17. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rtritudr 295 Posted October 26, 2022 On 05/10/2022 at 19:15, bicek said: Does anyone know what the current wait times are for a regular Australian passport application? (applying as new, not a renewal). I'm hearing the wait times are currently around 3 months or more. Is the priority pathway worthwhile? Is that still quicker or are there delays with that one too? Just a single data point, I put in a straightforward child passport renewal from abroad at the end of August, I still haven't received anything from the consulate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mallard76 33 Posted November 16, 2022 We applied for 4 people without priority. 1 passport (child, 5 year validity) was issued within a week ! Still waiting on the rest. 189 PREP START Apr 2014, GRANT Jul 2015. ACTIVATION Aug 2015. MOVE Apr 2018. CITIZEN Nov 2022. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bicek 55 Posted November 16, 2022 1 hour ago, mallard76 said: We applied for 4 people without priority. 1 passport (child, 5 year validity) was issued within a week ! Still waiting on the rest. That's surprising! Was it a renewal child passport or new one? They told me the new child passports were the slowest. I applied for 1 adult (renewal) and 1 child (new), without priority. The adult one arrived within a week. Still waiting on the child's passport. Its been a few weeks and i am preparing for a long wait on this one. I'll be very happy if it arrives before xmas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rtritudr 295 Posted November 17, 2022 My child passport was issued the day before I posted the above message. However, I did send an enquiry to the Passport Office which may or may not have expedited the process. Other people are reporting getting their child passports after three months. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mallard76 33 Posted November 21, 2022 On 16/11/2022 at 16:27, bicek said: That's surprising! Was it a renewal child passport or new one? They told me the new child passports were the slowest. I applied for 1 adult (renewal) and 1 child (new), without priority. The adult one arrived within a week. Still waiting on the child's passport. Its been a few weeks and i am preparing for a long wait on this one. I'll be very happy if it arrives before xmas. All 4 passports were new - we just got our citizenship. Today, two adult passports were posted, so just one outstanding (16yo child with 10 year validity). Only 2 weeks from applications. 1 189 PREP START Apr 2014, GRANT Jul 2015. ACTIVATION Aug 2015. MOVE Apr 2018. CITIZEN Nov 2022. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty B 0 Posted December 5, 2022 Does anyone have experience of collecting from the Perth Passport Office (I presume this is one collects after applying at the Passport Rapid location Auspost in city center)? Do you have to stand in those horrendous queues if you're collecting? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
