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Can my 19 year old return to Aus without an Australian passport?

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We relocated back to UK in July this year and now we want to return to Australia ( for obvious reasons!) England isn't the same and we find it depressing to see good hardworking people struggling . 

My son has an expired Australian child passport but not an Adult Australian passport.( He has a certificate of citizenship) and will be travelling on his British passport.

Will we encounter any problems at the airports?  

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42 minutes ago, Jay s said:

We relocated back to UK in July this year and now we want to return to Australia ( for obvious reasons!) England isn't the same and we find it depressing to see good hardworking people struggling . 

My son has an expired Australian child passport but not an Adult Australian passport.( He has a certificate of citizenship) and will be travelling on his British passport.

Will we encounter any problems at the airports?  

Possibly.  Why doesn’t he just get a new Australian passport.  Saves any issues and he’s then got a ten year passport to use ongoing. 

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7 hours ago, Jay s said:

Will we encounter any problems at the airports? 

Most likely, if he doesn’t have an Australian passport. At the end of the day as an Australian citizen he can’t be denied entry to Australia, but you will have to convince the airline to take him on an undocumented uplift. Better to sort out the passport. 

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Paul Hand

Registered Migration Agent, MARN 1801974

SunCoast Migration Ltd

All comments are general in nature and do not constitute legal or migration advice. Comments may not be applicable or appropriate to your specific situation. Any comments relate to legislation and policy at date of post. 

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We have filled in the passport application form online and booked his appointment with Australia house for next week but the cost to get to London is extortionate , just thought forget it and apply once back in Aus. Going to have to suck it up and go to London to save hassle at customs.  

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