Lost your passport in Australia? Breathe. Here’s the way home.
Where your embassy or consulate is in Australia, the number to call, and what your government asks you to bring for an emergency passport.
Your mission in Australia
- US: 4 missions, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth
- UK: 5 missions, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne
- Canadian: 2 missions, Canberra, Sydney
- Indian: 5 missions, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne
- Mexican: Mexican Embassy in Canberra.
Your mission in Australia
US Embassy, Canberra
US Consulate General, Melbourne
US Consulate General, Perth
US Consulate General, Sydney
British High Commission, Canberra
British Consulate, Brisbane
British Consulate General, Melbourne
British Consulate, Perth
British Consulate General, Sydney
Canadian High Commission, Canberra
Canadian Consulate General, Sydney
Indian High Commission, Canberra
Indian Consulate General, Brisbane
Indian Consulate General, Melbourne
Indian Consulate General, Perth
Indian Consulate General, Sydney
Get the right document, first time
Emergency passport
Report it with Form DS-64, then apply in person at a US embassy or consulate on Form DS-11. If you need to travel before a full passport can arrive, ask for a limited-validity emergency passport, valid for up to a year.
Emergency travel document
Apply online for an emergency travel document if you need to travel within 6 weeks. It costs £125, isn’t refunded, and is usually ready to collect 2 working days after you apply.
Emergency passport
Contact the nearest Government of Canada office as soon as you can; if you urgently need to travel, you can apply for an emergency passport there. Replacing a lost or stolen passport that was still valid costs an extra CAN$45 on top of the passport fee.
Emergency Certificate
Report the loss to the local police and the nearest Indian embassy, high commission or consulate at once. To return to India, the mission usually issues an Emergency Certificate after it verifies your nationality and details.
Emergency passport
File a report (acta) with the local police, then go to the Mexican embassy or consulate with proof of nationality and photo ID. Consulates can issue an emergency passport for travellers who must get home; it costs 30% more than an ordinary passport.
Border rules in Australia
- Passport validity: the safe standard for Australia is a passport valid for your whole stay. Entry rules for your passport.
- Australia visa and travel authorisation: who needs one and the official fee.
Lost it at the airport?
Each airport page shows the nearest mission for your passport and how far it is.
- SYD · Sydney
- MEL · Melbourne
- BNE · Brisbane
- PER · Perth
- ADL · Adelaide
- OOL · Gold Coast
- CNS · Cairns
- HBA · Hobart
- DRW · Darwin
- MCY · Maroochydore
- NTL · Williamtown
- PHE · Port Hedland
- BME · Broome
- WTB · Toowoomba
- AVV · Geelong/Melbourne
- WSI · Sydney
- CBR · Canberra
- TSV · Townsville
- LST · Launceston
- MKY · Mackay
- BNK · Ballina
- HTI · Hamilton Island
- KTA · Karratha
- ROK · Rockhampton
- PPP · Proserpine
- ASP · Alice Springs
- ZNE · Newman
- KGI · Broadwood
- CFS · Coffs Harbour
- ISA · Mount Isa
- PBO · Paraburdoo
- ABX · East Albury
- AYQ · Yulara
- GLT · Gladstone
- WGA · Forest Hill
- PLO · Port Lincoln
- EMD · Emerald
- MQL · Mildura
- PQQ · Port Macquarie
- DBO · Dubbo
- TMW · Tamworth
- HVB · Hervey Bay
- BDB · Bundaberg
- HID · Horn
- ARM · Armidale
- MOV · Moranbah
- DPO · Devonport
- LEA · Exmouth
- KNX · Kununurra
- WEI · Weipa
- GET · Moonyoonooka
- MGB · Mount Gambier
- BWT · Burnie
- GFF · Griffith
- GOV · Nhulunbuy
- CNJ · Cloncurry
- ALH · Albany
- WYA · Whyalla
- MIM · Merimbula
- BHQ · Broken Hill
- EPR · Esperance
- RMA · Roma
- KNS · King Island Airport
- GTE · Groote Eylandt
- LRE · Longreach
- MEB · Essendon Fields
- MRZ · Moree
- CVQ · Carnarvon
- PKE · Parkes
- MYA · Moruya
- CED · Ceduna Airport
- BHS · Bathurst
- CTN · Cooktown Airport
- KGC · Kingscote Airport
- LSY · Lismore
- KWM · Kowanyama
- MMG · Mount Magnet Airport
- CTL · Charleville
- IRG · Lockhart River
- LNO · Leonora
- NRA · Narrandera
- CPD · Coober Pedy
- MNG · Maningrida
- TCA · Tennant Creek
- ELC · Elcho Island
- NAA · Narrabri
- OOM · Cooma
- MBW · Melbourne
- BCI · Barcaldine
- BEU · Bedourie
- BKQ · Blackall
- BQL · Boulia Airport
- BRK · Bourke Airport
- BVI · Birdsville Airport
- CAZ · Cobar Airport
- CMA · Cunnamulla Airport
- CNB · Coonamble Airport
- CUQ · Coen
- FIZ · Fitzroy Crossing Airport
- LER · Leinster Airport
- LHG · Lightning Ridge Airport
- MHU · Mount Hotham
- MJK · Denham
- MKR · Meekatharra Airport
- NTN · Normanton
- OKY · Oakey Army Aviation Centre
- PTJ · Portland Airport
- PUG · Port Augusta Airport
- SNB · Milikapiti
- THG · Biloela
- ULP · Quilpie Airport
- WGE · Walgett Airport
- WIN · Winton Airport
- WNR · Windorah
- WUN · Wiluna Airport
- XTG · Thargomindah
Phone stolen with it? You’ll need data to reach the embassy, your airline and your bank. A travel eSIM for Australia installs in minutes on a replacement phone.
Questions people ask
Where is the US embassy in Australia?
US Embassy in Canberra; US Consulate General in Melbourne; US Consulate General in Perth; US Consulate General in Sydney. Check the mission’s own site for hours and appointments.
Where is the British embassy in Australia?
British Consulate in Brisbane; British High Commission in Canberra; British Consulate General in Melbourne; British Consulate in Perth; British Consulate General in Sydney. Check the mission’s own site for hours and appointments.
Where is the Canadian embassy in Australia?
Canadian High Commission in Canberra; Canadian Consulate General in Sydney. Check the mission’s own site for hours and appointments.
What’s the emergency number in Australia?
We haven’t verified Australia’s emergency numbers yet, so we won’t print one. 112 reaches emergency services across Europe and much of the world from most mobile phones, often with no SIM.
Can I leave Australia without a passport?
Not on an international journey. Get an emergency passport or travel document from your own embassy or consulate first, and check the exit rules with it.
Can Num get me a new passport?
No. Only your government issues passports. Num finds your mission, the documents to bring and the fastest way to rearrange your trip.
NUM is not a government agency and does not issue passports or travel documents. Only your government can, and its fees are paid to it directly. Embassy and consulate locations come from the governments’ own office lists where we have them, and from public data (Wikidata, Wikipedia’s lists of diplomatic missions, the UK Foreign Office’s list of posts, and © OpenStreetMap contributors under the ODbL); confirm opening hours and appointments on the mission’s own site. Steps checked on government pages, 6 Nov 2026.