Jenn Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Hi,Had anyone on the forum have to renew their SA passport in Australia, please share your experience. What documents needed, what was the lead time and was it easier than doing it at Home Affairs South Africa? Did you have to arrange to get the Australia visa put in new passport?Our little one's passport will expire next year and we will be in Brisbane. Wanted to renew now but Home Affairs said it will take 8-10 weeks but no guarantee and can't travel until receive new passport. We are leaving at the end of the month so doing it in SA isn't an option.Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxmvr Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 HiIt was much easier than at Home affairs.We got the forms from the website of the South African office in Canberra, got the photos’ and forms signed by police – one days job.Then you send it of – cant remember the “wait†time frame they gave but the new passport was here in that time – think 6 weeks.We had a problem with something and phoned then – getting hold of them was a bit of a hick-up but once we had them on the phone it was friendly, smooth sailing and the problem was corrected immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Thank You. Feel more comfortable. Current processing time from Australia is 3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badgeroo Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Hi we sent our passports in on Dec 5 2009, they were sent from Canberra on the 11th Dec and its mid Feb and we are still waiting.Our daughters passport has now "gone for printing", but we all still in process.There is a link to check your status here http://www.home-affairs.gov.za/enquiry/pas...pass_status.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impatient Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 "We got the forms from the website of the South African office in Canberra, got the photos’ and forms signed by police – one days job."Jaxmvr, what web site did you use to get the forms off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Here is the link:http://www.sahc.org.au/passports.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn Posted April 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Sent application mid-Feb to Canberra. Waiting.Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veronique Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Mine took 6 weeks from the time I posted them to Canberra to when I received them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Application posted on 18 Feb. Application received in Canberra on the 24 Feb and sent to Home Affairs for processing. New child passport collected today by registered post. 2 months. Good as they said 3 months.The page with the photo and details is in plastic (not sure if that is the new one with the chip in) and writing and southern africa embossed.Relieved did it much in advance just in case. Much better experience renewing in Australia and not having to call to follow up on status.Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Hi,Would like to transfer visa label in new passport.DIAC call centre said to fill in form 929 Form 929 and details will be changed electronically. Anybody else had to do it this way?Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superkruz Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 Jenn, did you get it sorted yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 HiNot yet. Been very busy with work and haven't had time to go to CBD. Need to be there 9-13pm.Will try do it asap.Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kento Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Sent our Passports in around Middle March and received them last Friday. Took approx 3 months which they said it would take. My wife took the new passports in today to get our visa put in & this was done same time. So we have our new passorts & visa sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaans Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Hi AllRenewed my passport and had a question regarding the 175 Visa label transferred.I've been going through numerous posts, but I'm unable to find specific information on how to get the 175 Visa label transferred both electronically and physically to the new passport. All I could find was Form 929, but no further information on transferring it physically - I don't want to travel both passports.So, apart from completing Form 929 - how do go about getting it physically put it. Do I take form 929 to someone in town (I'm in Brisbane), do I courier/post it to someone in Canberra, etc.Thanks for reading!Jaans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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