Appointments for passport and notarial services

Passport appointments are available Monday to Friday. Each passport applicant requires a separate appointment. Families will require separate appointments for each adult/child applicant.

Appointment times are normally booked-out up to 4 weeks in advance. Allow a minimum of 6 weeks to receive your new passport. Please keep this in mind when making your travel plans.

Appointments are not required for passport collection or for emergency consular services. Passport can be collected between 0930 -1130 on a business day(service may be unavailable under exceptional circumstance).

Notarial services appointments are available Tuesday to Thursday afternoons. 

Please book your appointment as early as possible.

 

Notarial Services

You must bring identification containing both your signature and photograph (ie your passport) so we can verify your identity and signature on any documents you sign.

Bring clear instructions from your lawyer detailing exactly which pages must be witnessed by the Consulate.

General notarial services information (including witness of signature, affidavit, certified copies, CNI, authentication).

Shanghai Consulate specific notarial information.

Notarial appointments are available Tuesday to Thursday afternoons and should be booked more than two weeks in advance using acgsh.setmore.com. The applicant needs to present in person to the Australian Consulate General Shanghai.

Alternative Shanghai notarial service providers can be found here.

 

Australian Visa and Citizenship Applications

Online Visa and Citizenship applications do not require certified copies.

For paper-based visa and citizenship applications which are submitted in China, you can have copies of your documents certified by a Chinese citizen who works in one of the occupations listed here.

Visa and Citizenship applications submitted outside Australia do not need statutory declarations to be witnessed at an Australian Embassy or Consulate. If your visa/citizenship application requires a witnessed declaration/form, please read the witnessing instructions on the declaration/form. The Department of Home Affairs (HA) can generally accept statements witnessed according to the legal practices of the country in which you make the statement.

All Australian Visa and Citizenship questions must be directed to the Department of Home Affairs. Online enquiries can be submitted here.

 

Travel Advice for China

We advise: Exercise a high degree of caution in China overall.

See Travel Advice and the Smartraveller website for up-to-date travel advice for China.

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