Marlea98 said:I know. We have to renew the kids' passports later this year and I'm dreading it. But, I also have to renew my driver's licence next week and in its wisdom, the government has introduced the no-smile digital driver's licence and I'm stuck with having to get that one. Don't they realise how much of a serial killer I look in my no-smile passport photo that I'll be doomed to repeat that look in the no-smile driver's licence????
Franrose said:Crapola, lol. We've just spent $5000 to get citizenship in Australia, and once you do that, you pretty much have to enter/leave on an Australian passport or you aren't looked upon very favourably by Aus customs. Which means we will need to get a family's worth of brand new passports for our Dec trip, even though we have perfectly good, not-expired NZ ones. I'm too scared to look at the cost lol.
BecBennett said:Yeah I haven't changed my name on my passport yet, as I had to change my name by deed poll, so it's another $200 for me too
Franrose said:Crapola, lol. We've just spent $5000 to get citizenship in Australia, and once you do that, you pretty much have to enter/leave on an Australian passport or you aren't looked upon very favourably by Aus customs. Which means we will need to get a family's worth of brand new passports for our Dec trip, even though we have perfectly good, not-expired NZ ones. I'm too scared to look at the cost lol.
Bec, are you sure? I am pretty sure it didn't cost anything more than new photos when I changed my name. My new passport in my married name was only issued until the expiry date of the old one, but I'm pretty sure it was free. Might be worth double checking
BecBennett said:Yeah it's to do with the marriage certificate, it's really stupid and I had the same issue when trying to change my name on my drivers license. Over in the US you're only given a certified copy of your marriage certificate, whereas here you're given the original. Both organisations (BD&M & RTA) require the original marriage certificate to change your name.
As I only had a certified copy I had to change my name by deed poll, and a name change via deed poll doesn't allow you to get a free new passport. Really stupid technicality
I'll frighten you right here then Franrose! Adults are around $240, kids $120. Adults are for ten years and kids five.
But, you can carry Australian vegemite now and not that fake New Zealand made stuff that tastes weird
My name was misspelled on my birth certificate slightly and it only caused a problem when I went to apply for my passport. I would have had to change my name by deed poll and pay for the privilege so it was just easier to have that error on my passport. But I didn't have a problem 'changing' my name on my licence or anything to reflect my 'real' name! I just have to remember when doing any flights or ESTAs or anything like that to use the 'right' spelling and not my real one! Ugh! Headaches
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