Re: [tlug] From an enthusiast TLUG follower

[Edward Middleton <edward.middleton@example.com>]

On 28/8/20 4:23 pm, Jim Breen wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 at 17:07, Edward Middleton
> <edward.middleton@example.com> wrote:
>
> > This is not to say things are any better in Australia.  I was shocked at
> > how hard it is to renew an Australian passport in the Australia capital
> > when you are not an Australia resident, and that was before COVID-19.
>
> What exactly was the issue? They didn't want to mail it to an address
> outside the country?

I was in Canberra visiting my parents. DEFAT require my to provide the 
address of my Australian residence which I didn't have not being an 
Australian resident.  Apparently they had never conceived of this 
happening so no-one knew how it should be handled.

Various people just suggested I lie on the form that threatens serious 
legal consequences if you lie on it.  My concern was that stating I was 
an Australian resident could have Tax implications.

I was also renewing my Daughters passport which was even worse because 
they didn't know what they needed because the Australian Embassy in 
Japan handles all that.  Children's passport renewals are also treat the 
same as initial passport applications so they require a lot of 
documentation.

Edward