Embassy of the State of Palestine

• External Palestinian Passports will not be granted to any person with another nationality/passport. 
• All Passport Application Forms, whether renewal or issuance, MUST BE TYPED (on a computer) in Arabic and English, NOT HANDWRITTEN. The Palestinian Ministry of Interior will reject all handwritten applications, without exception.
• After all necessary documents have been submitted according to procedures, the processing time for external passport issuance/renewal is UP TO 6 MONTHS. If this period has passed and your transaction has not been completed, please contact the Consular Affairs Department on 02 6286 9193 to follow up.

Process to issue/renew an External Palestinian passport:

1. Send an email/cover letter to consular@palgov.org outlining the request for the issuance of an External Palestinian Passport.

2. Send the following documents to the Consular Section of the General Delegation of Palestine:

• Completed Consular Service Registration Form
• Completed Passport Renewal Application Form 
• Completed Application Form for External Passport
• Completed Approval and Pledge Form
• Justice of Peace (JP) certified copy of Refugee Status Certificate (for those who have one)
• JP certified copy of the first two pages of the applicant's passport clearly showing the photo, full name and passport number of the applicant (for those who have one)
• JP certified copy of another form of photo ID e.g. driving license
• Proof of the applicant’s profession (in case this has changed from the profession listed in the old passport)
• 4 JP-certified photos of the applicant on a blue or light blue background, as per the size required for Australian passports (click here for further details)
• Copy of the applicant’s Residency or Visa
• Police clearance  (National Police Certificate) issued by the Australian Federal Police/Australian Federal Police Criminal Record

Documents must be sent using an Australia/NZ Post Express envelope to the following address:

Consular Section of the General Delegation of Palestine

P.O Box: 4646, Kingston, ACT 2604

You must enclose a self-addressed Australia/NZ Post Express envelope, for the return of the documents to the applicant.

3. Payment: Current cost for the issuing of a passport is AU$140, to be paid via money order/Cheque/bank transfer addressed to General Palestinian Delegation.

For bank transfer, send to the following:

ANZ Bank
Account Name: General Palestinian Delegation
BSB: 012984
Account No: 495114842

Branch/Manuka
ACT 2603, Australia

Please include your name into the reference section of the bank transfer.

After payment, please send a record of the transaction details (screenshot/receipt/etc.) to consular@palgov.org

4. Once payment and all necessary documents have been received, the documents will be certified and the application will be submitted for processing.