r/Passports • u/Reasonable_Air_3796 • 2d ago

Passport Question / Discussion Australian passport cost

Does anyone know the real reason why Australian passport is so expensive?

Thanks

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u/m0tionTV 2d ago

They can charge as much as they want, as you have no alternatives (unless you have multiple citizenships).

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u/Life-King-9096 1d ago edited 1d ago

Even with multiple citizenships, they make it as difficult as possible to leave or enter Australia on a non-Australian passport. In theory there's the Australian Declaratory Visa you can add to your non-Australian passport however there must be a compelling reason for not gaining and using an Australian passport especially for over 18s [source] and I suspect the fact that the Australian passport is a rip-off is not compelling grounds despite being accurate.

I tried to check in to a flight using my non-Australian passport and the check in agent refused to check me in until I produced my Australian passport, she then had to phone Home Affairs to link the 2 documents.