Australia, visa on old passport

chancer12 · 28-08-2022 2:44pm #1

Hi, my DD is heading to Australia on a working visa next month. She got her visa a couple of months ago. However, she was advised to get a new passport as her existing one will run out while she is there and more importantly the passport is very battered from a lot of travel. She got a new passport last week (really efficient online service via An Post) but is now worried that the visa is on her old passport. There is nobody in the Australian Embassy to speak to and Dept of Foreign Affairs weren't sure if they would accept her having the visa on one passport and travelling on the newer one. Could anyone advise? Thanks

john123470 · 28-08-2022 2:49pm

Mommy Google says :

If a valid visa of any kind is linked to an expired passport, it is possible to continue to use the visa until it expires, provided both the old and new passports are carried together when travelling to Australia. Please note that this advice does not apply to holders of ETAs.

john123470 · 29-08-2022 4:01pm

Don't thank me - thank Google

mandrake04 · 31-08-2022 2:15pm

Is it a Working Holiday visa? I would advise Form 929

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/form-listing/forms/929.pdf

chancer12 · 28-09-2022 7:18pm

all sorted, thanks

Australia, visa on old passport

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