Who can be my guarantor?
If you are lodging an Overseas Passport Application Form (PC8), you must have a guarantor to verify your identity.
The guarantor must:
- fill in section 12 on the application form and endorse the back of one photograph by writing "This is a true photo of (applicants full name)” and sign it.
- Please use a black ballpoint pen, as this ensures that the application scans properly
- The photographs must be less than 6 months old
- Please refer to our strict photo guidelines.
To qualify as a guarantor the person must:
- Not be related to the applicant by birth or marriage, and
- Be 18 years of age or over, and
- Not be in a de facto relationship with the applicant (this includes same sex relationship), nor live at the same address, and
- Have known the applicant for at least 12 months, or since birth for a child applicant who is under 1 years of age.
In addition, the guarantor must be either:
An Australian citizen and holder of a current Australian passport with at least two years validity
OR
A foreign national currently working in one of the occupational categories listed below.
Occupational categories:
Accountants
Lawyers
Bank Managers
Chartered Professional Engineers
Clerk of Courts
Dentists
Elected Representatives of Government
Judges
Marriage Celebrants
Members currently serving in the regular Australian Defence Force with at least five years continuous service
Pharmacists
Police Officers with at least 5 years continuous service
Postal Managers
Public Servants who are current full-time employees of local Governments
Registered Medical Practitioners
Registered Nurses or Midwives
Registered Optometrists
Registered Physiotherapists
Registered Psychologists
Registered Veterinary Surgeons
Teachers who are full time and who have been teaching for more than five years at schools or tertiary institutions