German Passport and Visa

Information
Visas and Passports
Passports and/or passport replacing documents must be valid
for the period of intended stay.
Nationals of Australia as well as New Zealand, Canada, and USA
do not require a visa for Germany but should note the following
regarding the Schengen Area.

The Schengen Agreement

Germany is part of the Schengen Area, a borderless region in
Europe in which internal border controls have been removed.
Because entry into one Schengen country allows unrestricted
access to all others, guests intending to visit any country in the
Schengen Area, should be aware of travel restrictions imposed
by other Schengen states.
Within the Schengen Area, nationals of Australia, New Zealand,
Canada and USA, do not require a visa for a stay of ninety days,
in any six month period.
http://www.australien.diplo.de/Vertretung/australien/en/Visa/VISA.html
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Germany

http://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/plan/flying-internationally/visas-and-

passports/

Passports
A passport is an official document issued by a government,
certifying the holder's identity and citizenship and entitling
them to travel under its protection to and from foreign
countries.

Australian passport example:

dfat.gov.au (Common sample)

To apply for a passport, you can visit an Australian Passport

office in which many are located around Australia.
http://dfat.gov.au/about-us/our-locations/australian-offices/pages/australianoffices.aspx

In New South Wales, there is a Passport office in Sydney but the

nearest to us is in Newcastle (from Maitland). The Newcastle
Passport office is open from 8:30-4:00pm. Excerpt from the
website on the following page:

Newcastle Address
Level 1
77 Hunter Street
(Corner of Hunter Street and Bolton Street - entrance on Bolton
Street)
Newcastle NSW 2300
Fax: (02) 4923 9393

This is a relative location from google maps. It is advised you

use maps or a Navigational tool to find your way there if
driving.

https://www.google.com/maps?
biw=1280&bih=899&q=google+maps&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=ItmdVc8BYLEmAWCmpygDg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ

Option 2: Take the Hunter Line from East Maitland (or your
preferred station) to Hamilton. From there you will go directly to
the Post office via Hamilton Train Service. Cost of $6.62 per way
(Sydney Train Service estimation)

https://www.google.com/maps?
biw=1280&bih=899&q=google+maps&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=ItmdVc8BYLEmAWCmpygDg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ

Once you arrive you will be able to ask questions and fill out
required forms to either achieve or renew a passport.
Presently, the most common method is to apply for a passport
online. Your local post office can take your passport photo
(required).
Visit: https://www.passports.gov.au/web/forms/entrypoint.aspx

Sample of the online application:

Using the Australian Passport Office website, you can renew or

apply for an Australian Passport. They have a variety of tabs
offering helpful information if you have questions or need help.
The FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions could be a useful tab.)

This is an example of a paper-application form: