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Get an official Australian Immunisation History Statement from the Australian Immunisation Register. Download it through myGov, request a printed copy, or access a child's record if they are under 14.
Learn how to get your first Australian adult passport, including eligibility, citizenship and identity documents, photos, referee or guarantor rules, Australia Post lodgement, fees and processing times.
Find out what to do if your Australian passport is lost, stolen, water damaged or otherwise damaged, including reporting, replacement eligibility, B11 requirements, 2026 fees and urgent overseas options.
Change the name or gender on your Australian passport after marriage, divorce, gender transition or another name change. Check the evidence, replacement rules, 2026 fees and fee-waiver conditions before applying.
If you are 15 or older and already enrolled in Medicare, you can get your own Medicare card and number. Eligible people can apply online through Medicare linked to myGov, while form MS011 is available when the online service cannot be used.
Use Priority or Fast Track passport processing in Australia if eligible, with RAPID lodgment and passport-office collection options to reduce waiting time.
Complain when an Australian organisation or government agency covered by the Privacy Act mishandles your personal information, and escalate the matter to the OAIC when appropriate.
Create a Commonwealth statutory declaration digitally through myGov using Digital ID, without an approved witness, then download the completed PDF.
Australians overseas with an urgent need to travel may be able to get an emergency passport through an Australian embassy or consulate.
Legalise an Australian document for overseas use through DFAT, including how to confirm whether you need an apostille or authentication and prepare the document.
Apply for an AFP National Police Check for an accepted Commonwealth, ACT, immigration or overseas purpose, with the correct purpose code and identity documents.
Set up the Australian Government myID app, choose Basic, Standard or Strong identity strength, verify accepted documents and complete photo verification where required.
Apply through ImmiAccount for evidence of Australian citizenship or replace a citizenship certificate that has been lost, destroyed or damaged.
Find out whether your Australian adult passport is eligible for streamlined renewal, what photos and documents you need, how to lodge the application, 2026 fees, processing times and when you must make a full new passport application instead.
Learn how to apply for an Australian child passport, including citizenship and birth documents, guarantor rules, parental consent and witnessing, 2026 fees, lodgement, processing times and the special-circumstances route when full consent cannot be obtained.
Find out who can enrol in Medicare in Australia, which identity and residency documents you need, how to apply online through myGov or with form MS004, how family enrolment works and how you receive your Medicare card.
Replace a lost, stolen, damaged or expired Medicare card through Medicare online services linked to myGov, the myGov app or by calling Medicare. Learn when expired cards are replaced automatically, how quickly the new card arrives, how to use the digital Medicare card immediately and how to request an extra family card.