How can I return home if my passport and visa have expired in Sydney?

According to domestic notification, all types of passport extensions will no longer be processed from January 1, 2007. If the passport is about to expire, the passport holder can apply for a passport replacement according to regulations.

1. The license holder can apply for passport renewal under the following circumstances:

1. The passport has expired;

2. The passport is about to expire;

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4. Children who share a passport with their parents and need to hold the passport alone;

5. The passport is damaged, affecting user.

According to the "Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China", Chinese citizens who have settled abroad and voluntarily join or acquire foreign nationality will automatically lose their Chinese nationality and can no longer apply for a Chinese passport.

2. Please provide:

1. A completed "Passport/Travel Certificate/Seaman's Certificate/Return Certificate Application Form of the People's Republic of China";

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2. Two small 2-inch (48mm >3. The original and photocopy of the passport, including the photo data page, the page for annotation or extension, and the visa page for coming to the United States;

4. The original and photocopy of the legal residence permit in the United States (such as U.S. "green card", work permit, I-20 form, long-term valid visa, etc.).

3. How to apply for the certificate

I should go to the embassy or consulate general in person according to the consular district. You cannot mail it or entrust someone else to do it for you. However, the embassy can provide return mail service. For details, please see the "Instructions for Mailing Certificates".

No need to make an appointment in advance.

4. Certificate application time and fee

1. Because it is necessary to go to New York to get the certificate and then send it back to our consulate. It takes one month to apply for the certificate and costs US$55. In special circumstances, if it exceeds 1 month, our library will notify you of the time for collection by phone. Since the passport needs to be sent to the passport production center for printing, there is no expedited service.

2. Abnormal renewal (such as applying for passport renewal due to damaged, destroyed or altered passports) will take about 1 month or more. The fee is $105.

3. Accept credit cards (VISA, MasterCard), cash checks (Money Order, Cashier’s check), company checks, and cash. Please make checks payable to: Chinese Embassy.