Fingerprints

Fingerprints

​​Some foreign governments require people over 16 years of age to provide a full set of fingerprints with their application to renew a passport. The fingerprints are required for identification and are not for visa or Australian criminal record checks.

A person may go to a police station, with the foreign agency fingerprint forms, the relevant letter of authority or request from the foreign agency, and photo ID (drivers licence or passport, etc) and ask that a police officer take their fingerprints, on payment of the current fee.

Once a QPS officer has sighted a letter of authority from the foreign government and is satisfied of the applicant's identity, the person is fingerprinted on the foreign agency forms supplied by the applicant. The form is completed by the police officer taking the fingerprints, officially stamped and returned to the applicant.

Contact your local police station for further information.

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