Finnish Passport Mission is Coming to Melbourne!

The Embassy of Finland is coming to Melbourne with our mobile passport equipment. Appointments will be available on the 27.11.2018 from 11am to 7pm and on the 28.11.2018 from 8.30am to 4pm. Continue reading for more information.

The Passport mission organised by the Embassy of Finland in Australia is open to citizens of Finland to apply for a new Finnish passport or to renew an existing one. To be eligible, you will need to provide some or most of the following supporting documents.

• Current valid passport
• Old expired passport and another valid photo identity document (Australian driver licence, photo Id card)
• One passport photo of the applicant (must not be older than 6 months old)
• Australian visa details (Via the Australian Department of Home Affairs VEVO service* or a visa sticker issued by Australia after 1.6.2003), or
• Australian citizenship certificate (if not registered on the Finnish Population Information system)

*You will need your passport and one of the following to use this service; visa grant number, transaction reference number, visa evidence number or a passport. Use the send email option to send your VEVO to consular.can@formin.fi. Read more about the VEVO service here.

How to book an appointment

Step One

Send an email to consular.can@formin.fi with a copy of your passport and/or other photo identity document. Include your contact details, email and phone number.

The Embassy will conduct a quick search of the Population Information System of Finland to determine if other supporting documents are required. We will reply to your email as soon as possible and advise if any other documents are required.

As soon as the Embassy has received copies of all the required documents, we will advise you of this.

Step Two

Pay the passport application fee. Call us on 02 6273 3800 with your payment card details at hand. Payment will be made over the phone. Credit/debit cards accepted (excluding AMEX and Diners)

The passport application fee, including postage, is AUD$230/passport. The fee non-refundable in the case of a negative decision.

If you cannot call us during our phone hours, advise us of a time that we can call you. We are available to call Monday to Thursday from 9am to 5pm and on Fridays from 9am to 2.30pm.

Steps 1 and 2 will need to be completed by Wednesday the 14^th of November 2018.

Step Three

You will receive an email from the Embassy upon receipt of all documents and payment of the passport fee. The email will have a link to the online appointment-booking site with which you can choose your appointment day and time.

Step Four

Attend your appointment. Bring a physical passport photo and the originals of all the documents provided via email to your appointment. The Consular specialist must site the original documents before issuing the passport. If the originals are not provided, this may result in a negative decision.