Guarantor to endorse your photograph and complete section 11 of the Overseas Application form (PC8)

If you do not know an Australian passport holder who can meet the following requirements as your Guarantor (see section 11, page 3 of the application form), you may use a Guarantor who is not an Australian passport holder as long as he or she is currently employed in one of the approved professional or occupation groups listed below, and:

is not related to you by birth or marriage,
is not in a de facto relationship with you,
does not live at the same address,
is over 18 years of age,
has known you for at least 12 months or since birth, and
is readily available to discuss your application during normal business hours.

Approved professional or occupation groups

Chartered/Certified Accountants, Chartered Engineers
Judges, Barristers, Solicitors, Patent Attorneys, Clerks of Court, Bailiffs, Sheriffs
Registered Medical Practitioners, Dentists, Pharmacists, Registered Veterinary Surgeons, Registered Nurses
Members of Parliament, elected City, County and District Councillors
Police Officers with at least 5 years continuous service
Members currently serving in the regular Australian or British Defence Force with at least 5 years continuous service
Ministers of Religion and Marriage Celebrants Teachers - full-time, who have been teaching for more than 5 years
Civil Servants/Local Government employees - full-time, who have been employed continuously for at least 5 years by their current employer
Bank Branch Managers - manager of a High Street bank, but not managers of investment or business branches, building societies, bank travel centres, loan centres or line mangers within a bank
Post Office Managers - manager of a post office managed directly by Post Office Ltd, owned by Royal Mail (not post office agencies, sub post offices or franchise offices)

You do not need a Guarantor for an adult Australian Passport Renewal Application. (PC7)

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