Guarantor of applicant

To help us identify the person applying for an Australian passport, a guarantor is required to complete Section 12 of the application form, endorse the back of one photograph in English by writing "This is a true photograph of (applicant's full name)" and sign in black ink.

The guarantor must:

be 18 years of age or over;
have known the applicant for at least 12 months or since birth;
not be related to the applicant by birth, marriage, de facto or same sex relationship, nor live at the applicant's address;
possess a current Australian (unexpired) passport that was issued with at least two years' validity; or be currently employed in one of the approved professional or occupational groups.

Approved Professional or Occupational 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)