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The Australian Passport Information Service (APIS) provides a high quality telephone information service for Australian passport clients. Australian passports can be renewed overseas by submitting a completed passport renewal application form in person at the nearest Australian embassy, high commission or consulate, together with the previous ...
Advance Passenger Information System [1] or APIS is an electronic data interchange system established by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). [2]APIS governs the provision of a limited number of data elements (identification details from the passport and basic flight information) from commercial airline and vessel operators to the computer system of the destination state. [3]
Australian citizens, aged 18 years or over who have an adult Australian passport that was valid for at least two years when issued, and was issued on or after 1 July 2000, in the current name, date of birth and sex or have a child Australian passport that was valid for at least two years when issued, and was issued on or after 1 July 2005, and ...
The Australian Attorney-General's Department also provides a bio-metric face verification service [15] Visas, identity, and right to work status can be checked online through the Department of Immigration and Border Protection's Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) service. [16]
The SmartGate system collects personal information includes the information on the biometric page of the passport, such as name, gender, date of birth, passport number, passport photograph, nationality, and the country of origin of the passport. [9] Other information may also be collected, such as travel details, and the facial biometric ...
Until the Second World War, Australia's status as a dominion of the British Empire in the then British Commonwealth meant its foreign relations were mostly defined by the United Kingdom. During this time, Australia's overseas activities were predominantly related to trade and commercial interests, while its external affairs were concerned ...
The Australian Information Service (AIS) was one of a series of federal government organisations created to promote the image of Australia, in existence between 1940 and 1996. First created in 1940, the Australian News and Information Bureau ( ANIB ) kept its name but expanded its functions when it was moved into the Department of the Interior ...
Currently, all Five Nations passport holders have access to Australia and New Zealand's SmartGate system [6] and the UK's ePassport gates. [7] Similarly, British passport holders [a] have access to the US's Global Entry programme, while Canadians have access to the NEXUS programme. [8] Australia is also planning to participate in Global Entry. [9]