Hi there,
The older sister of my own daughter is resident in PNG, with her Mother. She is a dual Australian/PNG citizen, as her Father is Australian, and was originally issued an Australian passport which has now expired.
Her natural father (resident in Aust) is uncontactable, unhelpful and has not been willing to sign her passport application to renew her Australian passport. This is further made difficult by her Mother and the child living in PNG, not Australia.
Her Mother has since applied for full parental custody through the PNG courts, to be able to make parental decisions on behalf of her daughter (now 12yo) on the basis that her Father has no contact and is not willing to be contacted.
To have her Australian passport issued, we believe these Court Orders need to be recognised by the Australian courts in order to submit a passport application successfully without the natural Father's signature. Can anyone advise where to start, and what this process would be?
Regards
Mark Krueger
The older sister of my own daughter is resident in PNG, with her Mother. She is a dual Australian/PNG citizen, as her Father is Australian, and was originally issued an Australian passport which has now expired.
Her natural father (resident in Aust) is uncontactable, unhelpful and has not been willing to sign her passport application to renew her Australian passport. This is further made difficult by her Mother and the child living in PNG, not Australia.
Her Mother has since applied for full parental custody through the PNG courts, to be able to make parental decisions on behalf of her daughter (now 12yo) on the basis that her Father has no contact and is not willing to be contacted.
To have her Australian passport issued, we believe these Court Orders need to be recognised by the Australian courts in order to submit a passport application successfully without the natural Father's signature. Can anyone advise where to start, and what this process would be?
Regards
Mark Krueger
