Australian Embassy

Islamic Republic of Iran

Embassy address: No. 2, 23rd Street, Khalid Islambuli Ave., Tehran - Telephone: +98 21 8386 3666 - Fax: +98 21 8872 0484 - Immigration and Visa enquiries: +98 21 8872 4456

Australian Citizenship applications

If you are an Australian citizen and have had a baby overseas, you will need to register your child to obtain a Citizenship by Descent certificate in order to apply for an Australian passport. Information on applying for Australian Citizenship is available on the Citizenship website.
See: Information on Australian citizenship

Application for Australian Citizenship by Descent
See: Form 118 - English (230KB PDF file)

Documents required as part of the Citizenship by Descent application
See: Checklist of requirements – English and Farsi (127KB PDF file)

For Citizenship application fees
See: Citizenship fees

Information on how to lodge an application in Tehran
See: How to lodge an application in Tehran

The current Application Charge
See: Tehran Fees

The standard processing time for citizenship by descent applications is 1 month. Information about processing times is available on the Immigration website, along with the department’s Client Service Charter.
See: Client Services Charter

Information for Australian citizens on applying for a passport is available from the Australian Embassy website.
See: Australian Embassy Tehran