Australian Embassy
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

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Passport guarantors

If you are submitting the PC7 Adult Renewal form, a guarantor is not required.

If you are submitting the PC8 Overseas Application form, then you do need a guarantor.  Your guarantor must complete Section 11 of the application form.  He/she must also endorse the back of one photo by writing "This is a true photo of [your full name]" and signing underneath.  A guarantor is not optional. 

General guarantor criteria

You should ensure that your guarantor:

  • is not related to you by birth or marriage, AND
  • is not in a de facto relationship with you, AND
  • does not live at the same address as you, AND
  • is 18 years of age or older, AND
  • has known you for at least 12 months, AND
  • is willing and available to discuss your application with us during normal business hours, AND
  • meets one of the guarantor qualifications below.

Guarantor qualifications

There are two types of guarantors you can choose from:

1.   A current Australian passport holder, OR

2.   A non-Australian who is currently employed in one of the following occupations:

  • Chartered/Certified Accountants
  • Chartered Professional Engineers
  • Judges, Barristers and Solicitors
  • Registered Medical Practitioners (Doctors and GPs only), Dentists, Pharmacists
  • Registered Nurses, Chiropractors, Optometrists, Physiotherapists and Psychologists
  • Registered Veterinary Surgeons
  • Members of Parliament, elected City, County and District Councillors
  • Police Officers with at least five years continuous service
  • Members currently serving in the regular Australian or British Defence Force with at least five years continuous service
  • Ministers of Religion and Marriage Celebrants
  • Teachers - full-time, who have been teaching for more than five years
  • Civil Servants/Local Government employees - full-time, who have been employed continuously for at least five 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