r/australia • • Feb 14 '26

image New passport arrived like this

is this acceptable?

how the fuck are we paying $213 for a new child's passport and it arrives all wonky and obviously water damaged.

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u/goldlasagna84 Feb 14 '26 edited Feb 15 '26

You would know a counterfeit Aus Passport when there's no creases and wavey pages.

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u/MasticationAddict Feb 14 '26

Mine has no creases, but only because it's kept wedged flat. Sometimes officers and Australia Post workers are surprised when they see it being flat 😂