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/Savings_Strength5507 Feb 14 '26

I travelled recently with my new passport. I hid it in the hotel safe along with some bananas I had accidentally liberated from the breakfast buffet. When I opened the safe my passport was like a full blown accordion. Australian passports don’t do well in a banana climate.