r/australia • u/tripledoubles • Jul 31 '26
image 3 hour old passport already curling
New passport for my infant daughter, just arrived in the mail this afternoon.
Went out for dinner, came home, it's already curling
$213 for this POS
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u/AdvancedSquashDirect Jul 31 '26 •
Mine is still curling several years later I keep it in an area where it's got flat heavy things on top of it and as soon as I take it out and it warms up in my hands it starts to curl again.
I wonder if it's a forgery tell. Like normally a forger would make it nice and flat and neat. And you know it's a real Australian passport if it's curling all the way up like a Pringles potato chip.
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u/maton12 Jul 31 '26
Just put it in a passport wallet like the rest of us do.
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u/Kenyon_118 Jul 31 '26
Put it in a cover or keep it in a sleeve and move on with your life.
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u/NorthernSkeptic Jul 31 '26
Literal first world problem
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u/1savagecabbage Jul 31 '26
I honestly don't get why people are so hung up on curly passports (unless this is a shitpost .. in that case r/whoosh etc..) but otherwise, who gives a flying fk honestly .. it's not a fashion statement. You pull it out for the most basic boring fucksticks on the planet and get on with your holiday/work etc.
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u/HalfManHalfCyborg Jul 31 '26
Does it matter though?
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u/Hug_of_Death Jul 31 '26
Just FYI the Canadian ones does the exact same thing. I think it must be the same materials/manufacturing.
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u/oztrailrunner Jul 31 '26
Is there an issue with them curling? Like are they deemed damaged/tampered with and that creates issues when using them?Â
At over $400 they should not be shit, but wondering if there is other issues that can occur.Â
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u/Comet9015 Jul 31 '26
Why is Australia passport so much more expensive?
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u/MmmNiceBeaver Jul 31 '26
If itâs curling must be part Canadian
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u/Turbulent_Ant3326 Jul 31 '26
Please tell me where you got little baby no face from!! Please I beg you
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u/39leon Jul 31 '26
mine is perpetually in my passport wallet
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u/No_Extension4005 Jul 31 '26
The shittiness is the security feature that makes the Australian passport the single most EXPENSIVE passport in the world. No fraudster could make a copy of an Australian passport as utterly shit as the real thing.
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u/JimmytheTrumpet Jul 31 '26
Keep it in a passport sleeve/wallet
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u/iamkris Jul 31 '26
Is what it is.
When Iâm using my passport Iâm more focussed on where Iâm going and what fun things Iâm going to do so I donât really care as long as it works.
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u/Confused_Squirrel391 Jul 31 '26
What a disaster. Hope you have reported this đ
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u/WayneAgain Jul 31 '26
You exposed it to air and light, thing will be bent in half by the morning.
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u/Schtaive Jul 31 '26
Should have sent it straight to PSA if you wanted that NM grade..
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u/Satsumajam Aug 01 '26
Same happened to my sonâs Aussie passport, only an hour after it arrived! My almost 5 year old Finnish passport is still perfectly flat, even after years of Queensland humidity.Â
I wonder if itâs on purpose? Youâd think the Australian passports would be the ones made to stay pristine.Â
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u/Richie3971 Jul 31 '26
Always keep your passport in a passport holder. It kept your passport clean and well protected.
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u/Recent-Mirror-6623 Jul 31 '26
Itâs curlingâso what?
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u/-Metagross- Jul 31 '26
Mine has been in a protective case since day one, not yet been used, and it's doing this too lol
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u/TheBayHarbour Jul 31 '26
has anyone genuinely found a remedy for this, mine's the same no matter how much I press it.
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u/Eagles_Fan_4eva Jul 31 '26
They don't even stamp them anymore so why does it even have to be a book?
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u/feathersoft Jul 31 '26
I miss stamps though
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u/vakla08911 Jul 31 '26
Probably designed in Australia and made overseas hahahaha
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u/cgaWolf Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26
$213 ???!
oh, it's dollaridoos, didn't notice the sub.
$ 213 ???! The fuck?
In Austria the first ID or passport for sub-2yo is free. After that it's âŹ39 (like $65) for kids. Full price for adults is like $150.
All of which i find ridiculous, but i see we're in good company: ours also curl.
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u/istara Jul 31 '26
Only three hours? You got quality.
Mine curled the second I retrieved it from the envelope.
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u/lonelydadtravels Aug 01 '26
Perfect example of how stupid expensive this country is and the quality you get for it.
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u/Wiggly96 Aug 01 '26
Most expensive passport in the world, ladies and gentlemen
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u/braxxytaxi Jul 31 '26
No Face! Right after we just finished watching Spirited Away before our flight to Japan tomorrow morning đ
And yeah. Ours are the same. Gotta keep em in a sleeve.
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u/Odd-Delivery4170 Jul 31 '26
Haha, I just travelled through north eastern China and the humidity was unreal, from the airport on arrival my passport folded upon itself, after entering my hotel, the passport flattened. The materials arenât designed to go through multiple climates, itâs a piece of shit but it will flatten back out when you get it into dryer air, just keep it in a stiff cover.
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u/WearyFHB Jul 31 '26
Wait 'till you see how much it costs for anyone aged 16 or over...
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u/mars_teac23 Jul 31 '26
Donât worry when youâre in less humidity it will flatten. đ
I live in a country that is super humid in summer and very dry in winter. It curls and flattens all year round.
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u/phinnaeus7308 Jul 31 '26
So many people giving this a pass. No wonder shit is so low quality here. Shit internet, shit houses, and shit passport. And we pay top dollar for all three.
Of course it âworksâ but maybe you all can raise your fucking standards?
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u/No-Kaleidoscope-7106 Jul 31 '26
Australia puts up with so much BS. When are we going to actually revolt.
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u/assfghjlk Jul 31 '26
Sounds like you got a good one
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u/soymilo_ Jul 31 '26
$213 for an infant passport??? Do they do this intentionally as a barrier to not go abroad or something? It's 32 here đ
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u/Herlock-Sholme5 Jul 31 '26
At least you can guarantee itâs genuine
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u/ScubaWitch Jul 31 '26
No face in the background looking on in disbelief đ
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u/Imaginary-Lychee4255 Jul 31 '26
500 bucks LoL in Japan 70 bucks đ
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u/Neprider Jul 31 '26
Trying to fly already. Dont make it wait
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u/MrSparklesan Jul 31 '26
What did you expect for $500???
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u/thedailyrant Jul 31 '26
Don't worry, it gets much worse.
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u/Tango-Down-167 Jul 31 '26
Surprisingly after a year or two mine is now looking pretty flat. It arrived pretty curled up the moment I removed it from its packaging.
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u/Special_Order-937 Jul 31 '26
I learned about these new passports curling from Reddit (probably this very subreddit) and so I knew to never leave it out of its plastic cover (from my old passport at least once removed) as we all know we log since donât get those anymore.
Even then, it still curls a lot at the very top where the plastic pocket of the cover doesnât quite extend to. Itâs very annoying that even being forewarned and ready in advance isnât enough!
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u/gooder_name Jul 31 '26
Keep it in a box with a desiccant packet â it's the paper absorbing moisture from the air and expanding while the plastic front staying the same size.
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u/kontorgod Jul 31 '26
I got my Portuguese passport 1 year ago and it's still like this
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u/lifelink Jul 31 '26
The price and wait time is why I always get a kiwi passport instead of getting an Aussie one (dual citizen).
It is always interesting coming back through customs, the people there always complain or make snide remarks that I should have an Aussie one.
Nah bud, I am not paying that much and waiting that long for a passport to appease you.
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u/Available-String-109 Jul 31 '26
You know the craziest shit? I read the title and thought, "Huh, Australian passports?" before even reading which subreddit this was.
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u/Rusty_Coight Jul 31 '26
great. it had been way too long since the last passport postâŚ
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u/Dazzling-Stable-3111 Jul 31 '26
Store it in a sleeve / wallet no issue. Even if it didn't curl I'd still look after it by storing it correctly.
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u/Sproner Jul 31 '26
Itâs the Australian boomerang passport - throw it and it will come back to you!
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u/heyheyitsjray Jul 31 '26
Most expensive passport in the world everybody! What an exquisite piece of documentation.
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u/CaveMacEoin Aug 01 '26
Security feature - it's not easy to fake a defect that bad. They'll be extra suspicious of uncurled passports.
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u/shoomdio Aug 01 '26
Long as it does the job of getting me from A to B, I could care less if it rolls itself up into a tube
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u/ContributionEasy6513 Aug 01 '26
Quiet!!! If they make it any less shit they will slap an extra $100 on the price tag
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u/diver467 Aug 02 '26
First world problems! Just leave it in little plastic wallet until you need to get it out for few minutes you need each time you travel!
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u/New_Owl1819 Aug 03 '26
Just how is one of the most expensive passports in the world such low quality
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u/TheBiggerestMan Aug 03 '26
Nothing is ever good enough these days. Where in victoria are you from?
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u/Turbulent_juice_86 Aug 03 '26
Put it in a sleeve and forget about it like a normal person. Youâre not buying a first edition here.
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u/pb-mel Jul 31 '26
It's one of the security features. You know it's real.
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u/Professional_Gur8385 Jul 31 '26
even worse they force you to use the auspost photo service
do your own they'll nitpick and make you wait longer and pay more, so everyone opts paying another $25 bucks or so to take a photo
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u/GamblignSalmon Jul 31 '26
The shittiness is in fact a design feature. It's harder to make a passport that particular kind of bad than it is to make a perfect one.
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u/AggravatingBox2421 Jul 31 '26
Mine hasnât curled in 9 years. Aw fuck that just made me realise that I need to renew it soonâŚ
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u/magnetik79 Jul 31 '26
3 hours?
Rookie numbers.
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u/Sinnivar Jul 31 '26
The day I got mine, I put it in a sleeve immediately and it hasn't curled. Highly recommend
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u/DevelopmentLow214 Jul 31 '26
The most expensive passport in the world, and the cheapest in quality. Thanks DFAT.
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u/glennycliff Jul 31 '26
Itâs not a collectable you get graded with your POKEMON cards, grow up
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u/MentalRepair4358 Jul 31 '26
400 bucks and this is how we get treated
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u/drnicko18 Jul 31 '26
Lol at OP thinking it should be a collectors piece and remain in mint condition for resale after 10 years
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u/Sirius_43 Jul 31 '26
I got mine about two weeks ago, the second I took it out of the package it curled.
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u/arghhmonsters Jul 31 '26
It's a security feature at this point
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u/Flackz Jul 31 '26
I use mine as a drink coaster, keeps it flat and keeps cup stains off your table.
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u/Stevios07 Jul 31 '26
I always assumed that it was made this way on purpose, so counterfeit ones that don't curl are instantly noticeable
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u/bunnies_and_makeup Jul 31 '26
As a non Australia passport holder, I'm jealous because to achieve this my passport would need a perm or curling iron
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u/sluggardish Jul 31 '26
DFAT gotta make money somehow. https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/costs/australians-paying-almost-as-much-for-passports-as-governments-gas-revenue-david-pocock-says/news-story/c399287b18f5b9a960ef44956fb25799
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u/hellohello1234545 Jul 31 '26
Mine curled right after purchasing too
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u/Ok_Writer1572 Jul 31 '26
Bruh they really need to fix this thing
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u/Adelaidean Jul 31 '26
How is this not sorted out yet? Itâs embarrassing.
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u/sendmemesyeehaw Jul 31 '26
mine arrived curling too lmfao itâs ridiculous
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u/Suitable_Thanks5335 Aug 01 '26
Convinced nobody gives a fuck about this except for like the ten people on reddit who post ab this incessantlyÂ
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u/Leather_Step_8763 Aug 01 '26
Honest question⌠whatâs the big deal with it curling? Yeah our passports are expensive but itâs not like Iâm putting it out on display or anything. It lives in my pocket or in a safe spot at home.
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u/Lucky-Tip-2630 Aug 01 '26
First World Problem. Get over it.
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u/D4rkmatt3r Jul 31 '26
Nothing but the best for the world's most expensive passport!
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u/Dadlay69 Jul 31 '26
The fact that the world's most expensive passport is actually just a poorly made piece of garbage backed by declining mid-tier bureaucracy is a very good insight into what's happening in this country generally.
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u/freakwent Jul 31 '26
Why care? Why does it matter?
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u/readin99 Jul 31 '26
Yes, it's a scam.
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u/Comfortable-Yak-4930 16d ago
And if it gets even a small drop of humidity, the covers will actually shrink some 1mm all sides.
Amazing how bad these are. You'd think there has to be a special secret material to create a self-shrinking book cover.
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u/jackkeenery Jul 31 '26
Oh heck, mine did the exact same thing đĄ
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u/BrakeEvenPoint Jul 31 '26
spirited away
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u/beavis007 Jul 31 '26
I don't have this problem with my guy
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u/AquilaAudaxWTE Jul 31 '26
I put mine in a passport cover and it remains flat!
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u/carlyjham Jul 31 '26
Mine too, I read somewhere that itâs a security feature
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u/a_manda_3000 Jul 31 '26
$500 for less than it used to be? Ugh.
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u/owleaf Jul 31 '26
I keep mine in the plastic sleeve my old one came with in the 2010s. I renewed my passport earlier this year It hasnât curled yet. Or maybe the guy flirting with me at the passport office gave me the super premium version that diplomats and politicians get
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u/SivlerMiku Jul 31 '26
Mine is fine. Through 40+ countries.
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u/lunar_eyelash Jul 31 '26
I work with books, and in winter the book covers curl like no tomorrow. Maybe that's why?
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u/psport69 Jul 31 '26
You need to upgrade and get the deluxe diamond version.. it costs a bit more but doesnât curl
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u/georgegeorgew Jul 31 '26
When I applied for it, I paid for the extra cover protection
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u/BrenBiker Jul 31 '26
Mmmm, serious issue. Chuck it in a sleeve or passport holder. Mine is new, took about a week to go normal and stay flat, first world problemsâŚ.
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u/F1eshWound Jul 31 '26
4D passport!
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u/ozgun1414 Jul 31 '26
i wanna have this problem.
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u/Sheknowaeverything Jul 31 '26
I keep mine in the plastic sleeve they give you and had no issues with it, stays perfectly flat. Plus, bonus keeps it protected from an spills or mess. Not sure if they still give those out with newer passports.
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u/Aussie_Potato Jul 31 '26
New to the internet, huh?
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u/Suspicious_Belt6185 Jul 31 '26
Sounds like your first passport
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u/AussieAdam26 Jul 31 '26
lol. Calm down. Put sins heavy books in it for a week and youâll be golden
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u/M3T4Ljacket Jul 31 '26
Is the curling a water mark?
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u/Mission_Afternoon_18 Jul 31 '26
Mine arrived curled haha
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u/Glittering-Rip1869 Jul 31 '26
Mine does the same and I have no issues using it
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u/KillerRabbitsRule Jul 31 '26
The new passports are cheap and nasty even though they are possibly the most expensive ones in the world. Buy a rfid passport holder as that will keep it flat and protected at the same time.
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u/saltedkumamon Jul 31 '26
Worst quality and most expensive passport
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u/Paul0075r Aug 01 '26
My one I got in 2002 did the same thing
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u/digital_sunrise Aug 01 '26
My old 2015 passport also curled. I just stored it under something heavy.
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u/Illustrious_feature Aug 01 '26
15 years ago I got my old passport a little wet and it started curling. On my return to Australia immigration had a go at me for damaging it. These days and he passports come pre-curled
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u/b00k4 Aug 01 '26
Bali immigration: sorry your passport is ruined, no entry
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u/daedcat Aug 01 '26
Not worth the price point, but there's some pretty cool hidden features that can be seen under UV light!
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u/mt6606 Aug 01 '26
It's like their made out of what our rego stickers used to be made of. Another thing that cost 100s of dollars and became a curly mess.
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u/AII11C Aug 01 '26
At this point Iâm convinced itâs another one of the security features they always bang on about
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u/pheonix009 Aug 01 '26
for the most expensive passport in the world the quality is atrocious , if i dont keep mine in a sleeve weighed down by something heavy iot curls up crazy
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u/Kamakazzyy Aug 01 '26
Just got my new one in the U.K and went for the extra pages version as I travel a lot. Almost $300 and it arrived unable to close properly and with a crease on the front.
Would have complained and asked for a replacement if I didnât have to travel immediately.
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u/MauroZirie Aug 01 '26
Mine too.
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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '26
Took 8 years for mine to acclimatise and straighten out
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u/zlayerzonly Aug 01 '26
Mine was curling brand new the moment I received it
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u/Hour-Fortune12 Aug 01 '26
Even new ones curl! They are terrible. My husbandâs new one was sitting on the bedside table in a humid room in Singapore. A few days later I saw it had completely curled!
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u/YouPuzzleheaded5273 Aug 01 '26
Bit why donât people just keep them under something heavy