Update your date of birth record

Your date of birth record

The quickest way to correct your date of birth is online. To do this, you need a myGov account linked to the ATO.

You need to verify at least one identity document to correct your date of birth.

How you do this depends on what identity document you can use.

For details about the personal information we collect from you, see Privacy notice – update date of birth.

Update your date of birth online

To correct your date of birth online, you need a myGov account linked to the ATO.

You also need one of the following identity documents:

• Australian full birth certificate – not an extract
• Australian passport
• Australian citizenship certificate
• Australian visa
• Australian drivers licence or learners permit.

The document details you provide will be verified with the agency that issued the document.

Follow the steps below to find out:

• how to update your date of birth using ATO online services
• how to update your date of birth using the ATO app.

How to update your date of birth using ATO online services

To update your date of birth using ATO online services:

• sign in to your myGov accountExternal Link
• under Linked services select Australian Taxation Office
• select My profile, then Personal details
• select Update date of birth
• select the identity document you will be using to verify your date of birth
• tick the box to agree to your identity document being checked with the issuing agency, then select Next
• complete the fields required to verify your identity document, then select Verify.

How to update your date of birth using the ATO app

To update your date of birth:

• log in to the ATO app
• select More, then My details
• under Personal details select Update, which will open ATO online services
• follow the steps in how to update your date of birth using ATO online.

Update your date of birth through Australia Post

You can correct your date of birth at a participating Australia Post outlet. To find a participating retail outlet near you, visit the Australia Post office locatorThis link opens in a new window.

You need one of the following identity documents:

• Australian full birth certificate – not an extract
• Australian passport
• Australian citizenship certificate
• foreign birth certificate
• foreign passport.

To update your date of birth through Australia Post:

1. Complete the online formThis link opens in a new window.
2. Print the summary to take to your Australia Post interview.
3. Attend an interview at a participating Australia Post outlet within 30 days of completing your online form and take your printed summary and proof-of-identity documents to the interview.

You may need to book an appointment to attend an interview at a participating Australia Post retail outlet.

Update your date of birth by phone

We can correct your date of birth over the phone, contact us to speak to a customer service representative.

You will need to have one of the following identity documents:

• Australian full birth certificate (not an extract)
• Australian passport
• Australian citizenship certificate or Extract from Register of Citizenship by Descent
• Australian drivers licence or learners permit.

We'll check your document information with the agency that issued the document. If we can't make the changes over the phone, we'll give you other options.

Update your date of birth by post

To update your date of birth, you can download and complete the form Update date of birth.

You need one of the following identity documents:

• Australian full birth certificate (not an extract)
• Australian passport
• Australian citizenship certificate
• foreign birth certificate
• foreign passport.

Post the completed form and a certified copy of your original document to the address on the form. We can't accept certified copies of digital identity documents. Don't post original documents as these may not be returned to you.

There are different options for getting certified copies of your documents, depending on whether you need:

• copies of identity documents and you are in Australia
• copies of identity documents and you are outside Australia.

It can take up to 28 days to update your records after we receive the form.