Eligibility Quiz
Documents Required
Identity Documents
- The pages of your current passport showing your photo, personal details, and passport issue and expiry dates
- A national identity card, if you have one
- Proof of change of name (marriage or divorce certificate, change of name documents from an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, or the relevant overseas authority, or documents showing other names you have been known by)
Work and Residence Documents
You must provide proof that, as the holder of your eligible visa, you lived, worked and studied in a designated area of Australia.
Proof of residence can include but is not limited to:
- Leases or rental agreements
- Utility bills (telephone, gas, electricity) showing your home address(es)
- School reports
- Title deeds to your home
- Any other evidence demonstrating you and any family members are resident in a designated area
Proof of work can include but is not limited to:
- Reference letters
- Payslips
Proof of study can include but is not limited to:
- School reports
- Academic transcripts
- Letters of completion
Evidence of Income
You must provide Notices of Assessment issued by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for three income years out of the five years of your eligible visa. If you owe money to the ATO, you must have paid it back or have an approved payment plan in place to pay it back.
Character Documents
- Australian police certificate (if you have spent 12 months or more in Australia in the last 10 years since you turned 16) — only complete disclosure National Police Certificates issued by the Australian Federal Police are accepted
- Overseas police certificates from every country where you spent 12 months or more in the last 10 years since you turned 16
- Military service records or discharge papers, if applicable
- Form 80 – Personal particulars for character assessment
- Form 1221 – Additional personal particulars information
Relationship Documents
If you are or have been married, widowed, divorced or permanently separated, provide proof such as:
- Marriage certificates
- Divorce documents
- Death certificates
- Separation documents
- Statutory declarations
If your partner or dependent children are not included in this application, tell the Department the reason why (for example, they already hold Australian citizenship or are a permanent resident).
Partner Documents
If including a partner, provide:
- Identity documents and photos
- Character documents
- Marriage certificate, if applicable
- Documents about other relationships, if applicable
For de facto relationships, provide either evidence that your relationship is registered by an Australian State or Territory, or documents to prove you have been in a de facto relationship with your partner for at least 12 months before you apply.
For both married and de facto applicants, you must provide evidence that you are in a genuine and continuing relationship. Evidence can include but is not limited to:
- Joint bank account statements
- Billing accounts in joint names
- Joint leases or mortgages
- Documents showing your partner has lived at the same address as you
Dependent Children Documents
For every dependant 18 years old or younger who is applying with you, provide:
- Copies of birth certificates or the family book showing the names of both parents of all your dependent children
- Copies of the adoption paper, if applicable
- Parental responsibility documents, if applicable
You must get consent for any applicant under 18 years of age to migrate to Australia from anyone who has a legal right to decide where the child lives and is not coming to Australia with the child. They must complete either Form 1229 (Consent form to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years) or a statutory declaration giving their consent for the child to migrate to Australia on this visa.
To include your child who is over 18 in your visa application, they must hold an eligible visa that was granted on the basis that they were a member of your family unit.
Translation and Certification
Have all non-English documents translated into English. Provide original and translated documents in your application.
Translators in Australia must be accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters. Translators outside Australia do not have to be accredited but must include on each translation their full name, address, telephone number, qualifications, and experience in the language they are translating.
You do not need to have any documents certified.
Document Scanning
- Scan or photograph all documents (English and non-English) in colour
- The scans and photos must be clear
- If a document is more than 1 page, save it all as 1 file