| Identity documents | Provide the pages of your current passport showing your photo, personal details, and passport issue and expiry dates. Also provide: a national identity card, if you have one proof of change of name Documents that prove a change of name include: a marriage or divorce certificate change of name documents from an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, or the relevant overseas authority documents that show other names you have been known by |
| 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 or statutory declarations. If your partner or dependent children are not included in this application, tell us the reason why (for example, they already hold Australian citizenship or are a permanent resident). |
| Character documents | Provide an Australian police certificate if you have spent a total of 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. Standard disclosure certificates or national police certificates issued by Australian state or territory police are not accepted. For immigration purposes, Australian police certificates are valid for 12 months from the date of issue. Also provide: an overseas police certificate from every country, including your home country, where you spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since you turned 16 military service records or discharge papers if you served in the armed forces of any country Complete and provide the following forms: Form 80 Personal particulars for assessment including character assessment (554KB PDF) Form 1221 Additional personal particulars information (290KB PDF) |
| Competent English documents | Provide proof you have at least competent English at time of invitation for this visa. |
| Partner documents | We need to see evidence of your partner’s identity and relationship with you. Provide: identity documents and photos character documents marriage certificate, if applicable documents about other relationships, if applicable For de facto relationship provide either: evidence that your relationship is registered by an Australian State or Territory enough 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 that show your partner has lived at the same address as you |
| Proof your partner has functional English | You don’t have to provide any documents to prove functional English if your partner is a citizen of and holds a valid passport from: the United Kingdom the Republic of Ireland the United States Canada New Zealand Otherwise, provide proof your partner has functional English. If you can’t show us your partner has functional English, you will need to pay the second instalment of the visa application charge when we ask you to. |
| Dependants under 18 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 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 (168KB PDF) statutory declaration giving their consent for the child to migrate to Australia on this visa Alternatively, you can show us: an Australian court order that allows your child to migrate to Australia, or that the laws of your home country allow them to migrate Include: an identity document that shows the signature and photo of the person who completed the form or declaration, such as a passport or driver’s licence adoption papers or other court documents if applicable You don’t have to prove that your dependant under 18 years of age has functional English. Note: If your child is likely to turn 18 while your application is being processed, you will need to provide evidence they are dependent on you. See the section ‘Dependants over 18 documents’ below for further information. A child who turns 18 while your application is being processed and who is not dependent on you cannot satisfy the criteria for this visa. |
| Dependants over 18 documents | To include your child who is over 18 in your visa application, they must be: over 18 years of age but not yet turned 23, and dependent on you or your partner, or over 23 years of age and unable to earn a living to support themselves due to physical or cognitive limitations and dependent on you or your partner If your child is likely to turn 23 while your application is being processed, you will need to provide evidence they are dependent on you due to disability. Provide: identity documents documents about their other relationships, if applicable You must also provide proof the child is dependent on you. proof of your relationship with the dependant such as a birth certificate or adoption papers a completed Form 47a Details of a child or other dependent family member aged 18 years or over (241KB PDF) proof of financial dependency such as bank statements, money transfers and rent receipts if the child is aged 23 or is likely to turn 23 while your application is being processed, you must also provide a report from a qualified medical practitioner that states they are dependent on you or your partner due to the total or partial loss of their bodily or mental functions Note: A child who turns 23 while your application is being processed and who does not meet these requirements cannot satisfy the criteria for this visa. |
| Proof your dependant has functional English | You don’t have to provide any documents to prove functional English if your dependant is a citizen of and holds a valid passport from: the United Kingdom the Republic of Ireland the United States Canada New Zealand Otherwise, provide proof your dependant has functional English. If you can’t show that your dependant has functional English, you will need to pay the second instalment of the visa application charge when we ask you to. |
| Skills assessment documents |
You
must provide documents that support the claims you made in your EOI. Use the
points table to check the documents you need. Depending on your
claims this could include evidence of your:
Skills assessment
English language skills
Australian and/or overseas
skilled employment
Educational qualifications
Satisfying the Australian study
requirement
Specialist education
Accredited community language
Study in regional Australia
Partner skills
Professional Year in Australia
Medical practitioners
One of these certificates issued by the Australian
Health Practitioner Regulation Agency:
unconditional or general
medical registration
conditional specialist
registration – which allows you to practice only in your speciality with
no further training or supervision requirements
You must be registered at the time we invite you
to apply.
Barristers and Solicitors Proof of admission to practice as a lawyer in the relevant state or territory. You must be admitted to practice at the time we invite you to apply. |
| Expression of Interest (EOI) documents | You must provide documents to support all of the claims made in your EOI. |
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