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 All applicants must provide the following documents with the completed application form –
- Documents to prove identity – a certified copy of a birth registration showing both parents’ names. If you do not have a birth certificate or are unable to get one, a certified copy of the identification pages of at least one of the following documents must be provided:
- passport;
- family book showing both parents’ names;
- identification document issued by the government; or
- document issued by a court that verifies your identity.
If unable to provide any of these, other evidence must be provided that you are who you claim to be.
- Four recent passport sized photographs (45mm x 35mm) of the applicant and any other person included in the application.
- If the applicant or anyone included in the application is or has been married, certified copies of the marriage certificate(s).
- If anyone included in the application has been divorced or widowed, a certified copy of the decree absolute or death certificate of the deceased spouse (as appropriate)
- Certified copies of birth certificates or the family book, showing names of both parents, for all the children included in the application.
- Certified copies of documents to verify custody and access arrangements for children under 18 years of age unless both parents of the child are included in the application.
- Completed medical and x-ray examinations for all persons included in the application.
- A police good conduct/character certificate for each person ages 16 years or over included in the application, for each country outside Australia lived in for more than 12 months over the past 10 years.
- If any child included in the application is adopted, certified copies of the adoption papers.
- If you have served in the armed forces of any country, certified copies of military service record or discharge papers.
Certified documents
Do not supply original documents with your application unless asked to do so. If an original document is required at any stage, the department will ask for it. Please note that police checks are the exception. You must provide original police checks.
You should provide 'certified copies' of original documents. 'Certified copies' are copies authorised, or stamped as being true copies of originals, by a person or agency recognised by the law of the country in which you currently reside. All departmental offices outside Australia have the facility to certify or witness documents and statutory declarations if necessary; this service may attract a charge. Translating documents into English
Documents in languages other than English, that you provide with your application must also be accompanied by an accurate English translation of each of those documents.
If you are applying for a visa outside Australia and you are having documents translated outside Australia, it is recommended that you use a translator who is professionally qualified. If you are applying for a visa in Australia and you are having documents translated in Australia, it is recommended that you use a translator who has been accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translations and Interpreters (NAATI).
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