Document checklists

• Passports and birth certificates for both partners
• Marriage certificate, or evidence of your de facto relationship or relationship registration
• Evidence of shared finances, such as joint accounts and shared bills
• Evidence of living together, such as a lease or mortgage and mail to the same address
• Photos together over time, and evidence of travel and social life as a couple
• Statements from both partners about your relationship history
• Statutory declarations from friends and family who know you as a couple
• Police certificates, and evidence of any previous relationships ending

Documents not in English need accredited translations.

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• Positive skills assessment for your nominated occupation
• English test results
• Passport and birth certificate
• Qualifications and academic transcripts
• Employment references, contracts and payslips for claimed work experience
• Evidence for any other points claimed, such as a partner's skills or community language
• Police certificates and health examinations, when requested

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• Business registration, ABN and evidence the business is operating
• Organisation chart and a detailed position description
• Employment contract showing salary and conditions
• Evidence of the market salary rate for the role
• Labour market testing evidence, where required
• The worker's passport, qualifications, CV and employment references
• The worker's English test results and skills assessment, where required

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• Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) from a registered provider
• Passport
• Answers to the Genuine Student questions, with supporting evidence
• Evidence of enough money for tuition, living and travel costs
• Overseas Student Health Cover for your whole stay
• English test results, where required
• Academic transcripts and certificates

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• Passport
• Evidence of enough money for the trip
• An invitation letter from family in Australia, if visiting relatives
• Evidence of ties to your home country, such as employment, property or family
• Travel history and a planned itinerary
• For business visitors, a letter from the employer and the business you're visiting

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• Current passport or travel document
• Birth certificate
• Evidence of any change of name, such as a marriage certificate
• Australian identity documents showing your current address, such as a driver licence
• A recent passport-style photograph
• An identity declaration signed by an eligible Australian citizen, if asked
• Police certificates, if asked

The Department may ask for other documents depending on your circumstances.

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• The decision letter and the email or envelope it came in
• Your full visa application and everything you lodged with it
• Any letters from the Department, such as requests for information
• Your passport and current visa or bridging visa details
• New evidence that answers the reasons for refusal

The date you received the decision is important. Keep the email or envelope.

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• The notice, and the email or letter it came with
• Your visa grant notice and passport
• Evidence that you have complied with your visa conditions, such as payslips, enrolment and attendance records
• Statements and documents that explain the issue raised
• Evidence of your ties to Australia: family, children, work, study and community
• Court documents and character references, for character matters

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• Passport and national identity card, if you have them
• Birth and marriage certificates, and family documents
• Evidence of threats or harm: messages, letters, photos and social media posts
• Police, court, medical or hospital records
• Membership cards or letters from political, religious or community organisations
• Your current visa details and any letters from the Department

Bring what you have, even if documents are incomplete or not in English. We arrange translations.

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