AUSTRALIA SUBCLASS 189 VISA DOCUMENT CHECKLIST FOR IMMIGRATION

Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) document checklist

You must provide documents to support your application for this visa. As part of
the visa application process you will need to use ImmiAccount. You should
provide high quality colour scans of the documents supporting your visa
application in ImmiAccount.
Documents not in English must be accompanied by accredited English
translations.
Information to help you prepare your application and guidelines on attaching
documents to an online visa application may assist you in lodging a complete
visa application.
In your visa application you will be asked for information about each member of
your family unit even if they do not intend to migrate with you, for example
dependent children or a partner. Information about which family members are
considered to be “members of your family unit” for migration purposes is
available by referring to including family members in your application.
Use the following checklist to make sure your application is complete. Lodging a
complete application reduces processing times.
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Identity and family relationship documents
Travel documents
Biographical pages (photo pages) of the current passport(s) or travel documents
of each visa applicant. If your name has changed or the name of anyone included
in your application has changed, include evidence of the name change.
Birth registration documents
Birth registration documents of each visa applicant, showing the names of both
parents. Suitable documents include but are not limited to full birth certificates
or family registration books showing both parents’ names. If any child included in
the application is adopted, include adoption papers.
Marriage and relationship documents
Marriage certificates or relationship registrations for you, your partner, or
anyone else included in your application, even if they are not joining you in
Australia. If you or anyone included in the application has been widowed,
divorced or permanently separated, provide the death certificate, divorce decree
absolute, or statutory declaration/separation certificate as applicable.
Genuine relationship evidence
If you are married or in a de facto relationship, evidence of a genuine and
continuing relationship with your partner to the exclusion of all others. For de
facto relationships this should include evidence that you have been in the
relationship for at least 12 months at time of application. Evidence can include,
but is not limited to, joint bank account statements, billing accounts in joint
names, and other evidence of cohabitation.
Details of dependent family member aged 18 years or over
For each dependent family member applicant older than 18 years of age, other
than your partner, a Form 47A Details of Child or Other Dependent Family
Member Aged 18 Years or Over (205KB PDF) with supporting documentary
evidence of their dependency and relationship to you. Evidence of dependency
may include, but is not limited to employment, financial, residential and
academic documentation for each dependent family member.
Evidence of parental responsibility/custody
Evidence of parental permission to grant an Australian visa for applicants
younger than 18 years of age where one of the child’s parents is not an applicant
in this visa application.
Evidence when the other parent is alive includes a court custody order or Form
1229 Consent to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years
(242KB PDF) with an official identification document displaying the other
parent’s signature. If the other parent is deceased, a death certificate or other
official documentation.
For assistance with the documentation required you can refer to the “Parental
responsibility (formerly custody)” section of the information about including
family members in your application.
Health and Character
You and each “member of your family unit” are required to satisfy health and
character requirements. This requirement applies even if that person is not
applying for a visa with you. In most cases health and character assessments
can be undertaken before your application is lodged.
Health requirements
Evidence of each person having undertaken the required health examinations. If
you have lodged your application, click on the ‘Organise health examinations’
link in ImmiAccount.
Character requirements
Police certificates for each country each person has lived in for a cumulative
period of 12 months or more, over the last 10 years, since turning 16 years of
age.
Military service record or discharge papers for each person who is/has served in
the armed forces of any country. Police certificates are also required for the
countries of service.
Additional Character requirements
Each person who is 18 years or older can complete and attach the following
documents. Providing this information with your application can reduce
processing times.
Form 80 Personal particulars for assessment including character assessment
(554KB PDF). Complete all parts of the form.
Form 1221 Additional personal particulars information (289KB PDF)
A copy of your curriculum vitae (résumé).
Skills, English language and points test requirements
Unless otherwise stated these requirements must be met at the time you were
invited to apply for this visa.
Skills assessment
A suitable skills assessment for your nominated occupation. Information is
available about Skills assessment and assessing authorities requirements.
Evidence of English language ability – Invited applicant
Evidence that at time of invitation you had at least Competent English. If you are
relying on English language testing then provide a copy of your test results from
a specified English language test undertaken in the three years immediately
before you were invited to apply for this visa.
Evidence of English language ability – dependent applicant(s)
Evidence of Functional English for each dependent applicant who is 18 years or
older at the time this application is lodged. Evidence of Functional English can
be provided up until the time the application is decided.
If you will not be providing evidence a dependent applicant has Functional
English, you should advise that you will pay the second instalment of the visa
application charge. This charge will be requested when required by the
processing office.
Points Test - requirements for the invited applicant
You must provide evidence to support the claims you are making against each
relevant criterion in the Points Test. Unless otherwise stated these requirements
must be met at the time you were invited to apply for this visa.
Age
Proof of age. This can be the scanned copy of your passport or birth certificate.
Superior or Proficient English language ability
A copy of the test results from a specified English language test undertaken in
the three years immediately before you were invited to apply for this visa.
Cambridge English tests can only be accepted if the test was taken after 1
January 2015.
Skilled employment
Evidence of any claimed skilled employment or self-employment in the 10 year
period immediately before you were invited to apply, such as:
employment references
contracts, pay slips, tax returns, group certificates
evidence that you have been self-employed
any other documents that you provided to the relevant assessing authority to
obtain your skills assessment, including any documents relating to your
employment history.
Employment references must meet the following requirements
be written on the official letterhead of the company or government department
providing the reference
the letterhead should indicate clearly the full address of the company and any
telephone, fax numbers, e-mail and website addresses
the name and position of the person authorised to sign the employment
reference should be typed or stamped below that person’s signature
the contact telephone number of the person writing the reference should be
included in the letter
the letter should indicate the exact period of employment (including whether
permanent or temporary, full or part-time), position(s) held, the duties
undertaken and the salary earned - positions should not be described by generic
titles (eg. research officer, public servant) but according to the nature of the
duties undertaken (eg. research chemist, accounts clerk), and
a payslip from your current employment should also be included – this is
especially important from applicants working in government departments.
Completion of a recognised professional year in Australia
Evidence of completion of a recognised professional year in Australia in the four
years immediately before you were invited to apply for this visa. Professional
years are provided by:
Australian Computer Society
CPA Australia
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia
Institute of Public Accountants (formerly the National Institute of Accountants),
or
Engineers Australia.
Education qualifications
Evidence of any degrees, diplomas, certificates, completion letters and course
transcripts and any other documents you provided to the relevant assessing
authority that support your education qualification claims.
Australian Study requirement
Evidence of qualification(s) satisfying the Australian Study requirement.
You are strongly encouraged to read the relevant information about this criterion
before claiming points.
Study in regional Australia
Evidence of qualifications satisfying the Australian Study requirement while
living and studying in regional Australia/low population growth metropolitan
areas:
Evidence of residence covering the relevant period – examples include
documents such as rental agreements and gas, power and telephone bills; and
If your academic transcript does not identify the location of the campus which
you attended provide evidence that you studied at a campus located in regional
Australia or a low population growth metropolitan area.
Credentialled community language
Evidence of accreditation at the paraprofessional level or above for interpreting
or translating by the National Accreditation Authority for Translation and
Interpreters (NAATI).
Partner skills
Evidence that at the time you were invited to apply for this visa, your partner:
was under 50 years of age; and
had at least Competent English; and
had a suitable skills assessment from the relevant assessing authority for their
nominated occupation (which must be on the same skilled occupations list as
your nominated occupation).
You will not be eligible for these points if your partner is or becomes an
Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen while this claim is being
assessed.