Subclass 189 Australian Visa Document Checklist 2026

A few quick questions

These help us dim documents that don’t apply to you. You can change your answers anytime.

Do you have a partner, and are they included in this application?

Do you have dependent children? If so, how many?

Under 1818 or over

In the last 10 years, have you lived outside Australia for 12+ months in any single country?

Identity & Personal Documents

0/7

Valid passport

Biometric page and any visa pages

Expiry:

Birth certificate Apostille NAATI

Certified copy of your birth record

Relationship status evidence Apostille NAATI

Marriage, divorce, death or separation certificates if you are, or have been, married or in a de facto relationship

Partner identity, character & relationship evidence(optional)

Partner's passport, police certificates, and evidence of a genuine relationship (joint bank accounts, lease, correspondence) if your partner is included in the application

Not relevant: no partner

Dependent child documents (under 18)(optional) Apostille NAATI

Birth certificate or family/household register, adoption papers if applicable, for each dependent child under 18 included in the application

Not relevant: no dependent children under 18

Parental consent for dependent children (under 18)(optional)

Form 1229 or a statutory declaration/court order showing consent from anyone else with parental responsibility, for each dependent child under 18

Not relevant: no dependent children under 18

Dependent child documents (18 or over)(optional)

Form 47A and evidence of financial and other dependency (and a medical report if the dependant is 23 or over), for each dependent child aged 18+ included in the application

Not relevant: no dependent children 18 or over

English Language Capability

0/2

English test result

IELTS, PTE, TOEFL or OET result report

Expiry:

Partner functional English evidence(optional)

Evidence of your partner's functional English, or exemption evidence if they are a passport holder of UK, US, Canada, NZ or Ireland

Not relevant: no partner

Skills & Employment

0/3

Positive skills assessment

Outcome letter from the correct assessing authority

Expiry:

Employer references

Duty, date and hours evidence from past employers

CV / resume

Current role history and skill summary

Health & Character

0/4

Australian Federal Police (AFP) national certificate

AFP national police certificate covering full disclosure of your criminal history, valid for 12 months from issue

Expiry:

Overseas police certificates(optional) NAATI

A police certificate from every country you lived in for a total of 12 months or more (in one or more visits) in the last 10 years, since turning 16

Not relevant: no 12+ month overseas residence in the last 10 years

Expiry:

Form 80 and Form 1221

Personal particulars for character assessment (Form 80) and additional personal particulars for travel/residence history (Form 1221), if requested by the department

Military service records(optional)

Discharge papers or service record if you have served in any country's armed forces

A few quick questions

Identity & Personal Documents

English Language Capability

Skills & Employment

Health & Character

Australian Visa Document Checklist 2026

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