What are the ID requirements for my check?
You will need one commencement document, one primary document, two secondary documents and a selfie ID photo holding one of your ID documents to complete your application.
The commencement documents we accept include:
- Australian Birth Certificate (non-extract)
- Australian Passport (expired within three years)
- Australian VISA / VEVO document
- Australian Citizenship Certificate
- ImmiCard issued by Dept of Home Affairs
- Document for Travel to Australia (DFTTA)
- Australian Titre De Voyage
The primary documents we accept include:
- Australian drivers licence, learners permit or provisional licence (digital licences accepted)
- Australian marriage certificate issued by the Department of Births, Deaths and Marriages (celebrant and church certificates not accepted)
- International passport (accompanied by VISA / VEVO document)
- Proof of age or photo identity card issued by an Australian government agency (must contain photo, name and signature)
- Australian passport (if not provided as a commencement document - current or expired within 3 years)
- Australian Citizenship Certificate (if not provided as a commencement document)
- Australian birth certificate (if not provided as a commencement document - issued by Births, Deaths and Marriages or non extract copy)
- Any unused commencement document
The secondary documents we accept include:
- Foreign government issued photo ID (eg Drivers licence with NAATI translation)
- Medicare card
- Australian voting enrolment (Australian citizens only, find your details here: AEC)
- Security card or crowd control licence
- Australia Post Key-pass
- Veterans Affairs Card
- Defence Force identification card (DVA Card)
- Photo ID card issued by Australian state or territory government
- Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC)
- Maritime Security Identification Card (MSIC)
- Credit reference check (please ask us for specifications)
- Australian tertiary student photo identity document
- Official Academic transcript (from an Australian Tertiary Institution)
- Bank card (prepaid cards not accepted)
- Credit card (prepaid cards not accepted)
- Bank Statement
- Tax Assessment Notice
- Rates Notice
- Private Health Insurance Card
- Working with Children Card
- Utility Bill (gas, water or electricity)
- Any unused commencement or primary document
Finally, you will need a selfie ID photo which is where you provide a photo of yourself, holding one of your ID documents that you submitted to your application. You must ensure that the ID document you’re holding in the photo is clear and readable. An example is provided below.
Note: All your ID documents must list the same name. If this is not the case and one of your ID documents list a different name to your other ID documents, for example, a different surname, then you must upload an additional document from the list below to support your change of name:
- Australian Marriage Certificate (Issued by state Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages)
- International Marriage Certificate
- Change of Name Certificate (Issued by state Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
- Australian Birth Certificate (With name change listed)