Broadly, the following documents are required:
- Original Police Certificates
- If applying online: Scans of all original documents
- If lodging a paper application: Certified copies of all documents
- All documents are to be attached along with the main application as far as possible
- Only one copy of each document is to be submitted, even if that document is required for different reasons
- Any additional information that can provide help to decide the application
Identity documents – evidence of Identity from birth till date is required as given below:
- Birth Certificate
- This should specifically show Birth name, Date of birth, Gender, and Parents’ names. If the Birth Certificate cannot be provided, a family registration document or any other collection of documents issued prior to arrival in Australia is required, which when read collectively will confirm the Identity from birth to date
- Photograph and Signature – some suggested documents:
- Australian Driver’s Licence
- National Identity Card
- Relevant Passport pages (having photo, personal details, and passport issue & expiry dates)
- Proof of Age Card
- Student Card
- Aircrew / Seafarer / Military – Identity document
- UNHCR document
- Evidence of residential documents is required. This includes:
- Electricity, Gas, and/or water bills
- Rental contract with the landlord
- Bank statements
- Official evidence of any change in name is required. This could include:
- An official Marriage or Divorce Certificate
- Documents showing a change of name from an Australian/Overseas Authority Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
- Any other official documents showing a connection between names known in the past
- Evidence of first entry into Australia. This could include:
- Current / Previous Passport
- Travel documents, like Visa
- Proof of Entry, like Passenger list from the National Archives of Australia
- Evidence of Identity in the Community:
- A completed Identity Declaration and a passport-sized photograph – both signed by an Authorised Person
- If applying online: Complete the Form 1195 Identity Declaration. A separate declaration is required for each person included in the application
- If lodging a paper application: Complete the Identity Declaration in the Citizenship Application Form
- Identity documents required for each child (below 15 years) included in the application, or applying on their own:
- Birth Certificate (showing parents’ details)
- Passport / Travel document
- Evidence of change of name (if any)
- Passport-sized photograph –
- should be less than 6 months old
- should have a good color quality
- should have a full-face view of the head and shoulders. If the head is covered for religious reasons, the only show of face is sufficient
- can wear un-tinted prescription glasses
- should have a plain light background
- The Identity Declaration must be signed by an authorized Australian Citizen. The same person must certify the photograph
- Any orders relating to guardianship, custody or parental responsibility of the child (if applicable)
- Proof of Adoption – if the child was adopted overseas
- Good character documents
- Documents are required to assess the good character of the Applicant
- Penal Clearance Certificate
- If a total of 12 months or more have been spent outside Australia since the grant of a Permanent Visa, overseas police certificates from every country (including home country) where a total of more than 90 days have been spent since turning 18 years, is required.
- A Penal Clearance Certificate may also be required in certain other circumstances.
- Australian National Police Check
- If over 16 years, a check is required from the National Police Checking Service.
- Commonwealth Child Migration Scheme
- A letter is required from the Child Migrants Trust stating that the child came to Australia without the parents
- The child should have entered Australia between 22 September 1947 and 31 December 1967
- The child should have entered Australia under the Commonwealth Child Migration Scheme
If you are planning to initiate the Australian Citizenship process through an authorized MARA-registered Consultant, we can help relieve you from the troublesome paperwork and effort involved. Feel free to contact us at amitava@dmsmigration.com for further details.
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