Document Checklist for Australian Visitor Visa
✅ Personal Documents:
- ✅ Original passport (valid for at least 6 months)
- ✅ Recent passport-style photograph (with a white background and showing 80% of your face)
- ✅ Marriage certificate (if applicable)
- ✅ Divorce decree (if applicable)
- ✅ Death certificate of spouse (if applicable)
- ✅ Birth certificate for children traveling with/without you (if applicable)
- ✅ School or university leave letter (if you are a student traveling during term time)
- ✅ Parental consent letter (if you are under 18 and traveling alone or with a third party)
- ✅ Utility bill or other proof of residence
✅ Travel Documents:
- ✅ Flight itinerary or booking confirmation
- ✅ Travel insurance policy
- ✅ Evidence of foreign exchange or credit card availability (such as a copy of a credit card or a credit card statement)
✅ Sponsor Documents (if applicable):
- ✅ Invitation letter or sponsorship letter from someone in Australia
- ✅ Passport copy and visa copy of the sponsor in Australia
- ✅ Evidence of the sponsor’s employment, such as an employment letter and recent pay slips (if applicable)
- ✅ Evidence of the sponsor’s business, such as a business registration certificate and company profile (if applicable)
- ✅ Proof of the sponsor’s income, such as bank statements or tax returns (if applicable)
- ✅ Evidence of the sponsor’s accommodation, such as a utility bill or rental agreement (if applicable)
✅ Income Documents from India:
If self-employed:
- ✅ PAN card (personal or company)
- ✅ Business registration certificate (such as memorandum of understanding (MOU), partnership deed)
- ✅ GST registration
- ✅ Company profile or brochure (if available)
- ✅ Social media pages such as Google, Facebook, Instagram
- ✅ Business letterhead and visiting card
- ✅ IT returns for the last 3 years, including balance sheets
- ✅ Last 6 months’ current account statement
- ✅ NOC from business partners (if applicable)
- ✅ Authorisation letter from the owner (if someone else will be handling the company on their behalf)
If employed:
- ✅ PAN card and company ID card
- ✅ Job offer letter or employment contract
- ✅ Last 6 months’ salary slips
- ✅ IT returns for the last 3 years, including Form 16 and computation of income
- ✅ Leave letter or NOC from the company or government agency
- ✅ PF letter (if applicable)
If engaged in agricultural business:
- ✅ Agricultural income certificate from the Tehsilar or Local government body
- ✅ Land ownership documents.
- ✅ Agricultural bills or receipts (if available)
- ✅ IT returns for the last 3 years
✅ Financial Documents:
- ✅ Last 6 months’ bank statement or bank passbook (showing a balance of at least INR 600,000 for a couple)
- ✅ Evidence of other investments, such as fixed deposits, MIS, post office savings, KVP, SVP, NSC, shares, bonds, or mutual funds
- ✅ Chartered Accountant report – net worth report
- ✅ Evidence of provident fund, GPF, or PPF (if applicable)
- ✅ Surrender value of any life insurance policies
- ✅ Valuation of any property owned, such as a house, shop, or land
✅ Additional Sponsor Documents (if applicable):
- ✅ ID proof, such as a driver’s license or health card, for the sponsor in Australia
- ✅ Evidence of the sponsor’s employment, such as an employment letter and recent pay slips (if applicable)
- ✅ Evidence of the sponsor’s business, such as a business registration certificate and company profile (if applicable)
- ✅ Proof of the sponsor’s income, such as bank statements or tax returns (if applicable)
- ✅ Evidence of the sponsor’s accommodation, such as a utility bill or rental agreement (if applicable)
Note: This is just a suggested list of documents and may not be exhaustive or applicable to every individual’s specific circumstances. It is always best to check with a registered migration agent for the most up-to-date information on the documents required for a visitor visa application.