Visitor Visa Checklist
Identity documents
- Your photo
- Passport (all pages )
- Adhaar Card
- Driver License or PAN card
- Marriage or divorce certificate, if relevant
- If your name/spellings changed, newspaper advertisement and personal affidavit
Genuine visitor documents
Provide as much evidence as possible that you are visiting Australia temporarily, such as:
- Personal bank statements
- Pay slips
- Audited accounts or CA report
- ITR Tax records of the last 2 years
- Credit card limit
- property valuation report
- A letter of invitation from a relative or friend in Australia inviting you to visit stating details of your plans while in Australia.
Evidence that you have reasons to return home, such as:
- A letter from your employer stating you will return to your job – NOC
- Proof of enrolment in a school, college, or university in your home country, if you are studying
- Proof of immediate family members in your home country such as birth certificate of dependent children, school/college enrolment, marriage certificate or documents in the name of parents (Adhaar card or passport)
- Proof of ownership of a house or other major assets in your home country – valuation report.
Translation
- If you have any non-English documents, have them translated into English by an authorised person
Financial documents (for high-risk countries such as India, Pakistan, Nepal)
- 6 months’ copies of bank statements (personal and business) over a period of time showing consistent savings history.
- Copies of documents showing any other funds or assets held.
- Taxation documents for the last three years.
- If a friend or relative in Australia is paying for your visit, a Statutory Declaration stating their support and evidence of their financial capacity to do so, such as a letter of invitation, bank statements, and tax documents, their Australian visa or citizenship document
- Even if your travel is being funded by a friend or relative, provide evidence of your own financial status as it will be taken into consideration when assessing whether your personal circumstances would encourage you to return to your home country.
Employment details
If you are employed: A letter on the company letter from your employer stating:
- Your position
- Salary
- Length of employment
- Confirmation of your leave of absence
- The name and contact details of the person providing the letter
If you are self-employed:
- Business registration documents such as:
- Business lease, Business licenses ,
- Business contracts
- 6 months’ Business Account Bank transactions
- Any Tax or GST documents of business
- Copies of the social media pages of the business such as FaceBook, Instagram and or Google Listings
If you are retired:
- Evidence of your retirement, such as a letter from your employer
If you are a student:
- Evidence of your enrolment, such as a letter from your school, college, or university, stating the course, duration of the course, and the approval of the leave of studies
Travel documents
Copies of your travel tickets or itinerary, showing:
- Your travel plans
- Dates and countries you plan to visit
- If you have previously travelled to other countries, provide copies of your previous visas or evidence of your travel history.
Health insurance documents
- Provide evidence of health insurance coverage for the duration of your stay in Australia.
Additional Supporting documents for your application to prove genuine intention to return home
Depending on the purpose of your visit, you may need to provide additional documents such as:
- Business letters
- Invitation letters
- Conference papers
- Educational documents
Police certificates
- If you have lived in a country for more than 12 months in the past 10 years, you may be asked to provide a police certificate from that country.
- Do not get the police certificates certified. Send the original copies.