Skilled visa document checklist

What a skilled visa application typically needs, grouped so you can gather it in order. The exact set depends on your visa and circumstances - treat this as a working list, not the final word.

Identity

  • Passport bio pages for you and every family member included in the application.
  • National identity documents where you hold them.
  • Recent passport-style photographs to the current specification.
  • Any documents showing name changes (marriage certificate, deed poll).

Skills and occupation

  • Positive skills assessment from the correct assessing authority for your nominated occupation.
  • Qualifications: degree or trade certificates, plus academic transcripts.
  • Employment references on company letterhead, showing dates, hours, duties and salary.
  • Payslips, tax records or bank statements corroborating your employment.

English

  • English test results at the level you are claiming points for, from an approved provider.
  • Results must be valid (generally within three years) at the time you are invited.

Points evidence

  • Evidence for every points claim: age, qualifications, experience, partner, study, nomination.
  • For Australian study claims: completion letters and transcripts meeting the two-year requirement.
  • For partner points: your partner's skills assessment, English results and age evidence.

Health and character

  • Health examinations once requested - do not book before you are asked.
  • Police clearance certificates from every country you have lived in for the required period.
  • Military service records where applicable.

Relationship (if including family)

  • Marriage certificate or evidence of a genuine de facto relationship.
  • Children's birth certificates showing both parents.
  • Evidence of a shared life: joint finances, shared address, correspondence.
Do not book health checks or police certificates too earlyBoth have validity windows. Booking before you are asked can mean they expire before your application is decided, and you pay again.

General guidance reviewed 21 July 2026. Your visa's official document checklist on immi.homeaffairs.gov.au is the authoritative list.

General information, not migration advice. myPRJourney summarises publicly available information about Australian visas so you can understand your options. It does not assess your case, and it is not a substitute for advice from a registered migration agent (MARN) or Australian legal practitioner. Migration rules, occupation lists, income thresholds and state nomination criteria change frequently and sometimes without notice. This page was last reviewed on 21 July 2026. Always confirm current requirements directly with the Department of Home Affairs at immi.homeaffairs.gov.au.