Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) document checklist
Core Skills stream
For skilled workers nominated by an approved Australian employer.
Identity
- Pages of the current passport showing the photo, personal details, and issue and expiry dates
- National identity card, if the applicant has one
- Proof of any change of name (e.g. marriage or divorce certificate, change of name documents from a Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages or overseas authority)
Skills and English
- Skills assessment, or proof one has been arranged, where it is mandatory for the occupation. The application won't be processed without it
- Proof the applicant meets the minimum standard of English language proficiency
Health insurance and character
- Evidence of adequate health insurance for every applicant for the whole stay
- Australian police certificate if the applicant has spent a total of 12 months or more in Australia in the last 10 years since turning 16. Only complete-disclosure National Police Certificates from the Australian Federal Police are accepted
- Overseas police certificates where the official page requires them
Partner included in the application
- Partner's identity and character documents
- Marriage certificate, or documents proving a de facto relationship (e.g. relationship registration, joint bank accounts, joint bills, joint lease or mortgage)
- Documents about other relationships, if applicable
Dependent children
- Birth certificates (or family book) showing the names of both parents for each child under 18
- Adoption papers, if applicable
- Consent from anyone with a legal right to decide where a child under 18 lives (parental responsibility documents)
- For children 18 and over: proof they meet the dependency rules on the official page (the age and dependency tests are set out there)