1 x Commencement
- (a) Australian birth certificate issued by the Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Australian Government Unit) - not an extract or birth card
- (b) Australian Citizenship Certificate
- (c) Australian visa (supported by a foreign passport) current at the time of entry into Australia as a resident or tourist
- (d) Australian passport (not expired; however, if the Document Verification System (DVS) is used to verify the passport, it may be up to 3 years expired)
- (e) ImmiCard issued by the Department of Home Affairs
1 x Primary
- (a) Australian passport (not expired; however, if the Document Verification System (DVS) is used to verify the passport, it may be up to 3 years expired)
- (b) An Australian driver licence, learner permit or provisional licence issued by a State or Territory, showing signature and/or photo
- (c) ImmiCard issued by the Department of Home Affairs to assist visa holders to provide evidence of their Commencement of Identity in Australia
- (d) A passport issued by a country other than Australia with a valid visa or valid entry stamp or equivalent
- (e) Proof of age or photo identity card issued by an Australian government agency which shows the name, date of birth, photo and signature of the individual
- (f) For persons aged under 18 years with no other Primary Use in Community Documents, a student identity document issued by an Australian government agency or Australian school only.
2 x Secondary
- (a) Medicare card
- (b) Enrolment with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
- (c) Working with children or vulnerable people card issued by an Australian state or territory government unit;
- (d) Tax File Number issued by the Australian Taxation Office
- (e) Bank card, credit card (without recording the payment card number/s)
- (f) Australian secondary or tertiary student photo identity document
- (g) Certified academic transcript from an Australian university
- (h) Foreign government issued driver licence. Documents in languages other than English must be accompanied by a NAATI accredited translation
- (i) Firearms licence
- (j) Security Guard/Crowd Control photo licence
- (k) Evidence of right to a government benefit (DVA or Centrelink)
- (l) Police Force Officer photo identity card
- (m) Australian Defence Force photo identity card
- (n) Aviation security identification card
- (o) Maritime security identification card
- (p) Credit reference check
- (q) Trusted referees report
