Document Checklist Tool

Pick a purpose and get a printable tick-off list of the documents Australians are actually asked for, with your progress counted as you go.

Pick what the documents are for. Each list is built from real Australian guidance: Home Affairs visa documents, lender home-loan checklists, moving-house address updates, and ATO and Fair Work new-starter rules. Tick each item as you gather it. Your ticks are saved in your browser only.

What are the documents for?

Australian visa application

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General information only, not migration, legal or financial advice. Visa rules change by subclass and over time, and lenders differ in what they ask for, so confirm the exact list with the official source or your broker, agent or employer before you lodge or apply.

How the lists were built

Each list starts from the source that actually asks for the documents. The visa list follows the Department of Home Affairs visitor visa (subclass 600) document guidance: identity, money, work and study evidence, trip purpose, and health and character items where requested. The home loan list follows Australian lender and broker checklists: the 100-point ID check, two or three recent payslips, 3 to 6 months of bank statements, and a full picture of debts at their limits. The moving house list follows the address-update guides used across Australia: licence and rego, the electoral roll, Medicare and the ATO through myGov, banks, super, insurers and employer. The new job list follows ATO and Fair Work onboarding: TFN declaration, bank details, super choice form, and the Fair Work Information Statement your employer must hand you.

No item on any list is invented. Where a document only applies to some people, the item says so, so you can tick it off as not needed rather than wonder whether you missed something.

Start with the slow documents

Passports, police clearances, tax returns and employer letters take the longest to arrive. Gather those first. Bank statements and payslips are quick by comparison, but lenders and Home Affairs want them recent, so pull fresh copies close to the day you lodge.

Keep one folder for the originals

Scan every document as you collect it and keep the originals in one folder. For a move, that folder travels with you, not on the truck. For a visa or loan, certified copies and English translations are often required, so check before you send anything.

Frequently Asked Questions

From the Department of Home Affairs guidance for the visitor visa (subclass 600): passport, identity documents, bank statements, payslips, tax records, employer letter, travel plan, invitation letter where it applies, and health and character documents where asked for. Every subclass asks for its own set, so confirm the exact list for your visa before you lodge.

Four groups: identity for the 100-point check, income (two or three recent payslips, or two years of tax returns if you are self-employed), savings (3 to 6 months of bank statements), and debts (credit cards at full limit, loans, buy now pay later, HECS-HELP). Add the signed contract of sale once you have a property.

Your driver licence and vehicle registration with your state road authority, your electoral enrolment with the AEC, Medicare and the ATO through myGov, your bank, your super fund, your insurers, and your employer. NSW asks you to update your licence address within 14 days of moving.

Photo ID, your Tax File Number or its application receipt, a completed TFN declaration, your bank details (BSB and account number), and your super choice form with fund name, ABN, USI and membership number. Your employer must give you the Fair Work Information Statement.

No. Your ticks are saved only in your own browser (local storage) so the list is still ticked when you come back. Nothing is uploaded to a server.

Yes. Use the Print checklist button. The printout keeps the tick boxes and the progress count, and hides the page navigation and buttons.

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