Subclass 189
Skilled Independent visa preparation checklist
A general list of the steps and documents commonly involved. It is the same for every reader, does not assess eligibility for any person and is not advice. The official Home Affairs page and the ImmiAccount checklist decide what an application needs.
Steps and documents
Before you start
- Skills assessment
A positive assessment from the assessing authority for your occupation — usually the longest-lead item.
- English test
A valid test result at the level you are claiming points for.
- Points self-check
Tally your claimable points against the published table — every claim must be evidenced later.
Documents commonly requested
- Identity documents
Passports and birth certificates for everyone included.
- Employment evidence
References, payslips and contracts supporting every employment points claim.
- Police certificates
From every country you have lived in for the published threshold period — typically valid 12 months.
Lodging the application
- EOI, invitation, then lodge
Lodge only after a SkillSelect invitation, within the invitation window, in your own ImmiAccount.
After lodging
- Health examinations
Book panel physician examinations when requested.
About this checklist
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Entries may have changed since then: check the Home Affairs visa pages ↗ before relying on one.
Source: Australian Government Department of Home Affairs (official links); checklist wording platform-authored. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia (official names and links).
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