Australia student visa documents checklist

At a glance

The checklist

• Valid passport (photo/personal-details page plus issue and expiry pages) for you and every family member on the application
• Electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE) for each CRICOS-registered course, valid at lodgement and at decision
• Proof of paid Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the full visa period — insurer name, policy start/end dates, policy number
• English language test result meeting the published minimum (e.g. IELTS Academic 6.0, PTE Academic 47, TOEFL iBT 67), taken on or after 7 August 2025
• Genuine Student (GS) responses completed inside the online form, with supporting evidence attached in ImmiAccount
• Academic transcripts, certificates of attainment and details of previous providers and study length
• Financial capacity evidence: deposits from a financial institution, an education loan or other bank loan, or scholarship/financial-support letters — with the source and accumulation history of the funds
• Alternative annual-income evidence: parents' or partner's official government tax assessment less than 12 months old showing at least AUD87,856 (AUD102,500 with family members)
• Evidence of genuine access to funds — your relationship to the sponsor, their identity documents, and any past financial support given
• Current employment evidence: employer name and address, period of employment, position held, and a contact who can verify it
• Identity and name-change documents where relevant — national identity card, marriage or divorce certificate, change-of-name documents
• Health examination results arranged through the HAP ID in ImmiAccount (medical examination, chest x-ray, serum creatinine/eGFR for stays of 6 months or more)
• Under-18 applicants: welfare evidence (CAAW letter or Form 157N nominated guardian), signed Form 1229 parental consent or statutory declaration, and birth certificate naming both parents
• Partner and dependant documents if they apply with you: marriage or de facto relationship evidence, children's birth certificates, character documents

The three rules that decide a document

1. Consistency. Your name, date of birth and parents' names must match across passport, certificates and bank papers. A single spelling difference needs an affidavit and weeks.
2. Translation and certification. Anything not in the accepted language usually needs a certified translation, and "certified" has a specific meaning that varies by country.
3. Currency. Bank statements, medicals and police clearances all expire. A document valid when you gathered it may not be when you submit.

Assembling the file

• Start with the documents you do not control — transcripts from an old university, police clearances, attestations.
• Scan everything at the required resolution before you need it.
• Keep originals together; several routes ask to see them at biometrics or interview.
• Make one list of what has an expiry and when, and check it the week you submit.

The most common avoidable refusal in every route is a document that was not asked for being missing — people read the list as exhaustive. It is a minimum; an officer may ask for anything that supports your case.