Commence your International Police Check

International Police Check Application Process

Before You Start

You must be 18 years or over to apply.
You need to provide a scan copy of your passport to apply.

Please note that for all UNITED KINGDOM applications, proof of address will be required to be uploaded in addition to a copy of your passport, in the form of a utility bill or bank statement.

You will require a photo of yourself holding a commencement of identity document:

this can be completed by webcam during the application procedure, or
you can upload a photo of you holding this document

A credit card to pay for your police check

Note – not suitable for visa and immigration purposes

Our international police checks are suitable for background screening, for example employment and rental checks, not for visa and immigration purposes. Some organisations have specific requirements for international police check certificates, so we recommend checking these requirements before you proceed.

Identity Documents

You must provide 4 ID documents in total from the list below.

All of your ID documents must be current. You need to ensure your name and date of birth match what you enter in the application.

Category of Identity	Identity Type
Category 1 Choose at least 1 document from Category 1	Australian Birth Certificate (not an extract or birth card) Australian Passport ImmiCard Australian Citizenship Certificate Foreign Passport - current (with current Valid Australian Visa¹)
Category 2 Choose at least 1 document from Category 2	Australian Driver Licence, Learner Permit or Provisional Licence Foreign Passport - current (with current Valid Australian Visa¹) Australian Government Issued Proof of Age Photo ID Card Firearms Photo ID Licence (not Minor or Junior Permit/Licence)
Category 3 Choose at least 2 documents from Category 3 or Make up the remaining 2 documents with any unused documents from Categories 1 or 2	Australian Electoral Commission Registration Certificate of identity Foreign government issued documents (for example, drivers licence) Medicare card Security guard or crowd control photo licence Evidence of right to an Australian government benefit (Centrelink or Veterans’ Affairs) Photo identity card (officer in an Australian police force) Photo identity card (Australian Defence Force) Photo identity card (Australian, State, or Territory Government) Aviation Security Identification Card Maritime Security Identification card Australian tertiary student photo identity document Australian secondary student photo identity document Certified academic transcript from an Australian university

Category of Identity

Identity Type

Category 1

Choose at least 1 document from Category 1

Australian Birth Certificate (not an extract or birth card)
Australian Passport
ImmiCard
Australian Citizenship Certificate
Foreign Passport - current (with current Valid Australian Visa¹)

Category 2

Choose at least 1 document from Category 2

Australian Driver Licence, Learner Permit or Provisional Licence
Foreign Passport - current (with current Valid Australian Visa¹)
Australian Government Issued Proof of Age Photo ID Card
Firearms Photo ID Licence (not Minor or Junior Permit/Licence)

Category 3

Choose at least 2 documents from Category 3

Make up the remaining 2 documents with any unused documents from Categories 1 or 2

Australian Electoral Commission Registration
Certificate of identity
Foreign government issued documents (for example, drivers licence)
Medicare card
Security guard or crowd control photo licence
Evidence of right to an Australian government benefit (Centrelink or Veterans’ Affairs)
Photo identity card (officer in an Australian police force)
Photo identity card (Australian Defence Force)
Photo identity card (Australian, State, or Territory Government)
Aviation Security Identification Card
Maritime Security Identification card
Australian tertiary student photo identity document
Australian secondary student photo identity document
Certified academic transcript from an Australian university

1. If you have a valid Australian Visa and you're applying online, you don't need to provide a visa document. We'll validate it using your foreign passport details.