Applicant must provide certified copies of their documents after preparing their original documents for migrating to Australia. They should certify their copies to the person who is an Australian citizen and is not related to you by any relationship. Certifying documents is very essential part for migrating to Australia.

Occupations of Person for Certifying Documents

The person who certifies your copies should work on the occupations which are listed below:

1. Australian consular officer or Australian diplomatic officer (check if this service is available at your nearest Australian embassy or consulate)
2. bailiff
3. bank officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
4. building society officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
5. chiropractor (licensed or registered)
6. clerk of court
7. commissioner for affidavits
8. commissioner for declarations
9. credit union officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
10. dentist (licensed or registered)
11. fellow of the National Tax Accountant’s Association
12. finance company officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
13. judge of a court
14. justice of the peace
15. legal practitioner (licensed or registered)
16. magistrate
17. marriage celebrant licensed or registered under Subdivision C of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961
18. master of a court
19. medical practitioner (licensed or registered)
20. member of Chartered Secretaries Australia
21. member of Engineers Australia, other than at the grade of student
22. member of the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants
23. member of the Australian Defence Force with 5 or more years of continuous service
24. member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants or the Institute of Public Accountants
25. member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory Legislature, or a local government authority of a State or Territory
26. minister of religion licensed or registered under Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961
27. nurse (licensed or registered)
28. optometrist (licensed or registered)
29. permanent employee of Australian, state or local government authority with at least 5 or more years of continuous service.
30. permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation with 5 or more years of continuous service
31. pharmacist (licensed or registered)
32. physiotherapist (licensed or registered)
33. police officer
34. psychologist (licensed or registered)
35. registrar or deputy registrar of a court
36. sheriff
37. teacher employed on a full-time basis at a school or tertiary education institution, or
38. veterinary surgeon (licensed or registered)

If you don’t know an Australian citizen and you are preparing your documents from outside Australia then you should certify your copies to the person who is a citizen of the country you are in and is not related to you by any relationship. The person who certifies your copies should work on the occupations which are listed above.

You should make the copies of the original documents and provide the original document and your copies to the certifier.

The certifier checks whether your copy is same as the original or not. Then the certifier should write or stamp on the copy which proofs that it is the true copy of the original. They should write or stamp ‘This is a certified true copy of the original as sighted by me’. If the documents have more than one page then the certifier must write or stamp ‘I certify this and the following [number of pages] pages to be a true copy of the original as sighted by me’. The certifier should provide their full name, occupation, phone number, data, address and signature on the copy of the document. Then the copies are said to be certified copies.

This is the method for certifying documents. For more details, please visit ImmiDocs to avail our services and clarify your immigration related queries. You can contact us by phone and email.