Personal Identity Documents (PIDS)

PERSONAL IDENTITY DOCUMENTS (PIDS)

All adult applicants (over 18 years of age) must provide one of the following three combinations of original documents to confirm their identity. Please choose either Combination 1 OR Combination 2 OR Combination 3.

Combination 1

□ One document from Category A, and

□ One document from Category B

Note: If neither, of these documents shows your current residential address and/or photograph, you will also need one document from Category C that shows your current residential address, plus one official document that includes your photograph

Combination 2 – (if you cannot provide Combination 1)

□ Two documents from Category B, and

□ One official document that includes your photograph

Note: If neither, of the documents shows from Category B shows your current residential address you will also need one document from Category C that shows your current residential address

Combination 3 – (if you cannot provide all the documents for combination 1 or 2)

□ Three documents from Category C that shows your name and current residential address, and

□ One document which must include your photograph and signature

CATEGORY A

All Category A PIDS should be current at the time of the application

Current driving licence. An Australian or overseas drivers licence issued by the appropriate Motor Vehicle licensing authority or Ministry are the only acceptable form of licence. International driving licences are not acceptable forms of identity as there is no register to validate such documents; or

ImmiCards issued by the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP); or

Proof of Age card or Photo card issued by an Australian State or Territory authority; or

Foreign residency ID card issued by the proper government authorities (Personal Identity Card or Personal Census)

CATEGORY B

All Category B PIDS should be current at the time of the application, with the exception of the Australian passport

Australian passport issued on/after 1 July 2000 with more than two years validity that has not been expired for over ten years at the time of lodging the application; or

Medicare card issued by the Health Insurance Commission or foreign health care card issued by the appropriate government authorities; or

Centrelink card issued by Centrelink or foreign social security card issued by the appropriate government authorities; or

Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) card issued by DVA or equivalent foreign Veteran’s Affairs card issued by the appropriate authorities; or

Credit card/account card issued by a financial institution in Australia or foreign credit card or bank card issued by the proper foreign institution; or

Foreign passport; or

National Insurance Card

CATEGORY C

All Category C documents should be no more than 12 months old at the time of the application and show your current residential address.

Motor vehicle registration or insurance papers; or

Property rates notice; or

Property lease agreement; or

Home insurance papers; or

Utilities bills eg. telephone/internet/electricity/ water or gas; or

Bank or credit card statements showing current residential address

If you can’t provide any of the above document you may provide a residency certificate from the Mukhtar.

Note: Documents in Arabic should be translated into English by a sworn translator registered with the Syndicate of Sworn Translators. (If the sworn translator is not registered in the Syndicate of Sworn Translators, the document would then need to be authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants in order to be accepted by the Embassy).