BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Example: Certified Copy of Award
Sample Certified Award
Example: Certified Copy of Passport
Sample Certified Passport


The following documents need to be certified
What is a certified document?

A certified copy is a photocopy of the original document which has been signed by an authorised person, verifying it is an identical copy of the original.

To have your documents certified, you will need to take your original documents and a copy to an authorised person for signing.

Where can I get my documents certified?

Visit our FAQ page for a list of people who can certify documents.
before you commence your application:
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What is a certified document? What is a certified document?

A certified copy is a photocopy of the original document which has been signed by an authorised person, verifying it is an identical copy of the original.

To have your documents certified, you will need to take your original documents and a copy to an authorised person for signing.

Where can I get my documents certified?

Visit our FAQ page for a list of people who can certify documents.
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Residential Details

  • Certified copy of passport OR Australian citizenship certificate
  • Copy of your visa document (or allow us to check VEVO online)
  • Certified copy of your immigration card (for refugees only)

Personal Details

  • Certified proof of name change (if applicable. eg. Marriage certificate)
  • Statutory declaration for spelling inconsistencies between documents (if applicable)

Qualification Award

  • Certified copy of the final award in original language
  • Certified copy of English translation from an approved translator (if necessary)

Academic Record

  • Certified copy of academic transcript/marksheets showing all years of study
  • Certified copy of English translation from an approved translator (if necessary)

Secondary School Certificate

  • Certified copy of Secondary School certificate
  • Certified copy of English translation from an approved translator (if necessary)

If you are unable to supply your award certificate / academic transcripts, in certain cases, we may be able to accept a statutory declaration. Learn more
Statutory Declaration 

In certain circumstances, if you do not have a copy of your award certificate or academic transcript, and will not be able to get a copy, we may be able to accept a statutory declaration. 

You will need to provide an official signed statutory declaration using the WA Department of Justice form below, and include the following information:
• The qualification awarded
• Year awarded
• Year study commenced
• Year study completed
• The number of years of study
• Whether the study was taken full-time or part-time
• Why you are unable to provide the original document

IMPORTANT
IT IS AN OFFENCE to intentionally make a false statement in a statutory declaration under section 11 of the Statutory Declarations Act 1959. Statements made in declarations must be true in every particular. 

Download a statutory declaration form


All documents must be in Portable Document Format (PDF). We do not accept other electronic formats such as JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG or photos of documents.

Confirmation