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• Justice of the Peace

• Commissioner for Declarations

• Commissioner for Affidavits

• a person before whom a statutory declaration may be made under the law of the state in which the declaration is made

• solicitor

• registered medical practitioner

• bank manager

• postal manager

• Australian Postal Corporation officer with 5 years service.

If an applicant is outside Australia, a notarised copy is acceptable.

• a natural (biological) child; or

• an adopted child when within the meaning of the Migration Act 1958; or

• a child conceived through an artificial conception procedure (ACP); or

• a child born under surrogacy arrangements, where parentage has been transferred by court order under a prescribed state or territory law.

To demonstrate competent English, you will have either:

• Achieved a score of at least 6 in each of the four test components (speaking, reading, listening and writing) in an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• Achieved a score of at least 'B' in each of the four test components of an Occupational English Test (OET) that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• Achieved the following minimum test scores in each of the four test components: 24 for listening , 24 for reading, 27 for writing and 23 for speaking, in a Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) test that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• Achieved a test score of at least 65 in each of the four test components (speaking, reading, listening and writing) in a Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• Achieved a test score of at least 185 in each of the four test components (speaking, reading, listening and writing) in a Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) test that has been undertaken on or after 1 January 2015 and prior to lodging the visa application.

• they are not in a married relationship (for the purposes of the Migration Act 1958) with each other;

• they are not related by family;

• they have a mutual commitment to a shared life to the exclusion of all others;

• the relationship between them is genuine and continuing;

• they live together or do not live separately and apart on a permanent basis; and

• the relationship has continued for the period of 12 months immediately preceding the date of application.

• they have never married or been in a de facto relationship, are widowed, divorced or separated

• they are usually resident in the primary person’s household.

• they rely on the primary person for financial support for their basic needs

• the primary person has supported them for a substantial period

• they rely on the primary person more than any other person or source.

• an ownership interest in a business

• a loan to a business

• cash on deposit

• stocks and bonds

• real estate

• gold or silver bullion.

• held a Special Category (subclass 444) visa on 26 February 2001; or

• held a Special Category (subclass 444) visa that was in force for at least one year in the 2 years before 26 February 2001; or

• has a certificate, issued under the Social Security Act 1991, that states the citizen, for the purposes of the Social Security Act 1991, was residing in Australia on a particular date (note that Centrelink stopped accepting applications for these certificates in February 2004).

• In Australia completed by a translator accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI). You should ask at your nearest office of the department for further information about how to get your documents translated.

• If you are applying outside Australia, your nearest Australian mission can provide further information on how to get your documents translated.

•If there is applicable to the business or investment by law an accounting period of 12 months - that period

•in any other case - a period of 12 months approved by the Minister in writing for that business or investment.

If you have functional English you:

• can read and understand English texts about familiar topics;

• write English well enough to communicate ideas or information for a variety of purposes but make some errors;

• understand spoken English about familiar topics; and

• you speak English well enough to handle everyday communication adequately, despite some errors.

• If you or members of your family aged over 18 years who are included in your application have less than functional English and require English tuition, you may be liable to pay the second instalment of the Visa Application Charge.

If you or members of your family aged over 18 years who are included in your application have less than functional English and require English tuition, you may be liable to pay the second instalment of the Visa Application Charge.

You may be regarded as having functional English if you provide evidence of the following:

• You are the holder of a valid passport issued by the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand, or the Republic of Ireland and you are a citizen of that country.

• An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test result of an average band score of at least 4.5 based on the four test components of speaking, reading, listening and writing. Your test must have been completed within 12 months of visa application lodgement or can be completed during visa application processing.

• A Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) test result of a total band score of at least 32 based on the four test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening. Your test must have been completed within 12 months of visa application lodgement or can be completed during visa application processing.

• A Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic test result of an overall band score of at least 30 based on the four test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening. Your test must have been completed within 12 months of visa application lodgement or can be completed during visa application processing.

• A Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) test result of an overall band score of at least 147 based on the four test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening and the test must have been taken on or after 1 January 2015. Your test must have been completed within 12 months of visa application lodgement or can be completed during visa application processing.

• A positive assessment by an Adult Migrant English Program service provider in Australia that you have functional English.

• Completed all years of primary education and at least three years of secondary education in an educational institution in or outside Australia and all instructions were in English.

• Completed at least five years of secondary education in an institution in or outside Australia and all instructions were in English.

• Successfully completed at least one year of full-time study or equivalent part-time study towards a degree, higher degree, diploma, or associate diploma in an institution in Australia and all instructions were in English.

• Completed a degree, a higher degree, a diploma or a trade certificate that required at least two years of full-time study or training in an institution in or outside Australia and all instructions were in English.

• The functional level of the Australian Assessment of Communicative English Skills (ACCESS) test certified by the relevant testing body. Your test must have been completed within 12 months of visa application lodgement or can be completed during visa application processing.

• the applicant has, or has had, an ownership in the business

• the applicant maintains, or has maintained, direct and continuous involvement in management of the business from day-to-day and in making decisions affecting the overall direction and performance of the business

• the value of the applicant's ownership interest, or the total value of the ownership interests of the applicant and the applicant's spouse or de facto partner, in the business is or was at least:

1. 51 per cent of the business where the turnover is less than AUD400 000 per annum
2. 30 per cent of the business where the turnover is AUD400 000 or more per annum
3. 10 per cent where the business is a publicly listed company

• the business is a qualifying business.

• a spouse or de facto partner of the family head

• a dependent child of the family head or of a spouse or de facto partner of the family head

• a dependent child of a dependent child of the family head or of a spouse or de facto partner of the family head

• a dependent relative of the family head or of a spouse or de facto partner of the family head

• a non-dependent child of the family head or of a spouse or de facto partner of the family head — see ‘Child (other)’.

• they are married to each other under a marriage that is valid for the purposes of the Migration Act 1958;

• they have a mutual commitment to a shared life as husband and wife to the exclusion of all others;

• the relationship between them is genuine and continuing; and

• they live together or do not live separately and apart on a permanent basis.

•a shareholder in a company that carries on the business

•a partner in a partnership that carries on the business

•the sole proprietor of the business including such an interest held indirectly through one or more interposed companies, partnerships or trusts.

1.Have you provided bogus documents or information that is false or misleading during the course of the current application?

2.Have you previously provided bogus documents or information that is false or misleading in relation to a visa that you held in the 12 months before current application was made?

3.Have you had a visa refused for failing to meet the Fraud PIC in the three year period immediately before both time of application and decision?

• You have achieved a score of at least 7 in each of the four test components (speaking, reading, listening and writing) in an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• You have achieved a score of at least 'B' in each of the four test components of an Occupational English Test (OET) that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• You have achieved the following minimum test scores in each of the four test components: 24 for listening , 24 for reading, 27 for writing and 23 for speaking, in a Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) test that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• You have achieved a test score of at least 65 in each of the four test components (speaking, reading, listening and writing) in a Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• You have achieved a test score of at least 185 in each of the four test components (speaking, reading, listening and writing) in a Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) test that has been undertaken on or after 1 January 2015 and prior to lodging the visa application.

•is operated for the purpose of making a profit through the provision of goods, services or goods and services (other than the provision of rental property) to the public

•is not operated primarily or substantially for the purpose of speculative or passive investment.

• A bridging visa; or

• A criminal justice visa; or

• An enforcement visa.

• You have achieved a score of at least 8 in each of the four test components (speaking, reading, listening and writing) in an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• You have achieved a score of 'A' in each of the four test components of an Occupational English Test (OET) that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• You have achieved the following minimum test scores in each of the four test components: 28 for listening, 29 for reading, 30 for writing and 26 for speaking, in a Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) test that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• You have achieved a test score of at least 79 in each of the four test components (speaking, reading, listening and writing) in a Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• You have achieved a test score of at least 200 in each of the four test components (speaking, reading, listening and writing) in a Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) test that has been undertaken on or after 1 January 2015 and prior to lodging the visa application.

To demonstrate vocational English, you must provide evidence of one of the following:

• You hold a valid passport issued by the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland and you are a citizen of that country.

• You have achieved a score of at least 5 in each of the four test components (speaking, reading, listening and writing) in an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• You have achieved a score of at least 'B' in each of the four test components of an Occupational English Test (OET) that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• You have achieved the following minimum test scores in each of the four test components: 4 for listening, 4 for reading, 14 for writing and 14 for speaking, in a Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• You have achieved a test score of at least 36 in each of the four test components (speaking, reading, listening and writing) in a Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

• You have achieved a test score of at least 154 in each of the four test components (speaking, reading, listening and writing) in a Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) test that was undertaken on or after 1 January 2015 and prior to lodging the visa application.