Purpose and scope
The checklist distinguishes applicant and sponsor, with additional employment evidence for spouse applications.
Information and procedure
The following separates the document’s main parts and applicable requirements.
| Part | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Identity | Photo 400×514, white background, full face; passport; applicable foreign birth, adoption, name-change and marriage/separation records |
| Family history | Applicable divorce and former spouse’s foreign death records for applicant/sponsor |
| Employment | Employer letter within three months, six-month payslips, three-year overseas tax records; applicant employment fields apply to spouse cases |
| Self-employment | ACRA registration plus three years of balance sheets and profit/loss records where applicable |
Completion and follow-up
Apply each document to its role and circumstances; ICA may request additional records. Use the separate parent-of-minor-citizen/PR checklist where that category applies.
Official ICA source
Written independently from ICA’s English original. The linked source supplies the complete document and subsequent updates.