Identity

• Current passport bio-data page — Clear colour copy showing photo, personal details, issue date and expiry date.
• National identity card — If held or applicable.
• Previous passports and travel evidence — Useful where they show travel history, visas or past compliance.
• Change-of-name evidence — If applicable: marriage or divorce certificate, or official name-change evidence.

Your visit

• Applicant cover letter or purpose statement — Explain the purpose, dates, duration, funding, accommodation, itinerary, employment, business or study, and your reasons to return.
• Proposed itinerary or plans in Australia — City-by-city or activity plan. Keep it consistent with the application and any invitation.
• Accommodation evidence — Hotel booking and details, or the address and details of the person providing accommodation.

Money and background

• Personal bank statements for the last 3–6 months — Home Affairs gives this as an example of financial evidence. Statements should be itemised and show a genuine transaction history.
• Other financial evidence — As relevant: payslips, audited accounts, tax records, term deposits, credit-card statements or limits.
• Evidence of reasons to return home — Employment, business, study, close family, legal right to return, property or assets, or other ongoing commitments.
• Travel history evidence — Previous visas and stamps where useful. Declare immigration history accurately in the application.

If you are employed

• Employment letter — Position, commencement date, salary, and confirmation that you are expected to return to work.
• Approved leave letter — Leave dates should align with the proposed visit.
• Recent salary statements or payslips — Where employed.
• Salary tax or tax clearance records — Where available and relevant.

If you run a business

• Business registration, PAN or VAT — For self-employed applicants and business owners. Show the business is active.
• Business bank statements and transaction history — Usual supporting period is the last 3–6 months. Explain unusual large deposits where necessary.
• Audited business accounts or tax records — Useful to substantiate business income and ongoing operations.

Other income and savings

• Rental income evidence — Rent agreement, rental receipts or rent tax, or bank credits, where relied on.
• Pension evidence — Pension letter and recent pension statements, where applicable.
• Savings or fixed deposits — Supplementary evidence. A balance certificate alone is usually less informative than transaction statements.
• CIT or SSF statements — Citizen Investment Trust or Social Security Fund evidence, where relevant.

Property and family in Nepal

• Property ownership evidence — Lalpurja or land and property ownership documents, with English translation.
• Property valuation — Optional supporting evidence. Ownership evidence generally matters more than valuation alone.
• Family or relationship evidence in Nepal — Marriage certificate, birth certificates, relationship evidence, or household and family records where relevant to your ties.

If you are visiting family or friends

• Invitation letter from family or friend in Australia — Relationship, purpose, proposed duration, accommodation, and the costs the inviter will cover.
• Inviter's Australian status or identity evidence — Passport, citizenship or visa evidence, where relevant.
• Inviter's address evidence — Where you will stay with the inviter.
• Inviter's financial evidence — Only where the inviter is funding the stay: bank statements, income or employment evidence, or other proof of funds.
• Relationship evidence — Birth, marriage or family records where the relationship is relevant to the visit.

If you are attending an event

• Event-specific evidence — Only if relevant: wedding invitation, graduation evidence, family celebration evidence, or a hospital or medical letter regarding an expected birth.

If you are travelling for tourism

• Tourism plan — Planned destinations, activities and approximate dates.

If a child under 18 is applying

• Birth certificate for the applicant under 18 — Should show both parents' names. Alternative official family or identity records may be accepted where a birth certificate cannot be provided.
• Form 1229, or a statutory declaration of consent — Required from a person with the legal right to decide where the child lives who is not travelling with the child. Include their signed photo ID.
• Form 1257 — Undertaking declaration — If the child will not stay with a relative or legal guardian. Signed by the person the child will stay with.
• Guardianship, adoption or court documents — If applicable.
• School, college or university enrolment evidence — Where relevant to a minor or student, and as evidence of reasons to return.

Character and health

• Military service or discharge records — If applicable.
• Police certificate — Do not obtain one automatically unless it is requested, or otherwise required for the case.
• Health examinations — Age 75 or over, a stay of 6 months or more, hospital or newborn visits, pregnancy and similar. Use an approved panel physician only — see step 5.

If someone is helping with your application

• Form 956 — Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person — Use this when appointing someone to provide immigration assistance.
• Form 956A — Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient — Use this when appointing someone to receive Department correspondence. It is not the form for appointing an immigration adviser.

Does any of this apply to you?

• Applicant aged 75 or over, for any length of stay — A medical examination is required for a Visitor visa (subclass 600) regardless of how long the applicant plans to stay. Hold health insurance covering the whole stay and keep the policy on file.
• Proposed stay of 6 months or more — Medical examination and chest x-ray — the x-ray for applicants aged 11 and over. Nepal is not listed as a lower-risk TB country; verify against the current Home Affairs list.
• Proposed stay over 3 months but under 6 months — Not an automatic medical trigger under current Home Affairs guidance, although Home Affairs may still request health examinations. Check the current Home Affairs page before advising.
• Already in Australia, or recently in Australia — If the applicant has not been outside Australia for 28 consecutive days, previous time in Australia may be added to the new proposed stay. The combined period can cross the 6-month threshold.
• Likely to enter a hospital or healthcare environment — Includes visiting a newborn baby or attending a birth, which is common for parents visiting children in Australia. A medical examination and chest x-ray may be required. Match this with any expected-birth evidence in step 3.
• Applicant is pregnant and intends to give birth in Australia — A hepatitis B test may be required. A pregnant applicant may be able to defer the chest x-ray, but a visa cannot be granted until deferred examinations are completed.
• Will work or train at a childcare centre, or study or train as a doctor, dentist, nurse or paramedic — Medical examination and chest x-ray, plus additional blood tests for health-care roles. Also check that the activity is permitted on a visitor visa.
• Known significant medical condition — Declare it accurately in the application. A Medical Officer of the Commonwealth assesses whether the condition meets the health requirement.

Where, when and insurance

• Where to complete health examinations — Outside Australia, only at a Home Affairs approved panel physician or clinic — not the family doctor. Bring the passport and the HAP ID or referral letter. The applicant pays all health examination fees.
• Timing — upfront or after lodgement — Upfront via My Health Declarations only if subclass 600 appears as an option; otherwise wait for Home Affairs instructions. Results are generally valid for 12 months.
• Health insurance for all visitors — Strongly recommended for every visitor — the applicant is responsible for their own medical costs in Australia. For applicants aged 75 or over, keep evidence of insurance for the full stay.

Translations

• English translation for every non-English document — Upload both the original-language document and an English translation by a Notary Public. A foreign language other than Nepali must be translated at Vishwa Bhasa Campus.

Upload and payment

• Colour scans or photographs — All pages must be clear and legible. Save multi-page documents as one file where practical.
• Online lodgement via ImmiAccount — Attach documents and submit the application online unless Home Affairs specifically authorises another method.
• Visa application charge — Pay through the application in ImmiAccount and verify the current amount using the Visa Pricing Estimator. Do not rely on an old fixed-fee checklist.

After you lodge

• Check ImmiAccount and your email regularly — Home Affairs may decide an application without requesting further information, so lodge a complete file where possible.
• Biometrics request — Provide biometrics only if instructed. Follow the “Requirement to provide personal identifiers” letter.
• Health examinations — Complete these if requested, or if arranged through the permitted upfront process. Outside Australia, use an approved panel physician or clinic. Results are generally valid for 12 months.
• Additional information request — Upload the requested material promptly in ImmiAccount.
• Correct mistakes and notify changes — Update Home Affairs if your passport, contact details, relationship status or other material circumstances change.

• Purpose is clear and consistent — Cover letter, invitation, itinerary and application answers all tell the same story.
• Funding is credible — Funds match the income source, trip length and stated payer. Unusual deposits are explained where needed.
• Reasons to return are evidenced — Employment, business, study, family, property or other commitments are documented.
• Health triggers checked — Age, length of stay including cumulative stay, hospital and newborn visits, pregnancy and known medical conditions reviewed. Health insurance advised.
• Sponsor or inviter evidence is proportionate — Only attach sponsor documents that support the stated relationship, accommodation or funding.
• All non-English documents translated — Original plus English translation uploaded.
• Forms are correct and current — Forms 1149, 1229, 1257, 956 and 956A used only where applicable.
• No avoidable contradictions — Dates, names, income, employment, family details and travel history are consistent across documents.
• Application fee checked — Current fee verified at the time of lodgement.
• Applicant understands no visa is guaranteed — Submitting documents does not guarantee a grant. Home Affairs assesses each case individually.