Australian Embassy, China

澳大利亚驻华大使馆

Embassy address: 21 Dongzhimenwai Dajie, Sanlitun, Beijing - Telephone: 5140 4111 - Fax: 5140 4204

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2. Checklist – Non-Business Temporary Residence

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On this page: Introduction; General document requirements; Health requirements; Subclass 419 additional document requirements

Introduction

Please read through this checklist carefully, as it details the types of documents you will be required to provide in support of your Visiting Academic (Subclass 419) visa application. It is important that you are able to complete as many of these requirements as possible prior to lodging your application, as this will ensure your application is processed without unnecessary delay. Please note that this checklist refers to a number of documents that are specific to China, as it assumes that the applicant is a Chinese citizen.

When organising required documents please have regard to the following:

• We only accept notarised / certified copies of official documents. In Australia, copies must be certified by a Justice of the Peace or Registered Migration Agent or a person before whom a Statutory Declaration can be made under the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 as a true copy of the original. In China, copies must be notarised by a Public Notary Office.

• Documents in languages other than English must be accompanied by an English translation. In Australia, translations must be performed by a NAATI (National Accreditation Authority of Translators and Interpreters) accredited translator. In China, translations must be performed and notarised by a Public Notary Office.

Please email us should you have any questions about any of the listed documentary requirements.

What is a Public Notary Office?

There are over 3,000 Public Notary Offices (¹«Ö¤´¦ gongzhengchu) in counties, autonomous areas, and municipalities across China. For the contact number of your local Public Notary Office, call directory assistance in China on 114. Public Notary Offices are accredited by the Chinese government to perform a number of notarial roles, including:

• Notarising the authenticity of signatures, translations, copies of certificates, and photocopies with originals; and

• Notarising facts that amount to civil legal acts such as birth, death, marriage, divorce, kinship, identity and qualifications, and the issuing of the relevant Notarial Certificate.

General Document Requirements

• Form 147 - Application For A Temporary Residence Visa (non-business) completed in English and signed by the applicant;

• Form 54 - Family Composition completed in English and signed by the applicant;

• Visa application charge;

• A valid passport;

• Four recent passport sized photographs of each applicant. Please attach one of these photographs to Form 147;

• Postal address in Chinese script;

• Letter from your employer supporting your application and advising of any leave, salary or ongoing employment arrangements;

• Sponsorship approval letter from DIAC (if applicable to the visa subclass you have applied for);

• Notarial certificate of your highest education / degree qualification;

• Information about the amount and source of funds you have for your maintenance in Australia;

• If you propose to stay in Australia for over 12 months you must provide a Notarial certificate of No Criminal Conviction for the period that you have lived in China; and

• If you propose to stay in Australia for over 3 months you will be required to undertake an x-ray / health exam at a panel hospital during the processing of your application.

Health Requirements

If you propose to stay in Australia for over 3 months you - and anyone included in your visa application (including your spouse and any dependants 11 years of age or over) - will be required to undertake an x-ray and/or medical examination at an immigration panel hospital during the processing of your application. Dependants under the age of 11 years old will be required to undertake a medical examination instead of an x-ray examination. We will notify you of this after you lodge your application, after which you should make your own arrangements to attend an approved immigration panel hospital. Please be advised that you will need to present a copy of the details page of your passport, your National Identity Card and health ID number to the panel doctor. For detailed information, please see Health Requirements.

More information about this process may be found on the 4. After You Apply - Non-Business Temporary Residence page.

Subclass 419 Additional Document Requirements

• Evidence that the inviting institution has a sponsorship approved by the Immigration Department. This should be provided by the inviting educational institution.

• Evidence of an approved nomination for the proposed position, or that a nomination application has been lodged in Australia. This should be provided by the inviting educational institution.

• A letter of invitation from an Australian educational or research institution

• Health Insurance covering the proposed period of stay in Australia.

Living Allowances

Please note that, according to law, a Visiting Academic visa applicant is not to receive a salary (or similar) by their inviting institution as it is generally expected that they would continue to receive a salary from their home institution while in Australia. If a “living allowance” is offered by the Australian institution, then this should not be of an order that might constitute a salary.

The letter of invitation should indicate whether any payments by the inviting institution to the applicant are proposed and, if so, what the proposed amount is.
• If you are undertaking research in Australia, please provide a research plan.

Please refer to 3. How to Apply - Non-Business Temporary Residence for information on how and where to lodge your temporary residence application in China.

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