Work Entitlement checks through CheckWorkRights require particular documents depending on your working rights are in Australia. Each employee will have different working rights, and may require different documents for each submission.

To help you understand what types of documents are required for each situation, you must first understand why we request these documents.

When applying for any role in Australia, you are required to provide evidence that you are legally entitled to work. This could include a passport, birth certificate, or Immi-card.

The following options are accepted for verifying working rights:

The passport must be Australian. The passport image must show the entire photo page of the passport including the MRZ (Machine readable zone). The machine readable zone is the two lines of text that appear at the bottom of the passport photo page. The photo of the passport holder must be clearly shown.

The citizenship certificate should be a valid Australian Citizenship document, and must show the entire document.

The photo ID should be an official government or institution document (e.g. Drivers Licence or Student Card). You also need to verify that you recognise the individual in this photo.

The Australian Birth certificate must be Australian, show which state of Australia it is from and must show the entire certificate.

The photo ID should be an official government or institution document (e.g. Drivers Licence or Student Card). You also need to verify that you recognise the individual in this photo.

The passport image must show the entire photo page of the passport including the MRZ (Machine readable zone). The machine readable zone is the two lines of text that appear at the bottom of the passport photo page. The photo of the passport holder must be clearly shown.

Often confused with immi-grant letters, a travel document is classified as a document used exclusively by foreign citizens for first-time travel to Australia. These were issued prior to passports or immi-cards.

An ImmiCard is issued to certain visa holders who don’t have and can’t obtain a passport recognised by the Australian Government. There are four types of ImmiCards; Australian Migration Status (AMS), Evidence of Immigration (EIS) ImmiCard, Permanent Resident Evidence (PRE), Residence Determination (RDI).

The ImmiCard Number format is 3 alpha characters followed by 6 numeric characters.

Often confused for Travel Documents, Immi-Grant Letters are not a sufficient form of working rights evidence. They may contain the correct information required, but no photograph.

Police Checks are often requested by an employer during the on-boarding process, but are not a sufficient document to supply for proving working rights. Again, no photograph.