Make the application easy to understand.
Home Affairs highlights accurate passport details, a clear travel purpose, evidence of reasons to return and appropriate translations. A neat file still needs genuine supporting information.
Names, passport details and dates should be accurate and consistent across records.
State a genuine purpose and provide the relevant evidence of the circumstances and reasons to return.
Follow Home Affairs’ requirements for documents that are not in English.
Bring the questions
that matter to you.
Different purposes and circumstances need different support. Use the File Clarity Check to organize your first conversation.
- Home Affairs preparation guidance ↗
Start with the issuing authority’s current information.
Reviewed 4 November 2026.
Make this relevant to your plans.
Bring your destination and questions to a conversation with the team.
