NT DAMA Applicant Checklist and Required Information v02102023

• Your curriculum vitae (CV) or resumé should cover at least the last 5 years and shows:
  • full employment and educational history
  • dates and positions held
  • the name, title and contact details of referees
  • that you meet the 2 years work experience if this applies.

Provide the pages of your current passport showing your photo, personal details, and passport issue and expiry dates.

Also provide proof of change of name if this applies.

Documents that prove a change of name include:

• a marriage or divorce certificate
• change of name documents from an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, or the relevant overseas authority
• documents that show other names you have been known by
• deed poll certificate
• statutory declaration if the differences are small.

Show you have the level of English language required by the labour agreement

You will need to provide evidence of adequate health insurance for you and any secondary applicants for the duration of your stay in Australia.

Provide an Australian police certificate if you have spent a total of 12 months or more in Australia in the last 10 years since you turned 16.

We only accept complete disclosure National Police Certificates issued by the Australian Federal Police. We do not accept standard disclosure certificates or national police certificates issued by Australian state or territory police.

For immigration purposes, Australian police certificates are valid for 12 months from the date of issue.

Also provide:

• an overseas police certificate from every country, including your home country, where you spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since you turned 16
  • if required, penal check letters are available by contacting espd@homeaffairs.gov.au and include the words “Front end load – Penal Check Letter” in the subject line of your email.
• military service records or discharge papers if you served in the armed forces of any country

Provide:

• identity documents
• character documents
• documents about other relationships, if applicable

Provide either:

• your current marriage certificate or
• enough documents to prove you are in a de facto relationship with your partner

Documents that prove your de facto relationship include:

• joint bank account statements
• billing accounts in joint names
• joint leases or mortgages
• documents that show you have lived at the same address as your partner

For every dependant under 18 years old who is applying with you, provide:

• the pages of their current passport showing their photo, personal details, and passport issue and expiry dates (if your child is under 5 years old you can include them in the application without a passport)
• copies of birth certificates or the family book showing the names of both parents of all your dependent children
• copies of the adoption papers, if applicable
• character documents, if applicable.

Parental responsibility documents

You must get consent for the child to come to Australia from anyone who:

• has a legal right to decide where the child lives and
• is not coming to Australia with the child

They must complete either:

• Form 1229 Consent form to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years (240KB PDF)
• a statutory declaration giving their consent for the child to visit Australia on this visa

Include a document with the signature and photo of the person who completed the form or declaration, such as a:

• passport
• driver’s licence

Dependants over 18 documents

For every dependant 18 years old or older who is applying with you, provide:

• identity documents
• documents about their other relationships, if applicable
• character documents

Proof of dependency 

Where you need to prove that a person is dependent on you, provide:

• a completed Form 47a Details of a child or other dependent family member aged 18 years or over (205KB PDF) (307KB PDF)
• proof of your relationship with the dependent such as a birth certificate or adoption papers

You must also prove this person has been financially dependent on you for at least 12 months before you apply. You could provide:

• proof they live with you
• their tax records
• proof they are currently studying

Statutory declaration stating that the employer has interviewed the nominee and confirm that the nominee has the skills, work experience and qualifications to undertake the position and meet the requirements of the occupation under the NT DAMA

Statutory declaration stating the employer has provided the nominee with a copy of the NT DAMA Settlement Package.

Translate

Have all non-English documents translated into English.
Translators in Australia must be accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters.
Translators outside Australia do not have to be accredited. But on each translation, they must include their:

• full name
• address and telephone number
• qualifications and experience in the language they are translating

These details must be in English.

Note: You do not need to have any documents certified.

Scan or photograph

Scan or photograph all documents (English and non-English) in colour.
The scans and photos must be clear.

If a document is more than one page, save it all as one file.

Attach

Attach a document only once, even if you are using it to show more than one thing.
Learn more about attaching documents.