Be initialled on every page by the Authorised Officer.
Annotated on the last page as appropriate e.g. “I have sighted the original document and certify this to be a true copy of the original” and signed by the Authorised Officer.
List the name, date of certification, and contact phone number and position number (if relevant) and have the stamp or seal of the Authorised Officer (if relevant) applied
Application form 有講話如果你係 Overseas 申請或剛到澳洲,
The minimum requirements for overseas applicants, or those who have recently arrived in Australia, can be found in theAHPRA Proof of identity requirements document under the heading What special circumstances apply to overseas applicantsor applicants who have recently arrived in Australia? This document is available at www.ahpra.gov.au/identity
What special circumstances apply to overseas applicants or applicants who
have recently arrived in Australia?
At application, individuals who are applying from overseas and who are unable to provide evidence from
each of the categories, must meet the minimum identity requirements of:
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• a certified copy of an overseas passport (an EU card is not acceptable)
• if the applicant has ever been formally known by another name, or provides documentary evidence in
support of their application in another name — a certified copy of proof of name change (marriage certificate, divorce papers, deed poll).
Applications from overseas applicants will be assessed only on receipt of the relevant evidence of identity, and an otherwise complete application (all supporting documentation provided and declarations made).
Following assessment the applicant will be advised if they are eligible for registration. Those eligible applicants who only provided the minimum identity requirements, and/or medical practitioners applying for limited registration (see below) will only be granted registration upon personal presentation at an AHPRA
Office with the following evidence:
• If arrived in Australia within the previous 6 weeks:
o original foreign passport or travel document with current Australian visa and proof of date of arrival (e.g. entry stamp); plus o evidence of their current residential address, an original signed statement from a prospective employer/sponsor verifying the identity of the applicant OR an original offer of employment.
• If arrived in Australia more than 6 weeks prior to attendance — evidence that meets the requirements in Categories A, B, C and D.