2 items of financial evidence from this list are required for each year of employment:

• official government tax records such as income statements/P60, payment summaries/P45, tax group certificates or tax notices of assessment (listing the names of the employer and employee);
• three pay slips listing the names of the employer and employee (pay slips should be from the start, middle and end of each year claimed);
• superannuation (pension) documents citing the names of the employer and employee;
• bank statements clearly showing the employer’s name and income deposited (please highlight relevant deposits).

Please name your files by employer eg.

• ICI_2023payslip
• ICI_2022payslip
• BAT_2018payslip
• BAT_2019payslip etc.

For each year of self-employment you should provide 3 documents:

• business registration documents, eg. Companies House registration and formation documents, partnership agreements, sole trader registration with HMRC etc;
• relevant occupation or business licences;
• annual business returns eg. Limited company annual accounts, self-assessment returns etc;
• a statement from a registered/certified accountant, this should be on headed paper and include how long you have been trading for, the nature of your business etc;
• taxation documents citing the name of the business eg. Corporation tax registration/demands, VAT registration etc.

Please name your files by year where applicable eg.

• 2023_accounts
• 2022_accounts
• 2021_accounts
• 2023_taxreturn
• 2022_taxreturn
• 2021_taxreturn, etc.

For each year of self-employment undertaken in Australia you should provide:

• your Australian Business Number (ABN);
• a payment summary information statement;
• a Business Activity Statement (BAS);
• a Notice of Assessment from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO);
• a statement from a registered/certified accountant.

Please name your files by year where applicable eg.

• 2023_accounts
• 2022_accounts
• 2021_accounts
• 2023_taxreturn
• 2022_taxreturn
• 2021_taxreturn, etc.

If you received your qualification through an apprenticeship then you must provide:

• your apprenticeship completion certificate;
• your training transcript/journal.

You should also provide apprenticeship documents such as the contract of apprenticeship, or any other relevant document from your employer, governing body or training institution relating to your apprenticeship.

Each document provided that is not in English must be accompanied by an official translation.

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