US Apostille for Australia
If you are applying for Skilled Migration Visa (subclass 189/190), Partner Visa, or Working Holiday Visa, your consulate will require one or more US-issued documents bearing the Hague Apostille. Below are the documents most commonly required for Australia immigration and how our courier network handles each one.
Australia Requirements at a Glance
Common visa types: Skilled Migration Visa (subclass 189/190), Partner Visa, or Working Holiday Visa
Translation: NAATI-accredited English translation required for any non-English documents
Processing note: Department of Home Affairs requires apostilled foreign public documents for most permanent migration categories
Documents Commonly Required for Australia
State vs. Federal: Which Authority Apostilles Your Documents?
Not all documents go to the same office. FBI Background Checks are federal documents — they must be apostilled by the US Department of State in Washington D.C., regardless of what state you live in. State-issued records (birth certificates, marriage certificates) go to your state Secretary of State. Our courier network handles both tracks and routes each document to the correct authority automatically.
After the Apostille: Translation for Australia
NAATI-accredited English translation required for any non-English documents. An apostille certifies the document is genuine — it does not translate it. Most Australia consulates and immigration authorities require a sworn or certified translation in addition to the apostille before they will accept the document. We offer combined apostille-plus-translation packages for Australia-bound documents.