Identification requirements

As well as completing your Maritime Security Identification Card (MSIC) application form, you will also need to provide documents that prove your identity. Please note, as of 1 August 2017, there has been a change to the identity verification documents. Further information on acceptable documentation is available below.

Identity

Only original documents will be accepted. Certified copies, photos, photo copies, scans and emails of any document will NOT be accepted.

All applicants will need to provide identification documents to meet each of the following document categories:

Category A – evidence of the start of the applicant’s identity in Australia (e.g. Australian Citizenship/Naturalisation Certificate, Australian Birth Certificate, Australian Visa), (Australian Visa must be accompanied by an International Passport in order to be verified);
Category B – a Government-issued document that provides photographic proof of the applicant’s identity and includes the applicant’s signature (e.g. Drivers Licence, Proof of Age/Photo Card, Passport (Australian or foreign));
Category C – evidence of the applicant’s use of the identity while operating in their community (e.g. Medicare card, ASIC or MSIC, PAYG Summary); and
Category D – evidence of the applicant’s current residential address, issued within 6 months of submitting (e.g Utilities Account/Bill/Invoice, Bank Statement/Account Confirmation, Tenancy Agreement).

Note: The applicant is only required to produce a category D document if their current residential address was not listed on any of the other documents they produced.

Change of name

All identification documents must contain exact name matches, unless the name variation is supported by a linking document. Acceptable examples of change of name linkage documents include;

Marriage certificate, or
Change of name certificate.

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