Thai Police Clearance for Australian Visa (189/190/482/500/820)
For: Applicants for Skilled Migration, Partner (820/801), Student (500), and TSS 482 visas who lived in Thailand for 12+ months after age 16.
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Overview & regulatory basis
The Department of Home Affairs requires a police clearance as a Form 80 supporting document. It must bear an MFA stamp and be translated by a NAATI Certified Translator (non-NAATI translations are rejected). Validity: 12 months from Grant date.
Documents required
- ✓ Passport + Visa Transaction Reference (TRN)
- ✓ CoE / employer sponsorship evidence
- ✓ NAATI Certified translation — iLC in-house NAATI ID 106628
- ✓ MFA legalization (blue stamp)
Legalization
Australia accepts MFA-legalized Thai documents directly; no Australian Embassy authentication is needed since Thailand is non-Hague.
Pitfalls to avoid
- ⚠️ Non-NAATI translations are rejected by DHA on sight
- ⚠️ Submitting too early can force a re-issue after Case Officer contact
- ⚠️ You must obtain police clearances from every country where you lived 12+ months
FAQ
- Is an AFP check sufficient?
- No—AFP covers only Australian records. You still need Thai CID clearance for Thai residency periods.
- Partner Visa 820—both partners?
- Only the primary applicant needs Thai CID; the sponsor completes AFP or Form 47SP.
Related use-cases
- Thai Police Clearance for U.S. Visa (IR-1/CR-1/K-1/DV Lottery)THB 3,500–8,500 (with translation + MFA) · Foreigners +THB 1,500 · Normal 5–7 working days · Express 3 days · End-to-end with translation + MFA legalization 8–10 working days
- Thai Police Clearance for Canadian Visa (Express Entry, PR, Study Permit)THB 4,500–8,500 · Normal 5–7 days · End-to-end with translation + MFA 7–10 days
- Thai Police Clearance for UK Visa (Skilled Worker, Health & Care, Student)THB 4,000–8,000 · Normal 5–7 days · End-to-end 7–10 days
Go deeper on Police clearance certificate service
These guides outline possible certification steps; confirm the receiving authority's current requirements before filing:
- Step-by-step playbook: documents, order of certification, rejection risks
- Route comparison: which certification path your receiving authority accepts
Not sure which route applies? Send us the scan — LINE @THAIL · 092-0170000 · Contact@thailaw-accounting.co.th
Documents usually required
- Freshly issued original Thai civil or corporate record from the issuing office
- Complete English translation of every page, with the translator's statement of accuracy
- Copy of the document holder's passport or Thai national ID card
- Power of attorney with ID copies of both parties if someone else files on your behalf
Common reasons a bundle is rejected
- Certificates are commonly accepted only within a limited validity window.
- Fingerprint sets must follow the format the receiving country specifies.
- Spell every name exactly as it appears in the passport, across every document in the same bundle.
Prefer not to handle the chain yourself? Send the scans and we run every step for you, from translation to the final endorsement.
How the process runs — Police clearance certificate service
- Obtain a freshly issued original from the office that produced the record and check that every page is present.
- Prepare a complete translation with the translator's statement of accuracy attached.
- File for legalization at the Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the original and the translation together.
- Complete the next certification layer required by the destination country — Apostille, or legalization at that country's embassy in Thailand.
- Collect the finished bundle, scan a full copy for your records, then submit it in the format the receiving authority specifies.
Fees and processing times are set by each authority and vary by document and destination — confirm them with the responsible agency.
Handling it yourself vs letting iLC run it
| Aspect | Doing it yourself | With iLC |
|---|---|---|
| Working out which steps apply | You read each authority's rules yourself, and usually learn a step was missing only after the bundle is refused. | Our advisers review the documents before work starts and sequence translation, notarisation, MFA, and embassy in one pass. |
| Time spent filing | Repeat trips to each office, queueing and collecting in person. | We file on your behalf; you send scans and receive the finished set by post or courier. |
| Risk that the translation is refused | Agency names, job titles, and the certification wording often do not match what the receiving office accepts. | We use terminology and certificate formats the receiving authority has accepted before, with two-stage proof-reading. |
| If the bundle is rejected | You diagnose the cause and refile yourself, losing a full cycle. | We identify the cause, correct it, and refile without you starting over, with progress reported along the way. |
What clients typically use this for
- Visa and immigration filings
- Overseas employment screening
- Professional registration
An advisor, not only a document processor
Before any work starts, our team assesses how many certification layers your document actually needs, which authorities are involved, and the correct order for the office you will really file with. One step out of order usually means restarting the whole bundle. More than 15 years of cross-border document work means we recognise how each authority rejects files and prevent it up front.
- The certification route is matched to the receiving authority before work begins.
- Rejection risks are checked, from name spelling to document validity windows.
- The filing sequence is planned around the deadline you actually have.
Consult us at LINE @THAIL · 092-0170000 · Contact@thailaw-accounting.co.th
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