How to Complete Form 1195 (Step-by-Step Guide)

Purpose:

If you are applying online for:

  1. Australian citizenship by descent, or
  2. Evidence of Australian citizenship(such as Australia Citizenship Certificate).

Step 1: 

Print Form 1195 

Step 2: Prepare a photograph(paper copy)

The photograph must be:

  1. no more than 6 months old, and
  2. a full-face view of your head and shoulders (untinted prescription glasses can be worn – a photograph that shows facial features only is acceptable if you wear a head covering for religious reasons), and
  3. of good quality, in colour, against a plain, light coloured background (laser copies are not acceptable), and
  4. 35mm to 40mm wide and 45mm to 50mm high. The size of the face from chin to crown can be up to a maximum of 36mm, with a minimum of 32mm.

Step 3: Find a person(for example, your friend), who

  • is an Australian citizen, and
  • has known you for at least one year, and
  • is currently working in a List of professions and occupations (see below), and
  • is not related to you by birth, marriage or de facto relationship, and
  • is easy to contact by telephone during normal working hours.

1. Australian Consular Officer or Australian Diplomatic Officer (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955)
2. Bailiff
3. Bank officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
4. Building society officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
5. Chiropractor (licensed or registered)
6. Clerk of court
7. Commissioner for Affidavits
8. Commissioner for Declarations
9. Credit union officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
10. Dentist (licensed or registered)
11. Fellow of the National Tax Accountant’s Association
12. Finance company officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
13. Judge of a court
14. Justice of the peace
15. Legal practitioner (licensed or registered)
16. Magistrate
17. Marriage celebrant licensed or registered under Subdivision C of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961
18. Master of a court
19. Medical practitioner (licensed or registered)
20. Member of Chartered Secretaries Australia
21. Member of Engineers Australia, other than at the grade of student
22. Member of the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants
23. Member of the Australian Defence Force with 5 or more years of continuous service
24. Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants or the Institute of Public Accountants
25. Member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, a state, a territory Legislature, or a local government authority of a state or territory
26. Minister of religion licensed or registered under Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961
27. Nurse (licensed or registered)
28. Optometrist (licensed or registered)
29. Permanent employee of Commonwealth, state or local government authority with at least 5 or more years of continuous service
30. Permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation with 5 or more years of continuous service
31. Pharmacist (licensed or registered)
32. Physiotherapist (licensed or registered)
33. Police officer
34. Psychologist (licensed or registered)
35. Registered migration agent (where registration is not suspended or subject to a caution)
36. Registrar, or Deputy Registrar, of a court
37. Sheriff
38. Teacher employed on a full-time basis at a school or tertiary education institution
39. Veterinary surgeon (licensed or registered).

Step 4: 

  • Please fill Section 1 of the form, and 
  • Paste your photo in the designated spot in Section 3,
  • Sign at Section 4

Note: If Applicant aged under 16 years – responsible parent declaration

Step 5:

Ask the person making the declaration (not the applicant) to complete Sections 2 and 3 and sign the bottom right corner of your photo (not the back), which has been glued in Section 3.

  • Q2 must be the details of the person making the declaration (not the applicant)
  • The declarant must tick the relevant box where asking if they are an Australian citizen
  • The group number of the profession or occupation must be completed
  • Q3 must be the details of the applicant with the declarant’s signature (not the applicant’s signature)
  • The number of years/months that the declarant has known you must be completed

Completed! 

Please scan all pages and provide it to the Department of Home Affairs or your migration agent. 

Please keep these information pages for your reference