Form
Identity declaration 1195
Department of Home Affairs
Who should use this form What the photograph requirements are
Form 1195 Identity declaration must be completed You will need to glue a passport-sized photograph of the
and provided to the Department of Home Affairs (the applicant on the space provided under Question 3. The
Department) if you are applying online for citizenship by person who completes Questions 2 and 3 must sign over a
descent or evidence of citizenship. bottom corner of the front of the photograph as shown in the
An application for Australian citizenship by descent or example, ensuring that they do not sign over the applicant’s
evidence of citizenship cannot be approved where a person’s face.
identity is not able to be verified. The photograph must:
Important – Please read this information carefully before you • be no more than 6 months old
complete this form. Once you have completed this form we • have a full-face view of your head and shoulders
strongly advise that you keep a copy for your records.
• be of good quality, in colour, against a neutral or light grey
Integrity of application coloured background that contrasts with your face
The Department is committed to maintaining the integrity • be unedited (do not remove background, moles, wrinkles,
of the visa and citizenship programs. If you or a third scars or red eyes)
party acting on your behalf provide, or have provided in • be passport-sized: 35mm to 40mm wide and 45mm to
a previous application, false or misleading information or 50mm high. The size of the face from chin to crown can
documents (either knowingly or otherwise), this application be up to a maximum of 36mm, with a minimum of 32mm
may be refused. In addition, you may be prosecuted under (see example below).
the Migration Act 1958 and/or the Australian Citizenship If you wear glasses they must be removed unless you cannot
Act 2007. If information or documents are found to be remove them for medical reasons. If worn they must be
fraudulent or misleading after you become an Australian untinted (except for medical reasons), the frames must not
citizen, you may be prosecuted and may be subject to obscure your eyes and there must not be any reflection from
revocation of your Australian citizenship. the lenses.
Who can complete the Identity declaration If you wear a head covering for religious reasons, you can wear
the head covering in your photo as long as your whole face
Questions 1 and 4 of this form must be completed by the is visible. The covering must be plain material without any
person who is applying for citizenship by descent or evidence patterns.
of citizenship (the applicant).
For more information, see immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/
Questions 2 and 3 of this form must be completed, and the citizenship/photo-requirements-for-citizenship-
photograph endorsed and signed, by a person who: applications
• is an Australian citizen, and
• has known you for at least one year, and Example of photograph
• is currently working in a profession or occupation listed on
pages 1 and 2, and
• is not related to you by birth, marriage or de facto
Height 45mm to 50mm
relationship, and
Max 36mm
Min 32mm
• is easy to contact by telephone during normal working
hours.
Note: If you are applying from outside Australia and do
not know an Australian citizen, Questions 2 and 3 can be
completed, and the photograph endorsed and signed by a ture
na
citizen of your country of residence who has known you Sig
for at least one year, is currently working in a profession or
Width 35mm to 40mm
occupation listed on page 2, and is not related to you by
birth, marriage or de facto relationship.
How to submit this form and photograph
For children under 6 years of age, Questions 2 and 3 can be
completed by an Australian citizen (or citizen of the child’s Pages 3 and 4 of this form including the photograph, should
country of residence if applying from outside Australia) who be scanned together as one file and uploaded to your online
has known the child for less than 12 months, is currently application under ‘Form 1195 - Identity declaration’.
working in a profession or occupation listed on page 2, and is Note: You will also be required to upload a digital version
not related by birth, marriage or de facto relationship. of the photograph provided in this form to your online
application under ‘Photograph’.
We recommend that you have your photo taken at a
professional passport photograph provider, such as an
Australian Post Office (or similar if you are applying from
outside Australia), where you can also have a digital copy
sent to you via email.
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List of professions and occupations Important information about privacy
1. Australian Consular Officer or Australian Diplomatic The Privacy Act 1988 contains 13 Australian Privacy
Officer (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955) Principles which regulate the way that the Department
2. Bailiff collects and handles personal information. Information about
how the Department collects, uses and discloses personal
3. Bank officer with 5 or more years of continuous service information for its key functions can be found in form 1442i
4. Building society officer with 5 or more years of continuous Privacy notice. More information about the Department’s
service general information handling practices (including form
5. Chiropractor (licensed or registered) 1442i) can be found in the Department’s Privacy policy at
6. Clerk of court www.homeaffairs.gov.au/access-and-accountability/our-
commitments/privacy
7. Commissioner for Affidavits
Personal identifiers collected under the Australian Citizenship
8. Commissioner for Declarations Act 2007 are generally photographs. The Department and the
9. Credit union officer with 5 or more years of continuous Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have signed
service an arrangement in accordance with the Australian Citizenship
10. Dentist (licensed or registered) Act 2007 that permits disclosure of your personal identifiers
11. Fellow of the National Tax Accountant’s Association for the purposes of administering the Australian Passport
Act 2005. If your application for Australian citizenship is
12. Finance company officer with 5 or more years of approved, your photograph, client number, name, date of
continuous service birth and gender will be provided to DFAT.
13. Judge of a court More information on personal identifiers is contained in
14. Justice of the peace information form 1243i Your personal identifiers. Information
15. Legal practitioner (licensed or registered) form 1243i is available from the Department’s website
16. Magistrate www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms
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) Home page www.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship
20. Member of Chartered Secretaries Australia
Citizenship Telephone 131 880 during business hours
21. Member of Engineers Australia, other than at the grade of Information in Australia to speak to an operator (recorded
student Line information available outside these hours).
22. Member of the Association of Taxation and Management If you are outside Australia, telephone
Accountants +61 2 6196 0196.
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).
Please keep these information pages for your reference
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Form
Identity declaration 1195
Department of Home Affairs
Please open this form using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Either type (in English) in the fields provided or print this form
Details of the person who is making the
and complete it (in English) using a pen and BLOCK LETTERS. identity declaration (not the applicant)
Tick where applicable 3 IMPORTANT – Questions 2 and 3 must be completed by a person
who:
Details of the person who is applying • is an Australian citizen, and
for citizenship by descent or evidence • has known the applicant for at least one year, and
• is currently working in a profession or occupation listed on
of citizenship (the applicant) page 2, and
• is not related to the applicant by birth, marriage or de facto
1 Family name relationship, and
Given names • is easy to contact by telephone during normal working hours.
DAY MONTH YEAR The person will also need to endorse and sign a passport-size
Date of birth photograph of the applicant as described on page 1.
Current residential address
2 Family name
Note: You must tell the Department if your address changes after you
lodge this form. Given names
Address (home or business)
POSTCODE
Current postal address POSTCODE
(If the same as your residential address, write ‘AS ABOVE’)
Telephone numbers
Note: You must tell the Department if your address changes after you
lodge this form. Work (AREA CODE )
Home (AREA CODE )
Mobile/cell
POSTCODE
Are you an Australian citizen? Yes No
Telephone numbers
What is your profession or occupation group number from
Work (AREA CODE ) page 2?
Home (AREA CODE )
Mobile/cell
Transaction Reference Number (the number that you were given when
you lodged your online application)
Note: You (the applicant) must also complete the Declaration(s)
(Question 4) on page 4.
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3 Identity declaration Declaration by the applicant who is
I declare that I have known (full name of the applicant)
applying for citizenship by descent or
Family name
evidence of citizenship
Given names
WARNING: It is an offence under section 50 of the Australian
for year(s) month(s) and vouch for their identity. Citizenship Act 2007 to deliberately make, or cause to make,
a false or misleading statement, or conceal circumstances in
relation to an application.
GLUE PHOTO BELOW
4 Please read the following carefully before signing.
Applicants aged 16 years and over
Complete this declaration if you are aged 16 years or over.
Height 45mm to 50mm
• I declare that the information I have supplied in this form is
Max 36mm
Min 32mm
complete, truthful and correct in every detail.
• I have read the information contained in form 1442i Privacy
notice.
• I understand the Department may collect, use and disclose my
personal information (including biometric information and other
sensitive information) as outlined in form 1442i Privacy notice.
na ture
Sig Signature of
Width 35mm to 40mm applicant
-
I have signed the above photograph and declare that it is a true image DAY MONTH YEAR
of the applicant. Date
Signature
of person Applicants aged under 16 years – responsible parent declaration
making this
declaration
- The responsible parent is to complete the following declaration if the
applicant is under 16 years of age.
DAY MONTH YEAR
• I declare that I am the responsible parent of the applicant.
Date
• I declare that the information I have supplied in this form is
complete, truthful and correct in every detail.
• I have read the information contained in form 1442i Privacy notice.
• I understand the Department may collect, use and disclose the
applicant’s personal information (including biometric information and
other sensitive information) as outlined in form 1442i Privacy notice.
Signature of
responsible
parent -
DAY MONTH YEAR
Date
Full name of responsible parent
Telephone numbers
COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER
Work ( ) ( )
Home ( ) ( )
Mobile/cell
We strongly advise that you keep a copy of your application
and all attachments for your records.
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