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title: What is a Commencement of Identity Document ?
description: "A commencement of identity document will normally be a: - full Australian Birth Certificate—not an extract or birth card, and not a commemorative certificate - a current Australian Passport (or expired within last 2 years - but not cancelled) -…"
url: "https://workerchecks.com/docs/what-is-a-commence-of-identity-document/"
updated: "2026-01-07"
category: Verification of Identity
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# What is a Commencement of Identity Document ?

A commencement of identity document will normally be a:

- full Australian Birth Certificate—not an extract or birth card, and not a commemorative certificate
- a current Australian Passport (or expired within last 2 years - but not cancelled)
- a current overseas Passport
- a valid Australian Visa (which may be in the form of a Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) record or printout)
- an Australian Citizenship Certificate
- an official immigration record or document issued by the Department
  of Home Affairs or the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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