Apostille & Document Legalization for Australia — from Canada
Visa Jet is a private document support agency helping clients across Canada prepare documents for Australia. Working holidays, skilled positions, and weddings drive most requests: Australian employers, licensing bodies, and celebrants ask for apostilled RCMP checks, degrees, and civil certificates, and we produce them remotely from anywhere in Canada. We are not a government office and cannot decide or guarantee any outcome.
Working Holidays and Skilled Work: The Documents Behind the Move
Australia is one of the most popular working destinations for young Canadians, and the paperwork requests usually come after the excitement — an employer in Sydney or a licensing body in Queensland asks for an apostilled RCMP criminal record check, an apostilled degree, or verified transcripts. Skilled workers in trades, health care, and engineering face the most document-heavy processes, since Australian assessing authorities want credentials evidenced formally.
Visa Jet prepares these documents to order: the RCMP check apostilled through Global Affairs Canada, degrees and transcripts notarized where required and apostilled by the correct provincial authority, all shipped to you or directly to Australia.
Marriage and Civil Matters in Australia
Canadians marrying in Australia, registering a relationship, or dealing with Australian courts and estates are commonly asked for apostilled Canadian civil documents — long-form birth certificates, divorce orders, or death certificates for probate. Australian celebrants and registry offices set their own evidence expectations, and a correctly apostilled certificate is the standard way a Canadian document earns acceptance.
We confirm the specific request with the Australian office where possible, then obtain, apostille, and deliver the certificate so the ceremony or proceeding is not held up by paperwork issued an ocean away.
The Route: Apostille Under the Convention
Australia has accepted apostilles for decades, and since Canada joined the Apostille Convention on 11 January 2024, Canadian public documents for Australia take the single-step route: an apostille from the issuing province's designated authority or from Global Affairs Canada for federal documents. Australian High Commission legalization is not required.
The reverse also holds — Australian documents are apostilled by Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, not by anyone in Canada. If your file includes Australian records, we prepare the Canadian side and point you to the DFAT channel for the rest.
Commonly Requested Documents for Australia
Australian institutions most often ask Canadian clients to provide:
- RCMP criminal record checks, apostilled, for employment and licensing
- University degrees, diplomas, and transcripts for skilled-work assessments and employers
- Trade certificates and professional credentials for licensing bodies
- Long-form birth certificates for marriage and civil registration
- Divorce orders and death certificates for remarriage and probate matters
- Powers of attorney, notarized and apostilled, for Australian property or legal matters
- Corporate documents for Canadian companies doing business in Australia
Entry to Australia: The ETA, and Who Needs More
Canadian citizens do not need a traditional visitor visa for short trips — travel is authorized electronically through Australia's Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) system before departure. Work, working-holiday, and study arrangements run through Australia's own visa programs, where the apostilled documents we prepare become part of the supporting evidence.
Permanent residents of Canada and other foreign nationals living here follow the rules for their nationality and may need a different Australian visa product. Visa Jet assists with document preparation and organization for those applications; eligibility and approval rest entirely with the Australian authorities.
How Visa Jet Works on Australian Files
Distance is the defining feature of Australian files, so we build the chain to survive it: documents verified and apostilled correctly the first time, tracked courier both ways, and scanned copies at every stage so you and the Australian side can see progress. You never visit an office — everything runs by email from wherever in Canada you live.
Send the request from your employer, assessor, or celebrant to info@visajet.ca or call +1 819-635-8787, and we will map out exactly which documents need which steps.
Our step-by-step process
- 01Tell us what you needShare the service you're looking for and the destination country. We'll confirm what applies to your situation.
- 02We review the requirementsOur team reviews the official requirements for your document or visa so nothing is missed.
- 03We prepare & submitWe prepare your documents or application and provide submission support to the embassy, consulate, or office.
- 04We track & update youWe track the file and keep you informed with clear updates until the process is complete.
Frequently asked questions
No. Visa Jet is a private agency and cannot guarantee acceptance or promise any government processing time. Australian institutions set their own requirements, so we confirm the request first and prepare each document to Apostille Convention standards — that is the strongest protection we can offer.
Yes. Australia is a longstanding Apostille Convention member, and since Canada joined on 11 January 2024, a single apostille from the province's designated authority or Global Affairs Canada is the standard certification for Canadian documents used in Australia — no High Commission legalization step.
Assessing authorities commonly want apostilled degrees, transcripts, trade certificates, and an apostilled RCMP check, each body publishing its own list. We prepare and apostille the Canadian documents on that list; the assessment itself is made solely by the Australian body.
Canadian citizens use Australia's Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) for short visits rather than a traditional visa. Work, study, and working-holiday stays use Australia's visa programs, and permanent residents of Canada may need a different product for their nationality. We assist with the documents; decisions rest with Australian authorities.
Important: Visa Jet is a private travel, visa, and document support agency. We are not a government office, embassy, or consulate. We assist with document preparation, legalization support, application review, embassy submission, and tracking. Final approval and processing times are determined by the embassy, consulate, government office, or destination country. We do not provide immigration, permanent residence, or citizenship advice or representation — including programs such as the Start-up Visa, Express Entry, and provincial nominee streams — which require a licensed immigration consultant or lawyer.
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