To help us make faster decisions for customers, we will no longer issue requests for information for police certificates missing from Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) applications.
Applications with complete and valid police certificates will save your clients’ time and money, give them and their employers certainty sooner, and help us make more timely decisions for all customers.
From 8 December 2025, receipts showing a request for a police certificate will no longer be accepted, and references to uploading a receipt will be removed from the application form.
Exceptions will apply for Fiji, Hong Kong and Israel, because their authorities send certificates directly to us. In these cases, applicants can upload the proof they have requested one.
If an application does not include a police certificate, it may be declined or a visa may be granted for a shorter period of up to 24 months. Potentially prejudicial information letters may be issued to onshore applicants, but with firm deadlines to respond.