Which 858 visa documents go with the EOI?
Three 858 visa documents go with the EOI: firstly, your passport bio-data page; secondly, your resume or CV; thirdly, evidence of your highest qualification, according to Home Affairs’ “National Innovation visa – EOI submission” page, updated 29 July 2026.
- Passport bio-data page: upload the page containing your personal details.
- Resume or CV: upload your career and achievement summary.
- Highest qualification: upload evidence of that qualification.
Agency-nominated candidates also upload Form 1000 with Part A completed by the agency and its supporting statement explaining the nomination, expected contribution and collaboration, under the same Home Affairs instructions.
Home Affairs’ EOI instructions require English or translated PDF, JPG or PNG files, prohibit cloud-file links, and set limits of 1 MB for each passport or qualification file and 4 MB for the CV and agency attachments.
Home Affairs’ EOI form says to write the achievement summary in the form itself: it will not refer to attachments if you answer “see attachments”. Its submission page says nothing can be added afterwards. Check your National Innovation visa eligibility before preparing these claims.
Which 858 visa documents go with the application?
The 858 visa documents that go with the application prove the achievements your invitation names, and they are lodged with Form 47NI in ImmiAccount under the Migration (Arrangements for certain business skills visas) Amendment (LIN 24/078) Instrument 2024.
Home Affairs’ “Subclass 858 National Innovation visa” page and EOI form identify these documents:
- Form 1000: lodge the completed form with the application; Home Affairs says an application without it will not be processed.
- Achievement evidence: prove the invitation’s achievements, your standing among the best in your area and recent prominence.
- Earnings evidence: substantiate the earnings band selected in the EOI, if you gave one.
- Establishment evidence: provide opportunities, nominator information or letters from Australian organisations.
- Exceptional-benefit evidence: applicants under 18 or aged 55 and over provide relevant plans, offers, contracts or business evidence.
- Organisation authority: prove the nominator’s signatory is authorised to represent the organisation.
- Character documents: provide applicable police certificates and military records.
- English evidence: applicants aged 18 or over provide functional English evidence or state their intention to pay the second instalment.
After lodgement, Home Affairs’ visa page says to wait for requested health examinations if not already completed; Form 80, Form 1221 and biometrics are supplied if requested, not automatically for every applicant.
858 visa evidence of exceptional achievement, by field
858 visa evidence of exceptional achievement has to place you among the best in your area and show recent prominence, and Home Affairs’ “Subclass 858 National Innovation visa” examples differ by field.
The Migration Regulations 1994 name four areas: a profession, a sport, the arts, and academia and research. Direction 120, in effect from 25 July 2026, supplies indicators and Schedule A award examples—not a checklist of mandatory achievements.
The matrix translates those examples into documents you could use to evidence an existing achievement.
| Indicator | Profession | Academia and research | Sport | The arts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top-of-field international award — Direction 120 Schedule A | Award record: Turing Award, ACM Prize in Computing, Eni Award or Institution of Electrical Engineers Medal of Honor | Award record: Nobel Prize, Breakthrough Prize, Fields Medal, Abel Prize, Chern Medal, Rousseeuw Prize or L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science | Official award record: Olympic Gold Medal or Laureus World Sportsman or Sportswoman of the Year | Award record: Pulitzer Prize, International Booker Prize or International Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medal |
| National research grant | — | Grant award letter: ARC, Department of Education Accelerator, UKRI, European Commission, US NSF or similar | — | — |
| Research influence | — | PhD record and publications in journals such as Nature, Lancet or Acta Numerica; citation report showing an h-index high for career stage—Direction 120 gives 14 for an early-career researcher as an example; university record and top-100 Times Higher Education ranking evidence | — | — |
| Recent international keynote | Conference program naming you as keynote speaker at a high-profile international conference | Conference program naming you as keynote speaker | — | — |
| Recognised intellectual property | International patent record | International patent record | — | — |
| Earnings | Earnings records or Australian job offer at or above the Fair Work high income threshold, in your area | Earnings records or qualifying job offer | Earnings records or qualifying job offer | Earnings records or qualifying job offer |
| Business record | Company records showing successful innovative ventures or leadership of a company to an IPO | — | — | — |
| Competition and career record | — | Appointment record for a Level D or E professor or lead research fellow | Official results showing success at major competitions | Commission agreements and records demonstrating a sustained career |
| Recognition by others | Supporting statements from government, professional, scientific, cultural, sporting or peak bodies; advisory board appointment; international media coverage; business or personal profile pages | Supporting statements, advisory appointments, international coverage or academic profile pages | Supporting statements, advisory appointments, international coverage or profile pages | Supporting statements, advisory appointments, international coverage or profile pages |
Home Affairs’ examples are “not limited to” those listed, and Direction 120’s Schedule A awards are examples too. The sorting of awards into fields is this guide’s own; Direction 120 lists the awards without fields.
Profession
Home Affairs’ visa page and Direction 120 identify awards, keynotes, patents, earnings in the area and business records as evidence. Earnings are an indicator, not a separate legal eligibility requirement.
Academia and research
Direction 120 identifies grants, PhD influence and an h-index assessed against career stage; Home Affairs also lists Level D/E appointments and lead research roles. Further detail is set out on the 858 researcher route.
Sport, including Olympic results
Direction 120 lists Olympic Gold Medals and the Laureus awards in Schedule A. Its Priority 1 covers exceptional applicants who are global experts and recipients of top-of-field international awards; an award is not a visa grant. Home Affairs also lists success at major competitions.
Direction 120 includes top-of-field sports awards as extra indicators for agency-nominated candidates. Home Affairs’ EOI form offers sport as a separate sector choice, while NSW and Trade and Investment Queensland nomination guidance names athletes, coaches and specialists, including sports scientists.
The arts
Direction 120 lists the Pulitzer Prize, International Booker Prize and International Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medal. Home Affairs’ visa page also identifies a sustained record and commissions as evidence.
Support letters for an 858 visa: who writes them
Support letters for an 858 visa come from four kinds of writer that Home Affairs and Form 1000 name: your nominator, Australian organisations, peak and professional bodies, and, for agency candidates, the nominating agency.
- Your nominator: Form 1000 requests a personal, comprehensive statement summarising your achievements and details of both parties’ achievements in the shared area.
- Australian organisations: Home Affairs lists their letters as evidence of finding work or becoming established in Australia.
- Government, professional, scientific, cultural, sporting or peak bodies: Home Affairs lists their supporting statements as recognition evidence.
- The nominating agency: Home Affairs’ EOI instructions request its reasons for nomination and your expected contribution to its priorities.
State nominations have their own document requirements: NSW’s “Guide to supporting documents”, checked on 3 October 2026, asks for two references or support letters.
Document-preparation practice, not a legal rule: there is no general published Home Affairs rule specifying a separate recommendation letter’s writer or wording. Focus letters on the invitation’s achievements because regulation 858.212(3) of the Migration Regulations 1994 confines the achievement assessment to those achievements. This is a consistency check, not a claim about a letter’s weight.
Nominator documents for the 858 visa
Nominator documents for the 858 visa are Form 1000, signed by the nominator or an authorised officer, and the attachments the form asks for.
Home Affairs’ Form 1000 – Nomination for National Innovation visa, design date November 2024, requests:
- A personal, comprehensive statement about your achievements.
- Details of your and your nominator’s achievements in the common area.
- Supporting documents, such as media coverage, comments and links.
- Employment or establishment arrangements.
- For an organisation, evidence that its signatory is authorised.
- The declaration that no nomination fee has been received.
An eligible New Zealand citizen nominator answers Form 1000’s 26 February 2001 questions and provides the relevant confirmation. The part-by-part guide explains what to attach to Form 1000.
Family member documents for the 858 visa
Family member documents for the 858 visa prove each relationship and dependency, and each family member applying also gives health and, from age 16, character evidence under Home Affairs’ visa guidance.
- De facto partner: Home Affairs asks for a registered relationship or evidence of at least 12 months’ de facto relationship before applying, plus evidence it is genuine and continuing.
- Children aged 18–22: provide dependency evidence and Form 47a. Home Affairs asks for at least 12 months’ financial dependence; the Migration Regulations use “a substantial period”.
- Children aged 23 or over: Home Affairs asks for a qualified medical practitioner’s report explaining dependence caused by loss of bodily or mental functions.
- Non-migrating adult family: Form 47a also covers family-unit members aged 18 or over who are not migrating.
- Child under 18 migrating without another parent: Home Affairs asks for Form 1229, a statutory declaration of consent or relevant court-order evidence.
- Form 1229 attachments: the form asks for certified copies although the online 858 page says certification is unnecessary. Follow Form 1229’s specific instructions for its attachments.
- Omitted partner or dependent child: Home Affairs asks for an explanation.
The relationship and dependency rules for inclusion are explained under 858 visa family members.
Translations and file rules for 858 visa documents
Translations and file rules for 858 visa documents are the same for every applicant: translate every non-English document, scan in colour, and keep each multi-page document in one file, according to Home Affairs’ “Subclass 858 National Innovation visa” page.
- Australian translators: Home Affairs requires NAATI accreditation.
- Overseas translators: accreditation is not required, but provide their name, address, phone number, qualifications and experience in English.
- Both versions: upload the original document and its English translation.
- Certification: Home Affairs does not require certified copies for the online application; its certified-copy guidance requires them for paper applications. Remember Form 1229’s specific exception.
- EOI uploads: Home Affairs requires English or translated PDF, JPG or PNG files, no cloud links, and the 1 MB/4 MB limits described above. Those limits do not establish ImmiAccount’s application limits.
- NSW nomination: NSW’s supporting-document guide requires certified translations, which is stricter wording than Home Affairs’ visa guidance.
Why your 858 EOI and application documents must match
Your 858 EOI and application documents must match because regulation 858.212(3) of the Migration Regulations 1994 limits the assessment to the area and achievements stated in your invitation, and Home Affairs says the application documents must show the achievements claimed in your EOI.
“Match” means a consistent account of the relevant area and achievements, supported by evidence—not simply identical filenames. Home Affairs’ after-submission guidance says the invitation identifies the achievements forming its basis, while Form 1000 asks the nominator to describe your area and achievements.
Home Affairs does not allow EOI additions after submission. Its after-submission guidance accepts new achievement claims as a reason for a fresh EOI; withdraw the old EOI first rather than trying to amend it.
Frequently asked questions
What documents do I need for a Global Talent visa in Australia now?
The Migration Amendment (National Innovation Visa) Regulations 2024 renamed it the National Innovation visa (subclass 858). Home Affairs asks for three standard EOI uploads—passport bio-data page, CV and highest qualification—then Form 1000 and invitation-achievement evidence with the application; agency candidates have additional EOI attachments.
Do 858 documents need to be certified?
No, not generally for the online application under Home Affairs’ visa guidance. Form 1229 specifically asks for certified copies of its attachments.
Who should write my recommendation letter?
Home Affairs publishes no general rule for a separate recommendation letter. Form 1000 names the nominator’s statement, while the visa page lists Australian organisation letters and statements from government, professional, scientific, cultural, sporting or peak bodies.
Can I add a document to my EOI after I submit it?
No. Home Affairs’ submission page prohibits additions; its after-submission guidance accepts a new achievement as grounds for a fresh EOI after withdrawing the old one.
Can I share my evidence as a cloud link?
Not instead of an uploaded document: Home Affairs’ EOI instructions say it cannot open cloud-stored files. Upload PDF, JPG or PNG files; the form separately provides an online-links field for profile pages and similar links.
Integrity checks on 858 visa documents
Integrity checks on 858 visa documents rest on PIC 4020 and the character checks behind police certificates; regulations 858.227 and 858.326 of the Migration Regulations 1994 apply the integrity criterion to primary and applying family members, subject to the specified security-pathway exception.
Section 5(1) of the Migration Act 1958 defines a bogus document by reasonable suspicion that it was not issued for the person, is counterfeit or altered without authority, or was obtained through a false or misleading statement, whether or not knowingly. The separate PIC 4020 guide explains the document-integrity test.
Home Affairs’ “Providing accurate information” page says not to modify or create documents with editing tools or AI. Form 1000 warns that false information can lead to refusal, exclusion periods or later cancellation of the 858 visa itself.
Home Affairs’ visa page requests an AFP complete-disclosure certificate where Australian residence meets its threshold, overseas certificates for relevant countries, and military records. The guide to an AFP police check for a visa explains that certificate requirement.
Ask an Australian migration lawyer to match each document to the achievements named in the invitation before upload, using the submitted EOI as the consistency check.