If there is a child aged under 18 years included in the
application:
• if the sponsor has spent a total of 12 months or
more in Australia since turning 16 years of age, an
Australian Federal Police (AFP) National Police
Check for the sponsor; and
• police certificates from each country in which the
sponsor had spent a total of 12 months or more in
the last 10 years since turning 16 years of age.
Note: Sponsors who are required to submit an AFP
National Police Check must complete the AFP National
Police Check application form which is available from
the AFP website www.afp.gov.au
Sponsors should use Code 33 at Question 1 on the
form and include details of any, and all, names they
have been known by. If an AFP Certificate is provided
based on incorrect information, the department may
request another certificate. Fingerprints are not required
for AFP National Police Checks