Thai Police Clearance for Australian Skilled and TSS 482 Visas
Skilled Visa (Subclass 189/190/491/482)
Applicants living upcountry never need to travel to Bangkok — take fingerprints at the nearest police station, courier the file to NYC and we handle everything else. Covers EOI, nomination and visa-application stages — NYC liaises with your migration agent. Send a scan of your passport bio-page for a fixed timeline and fee estimate.
Why the PCC is the gating document for Skilled Visa (Subclass 189/190/491/482)
Covers EOI, nomination and visa-application stages — NYC liaises with your migration agent.
This PCC file is filed with DHA, VETASSESS, skills-assessment authorities, whose evidentiary bar the NYC team knows from live casework. Fingerprinting, Royal Thai Police coordination, certified translation and MFA / destination-embassy legalisation run as a single team, not a chain of hand-offs.
Watch-outs when preparing a Thai PCC for — Legalisation chain
- 1Fingerprinting
- 2RTP submission
- 3NAATI translation
Australia is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention — Thailand acceded on 25 Dec 2025, so consular legalisation is no longer required.
What clients most often ask about — Document checklist
- Thai national ID copy
- Passport bio-page copy
- Ink-rolled fingerprint form
- Two 1-inch colour photos
- Power of attorney
- Skills assessment result
- Nomination letter
Cost, turnaround and validity of the PCC for — Watch-outs for Skilled Visa (Subclass 189/190/491/482)
- •482 TSS requires PCC for both primary applicant and dependants aged 18+.
- •Attach a statutory declaration if names/surnames were changed.
FAQ (Skilled Visa (Subclass 189/190/491/482))
Before or after the invite?
After the ITA so the certificate stays fresh through grant.
Dependants 18+?
Yes — every dependant in the application needs one.
PCCs from other countries?
Required — every country of residence 12+ months from age 16.