Life Certificate Life Certificate

Misc. Service for availing- LIFE CERTIFICATE to Pensioners

   Timings for submission of Life Certificate Applications in Consulate: - 10 AM to 1 PM & 2 PM to 4 PM.

The service of LIFE CERTIFICATE can be availed by PENSIONERS either by visiting Consulate and signing Life Certificate Form in front of the Consular Officer OR by sending signed Life Certificate forms by post to the Consulate along with all required documents.  Detailed information is as below: -

In case of personal visit of PENSIONER in Consulate

The service of LIFE CERTIFICATE can be availed by visiting Consulate and signing Life Certificate Form in front of the Consular Officer. 

Applicant, while visiting Consulate must bring following

·         1)-Dully filled Miscellaneous Service Form (with Photograph) (please download here) bullet

·          2)- Original Current valid Passport & copy of passport

·         3)- Copy of Pension Payment Order

·         4)- Dully filled in LIFE CERTIFICATE Form (to be signed in front of Consular Officer) (please download here) bullet

In case of postal applications of PENSIONER

Pensioners applying for Life Certificate Form through POSTAL SERVICES should send following documents to Consulate by post

·         1)-Dully filled Miscellaneous Service Form (with Photograph) (please download here) bullet

·          2)- Dully signed copy of valid Passport

·         3)- Copy of Pension Payment Order

·         4)-Duly filled-in signed LIFE CERTIFICATE form which should be attested either by Notary (NSW) or J.P. (SA) (please download here) bullet

·         5)- "A Statutory Declaration Form attested by JP".

*(NSW residents kindly submit documents attested by a Notary Public only, list of NSW notaries available at: https://notarynsw.org.au/find-a-notary)

(Commonwealth Statutory declaration form bullet) – signed by the applicant with the same text as written in the Life Certificate form. (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/statutory-declaration-form.PDF) bullet

·         6)-For postal life certificate applications, please send attested copies of passport and not the original passport along with the copy of Pension Payment Order." along with self-addressed Envelope.

FEES

·         Life Certificate is issued on GRATIS basis (No fees is charged)

Processing Time

·         Same day for applications submitted in person

·         One week for postal applications