Your employer uses CheckWorkRights to confirm your work rights. CheckWorkRights does not sell checks to individuals, and cannot help you obtain, renew or apply for a visa, passport or any other document. For those matters, contact the Department of Home Affairs directly.
Since 2013, the law in Australia changed making both the employer and the employee responsible for working illegally in their organisations. Your employer can receive fines if someone is found to be working without legal working rights.
VEVO (Visa Entitlement Verification Online) is a Department of Home Affairs system that confirms whether a person has the legal right to work in Australia. It checks your visa status and any work conditions attached to it.
Australian law requires employers to check that every employee can legally work in Australia before they start. Your employer runs this check to meet that requirement.
CheckWorkRights is the platform your employer uses to run this process. It connects directly to the Department of Home Affairs to check your visa status quickly and securely.
Nothing. Your employer covers the cost. You won’t be charged.
Yes. The check cannot be run without your consent. Your employer is required by law to verify work entitlements. If you have questions about why you have been asked to do this, speak with your HR team.
No. Your employer must have your consent before running a VEVO check. You will receive a request and must complete the process yourself.
You’ll receive an invitation by email to complete your check through the MyCheck portal. You will need to upload your identity documents and confirm your consent. Once you submit, your work rights are checked against Department of Home Affairs records.
Most checks are completed instantly. If there is a delay, your HR team will let you know.
If there is a problem with your check result, you’ll be instructed to resubmit, or your HR team will contact you. Do not worry if something looks incorrect, there may be a simple fix, such as updating a document or relinking your visa to a new passport. You will have the opportunity to resolve it.
For temporary visa holders, checks are run periodically to ensure your conditions haven’t changed. This happens automatically and doesn’t require you to take any further action.
Yes. CheckWorkRights is SOC 2 certified, which means it meets strict international standards for data security. You can read the full CheckWorkRights Privacy Policy here.
Acceptable forms of identification that you can use are:
- Passport (expired is also acceptable)
- Australian Citizenship Certificate
- Certificate of Status of being a New Zealand Citizen in Australia with photo identification such as a driver’s license
- Australian Birth Certificate with Photo Identification such as a driver’s license
For more information, visit the Department of Home Affairs website.
If you have an ImmiCard or a travel document, you can use either of these. If you don’t have any of these, you will need to get a new passport.
Without a valid passport or visa document, you cannot currently prove your right to work in Australia. Since July 2017, the Department of Home Affairs stopped issuing ImmiCards to people who can get a passport from their birth country. You will need to apply for a passport from your country of birth. Make sure it is digitally linked to your Australian permanent residency documents. Contact your HR team if you are not sure what to do.
Yes. An expired passport can still be linked to a valid visa and used for a work rights check.
Visit the Department of Home Affairs: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/already-have-a-visa/check-visa-details-and-conditions/check-conditions-online