Form 80 Example Guide

Australia's Form 80 Personal Character Assessment is a detailed document covering 20 sections. This guide provides examples of how each key section should be approached, to help you understand what information to provide and how to think about your answers. You can also use our Form 80 checklist to gather what you need first.

Personal details (Part A)

Part A asks for your basic identity information. Provide your legal name exactly as it appears on your passport. Do not abbreviate.

If you have dual nationality, list both nationalities. If your name differs between documents (e.g. passport vs birth certificate), use your passport name in Part A and explain the difference in Part B (Other names).

Other names (Part B)

Part B requires all other names you have been known by — including maiden names, names from a previous marriage, legally changed names, aliases, or names used in other countries.

Address history (Part F)

Part F requires every residential address since age 16, with no gaps. This is one of the most frequently incomplete sections of Form 80. Even temporary periods — living with friends, in student accommodation, or staying with family — must be listed.

If there are any periods where you did not have a fixed address (e.g. travelling, between rentals), explain this in Part T (Additional Information) with approximate dates.

Travel history (Part I)

Part I requires all international travel over the past 10 years — every country visited, approximate dates, and purpose of travel. Transit stops of more than 24 hours must be included.

Use passport stamps and booking confirmation emails to verify travel dates you cannot recall. See the Form 80 travel history guide for more detail.

Employment history (Part K)

Part K requires a complete employment history with no gaps, including all paid work, self-employment, unemployment, and periods of full-time study.

For self-employed work, list the business name, nature of the work, and address. If you ran your own business across multiple years, list it as a single continuous entry with the full date range.

Character and criminal history (Part O)

Part O asks whether you have been charged with, or convicted of, any offence in any country. This includes dismissed charges, minor offences, and offences considered "spent" in their country of origin.

See the Form 80 criminal history guide for detailed guidance on what must be disclosed.

Declaration (Part S)

Part S is the declaration that all information in Form 80 is true and correct. It must be signed before submission. If you are submitting electronically via ImmiAccount, you will typically type your name as your signature confirmation.

Additional information (Part T)

Part T is a free-text field for any information that does not fit elsewhere in the form. Use it to:

• Explain gaps in residential or employment history
• Provide context for a criminal charge or conviction
• Clarify dates that are approximate
• Add information that overflows from other sections

Using Part T to explain ambiguities is far better than leaving questions unanswered or hoping the assessor will assume no issues.