Australian Certificate of Identity

Australian Certificate of Identity
The front cover of a contemporary Australian biometric Certificate of Identity
Issued by	Australia
Type of document	Travel document
Purpose	International travel document
Eligibility requirements	Non-Australian citizens
Expiration	Maximum of 3 years

The Australian Certificate of Identity (COI) is a biometric travel document issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to individuals who are not Australian citizens and are about to leave Australia or one of its territories.

A person in one of the following can apply for a COI:

Holders of a COI who are refugees or stateless persons and legally resident in Australia can enter Germany, Hungary and Slovenia visa-free. Holders of a COI who are refugees (but not stateless persons) legally resident in Australia can enter Slovakia visa-free. The maximum length of stay under these visa exemptions is 90 days in a 180-day period.