How to do a VEVO check for Uber and Uber Eats? Step by step
If you are planning to work with Uber Eats or other delivery or ride sharing platform, then you might get asked to get a VEVO check or right to work check completed.
So in this article, we are giving you a guide about VEVO or right to work check.
What is VEVO?
VEVO stands for Visa Entitlement Verification Online.
VEVO is an online tool provided by the Department of Home Affairs to verify the visa holders’ visa conditions.
This tool can give you details about:
- Type of visa granted
- Visa grants date
- Visa expiry date
- Period of stay (how long a visa holder can stay)
- Visa conditions (what the visa holder can and can’t do)
It is important to note that VEVO is current only at the time it is conducted and should only be considered valid when accessed directly through the VEVO system.
Who can access VEVO?
VEVO details can be accessed any of the following individual or organisation:
- Visa holder
- Employer
- Education institute
- Other government agencies
When you can use it?
You might also be wandering when do you actually need to use this. Most of the time, it can be used when:
- signing up to work with ride-sharing of food delivery platforms like Uber Eats
- looking for a job and your employer wants to confirm your visa conditions
- looking for a rental property and your landlord or real estate agent wants to check your period of stay in Australia
- applying for a scholarship or a new course
Read our complete guide about How to Deliver with Uber Eats in Australia
How to check the VEVO for Uber Eats and other delivery platforms?
There are 2 ways to get your VEVO check done for Uber Eats and other delivery platforms.
First Method using private agencies
Some businesses may require people to get the VEVO check done through the private agency they work with.
For example, if you are planning to deliver with Uber Eats, then you can get VEVO check done while completing your Background check application.
They use National Crime Check (NCC) as their background check partner. You can use the services of NCC for your VEVO Check. It costs won’t cost you anything so if you are planning to work with Uber Eats or other delivery or ride sharing platforms, then it makes sense to get the VEVO check done through NCC.
All you need to provide for this is your Passport details like your Passport country and Passport number (check the image below) and upload the photo of your Passport while completing your background check.
That’s all.
Second method using the Department of Home Affairs website
In order to check your VEVO as a visa holder from the Department of Home Affairs website, you will need to have an access to:
- Passport
and any one of the following:
- Transaction Reference Number (TRN)
- Visa Evidence Number
- Visa Grant Number
- Password
Step 1: Go to Immigration website for VEVO Check here.
Step 2: Select the type of document and press submit
Step 3: In the next step, enter the following details:
- Reference type
- Reference number based on the reference type
- Date of birth
- Document number
- Country of document
- Agree to the terms and conditions
Press Submit
After submitting the details, you will get the VEVO details on the website something like this:
You can down this information as a PDF or you can also send it via email.
You can also check the VEVO details
Example of VEVO Letter
Here is how the VEVO letter that you download from immigration website will look like.
Do everyone need to do a VEVO Check in Australia?
In short, the answer is No!. Not everyone needs to do a VEVO Check in Australia.
If you are a visa holder in Australia and have got your visa after 1990, then you will have access to VEVO. You will not have a VEVO access if you are:
- an Australian citizen
- migrated to Australia before 1990 and never travelled outside Australia
If you migrated to Australia before 1990 , you can request an electronic visa registration.
It is important to note that Australian and New Zealand citizens won’t need to do the VEVO check as long as they can prove their respective citizenship with documents like an Australian or New Zealand passport, Australian birth or citizenship certificate.
Well, we hope you find the information useful and handy on the VEVO check. Please share this article with someone else who might find this information useful.
