Get a Companion Card

To be eligible for an NSW Companion Card you must be a person with significant and permanent disability and can provide evidence that:  

1. You require lifelong attendant care support to access the community
2. Aids and other technologies do not help you access the community independently
3. You are an Australian citizen or permanent resident and live in NSW. 

Note: Eligibility for NDIS does not mean you meet the NSW Companion Card criteria. 

1. Print, fill and sign your Application Form
2. Have the Health Professional Declaration  signed by your treating medical or allied health care professional.
3. Provide confirmation report/s from your treating medical or allied health service provider to confirm your diagnosis and lifelong support needs.
4. Take one, high quality, passport style photo against a neutral background. A digital passport-sized photograph in .jpeg format only. You can use free online tools such as https://www.idphoto4you.com to turn your photographs into passport size. 

Submit your application online – COMING SOON 

Submit your application via email 

1. Please email all your documents to applications@companioncard.nsw.gov.au 

Note: Check the size of your email before sending. You should not exceed 13MB in a single email. Emails with lots of attachments and very large files may not be received, even if you receive an automated response. If you cannot reduce the file size, consider sending your application split across multiple emails.