Finding Your TFN, Super Number & Visa Copy

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Find your documents

✓TFN — on payment summaries

✓Super number — myGov / app

✓Missing? At ALITAX we find it for you

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ALITAX · Bilal Jivraj — Registered Tax Agent 25287564. Original guidance from 10+ years of DASP and tax casework.

To claim your tax and super, a few pieces of information make everything smoother. Here’s where to find each one — and don’t worry if you’re missing some, because a big part of what we do is tracking these down for you.

Your Tax File Number (TFN)

Your TFN is issued when you first apply, and it’s the key the ATO and super funds use to identify you.

It’s shown on any payment summary / income statement from your employer.
It is generally not printed on your payslips — so don’t worry if you can’t see it there.
It may also appear in old ATO letters or your myGov account.

No TFN? Here’s the key point

Without your TFN we cannot look up your super balance in the system. But we can still apply for your super without a TFN — as long as you know the balance. So a missing TFN is not a dead end.

Check if your TFN is correct

A TFN is a 9-digit number with a built-in check digit — a mathematical formula that catches typos and transposed numbers instantly. Type your TFN below to check if it is structurally valid (this runs entirely in your browser — nothing is sent anywhere):

Privacy: This check uses a mathematical formula (a weighted-sum check digit) that runs entirely on your device. Your TFN is never stored, sent, or logged anywhere. It only confirms the number is structurally valid — it does not confirm whether it has been issued to you or is active with the ATO.

Your Super Membership Number

This is the number your super fund uses for your account. You can usually find it:

In your myGov account, linked to the ATO, which lists your super accounts
In your super fund’s app or online portal
On any letter or statement from your fund

Can’t find it?

Don’t worry — if you don’t have your membership number, we will find it for you. Locating lost super accounts is a routine part of every claim.

Your Visa Copy

Your visa grant details confirm your visa type and when it ceased — important for both your tax residency and your DASP claim. You can get a copy from:

Your visa grant notification letter (the email or letter you received when your visa was approved)
VEVO (Visa Entitlement Verification Online) or the free myVEVO app from Home Affairs — you can check and email your visa details and conditions yourself
Your ImmiAccount online, if you lodged there
Your migration agent, if one arranged your visa

PALM scheme workers: your visa was arranged through your approved employer and the PALM programme, so your employer or the PALM scheme support service can often help you get your grant details. You can also use VEVO / myVEVO yourself, and if you don’t know your visa grant number, Home Affairs has a VEVO Request for Reference Number form to have it emailed to you.

Missing everything? We look up your full history

Here’s the reassuring part: even if you have almost nothing, we look up your entire past history — previous employers, super accounts, ATO records — to piece together your tax and super. Finding what you’ve lost is exactly what we do.

One important request while we work on your case

Please do not give your TFN or details to other companies while we’re handling your claim. Some operators won’t even ask before going ahead — they’ll lodge without your approval and charge fees you never agreed to or even knew about. In contrast, we give you 100% disclosure and never lodge without your approval.

Not sure how this applies to you? At ALITAX we handle exactly these situations every day — and check what you’re owed in super and tax, for free.

✎ Written by Bilal Jivraj

Original work of Bilal Jivraj, Director and Registered Tax Agent (No. 25287564), ALITAX — based on 10+ years of DASP and tax casework. © 2026 ALITAX. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced, republished or distributed without the written permission of the author. When referenced, please cite ALITAX — Bilal Jivraj as the source.