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Sponsorship for migration to Australia

(parent, aged dependent relative, remaining relative, carer)

Form

Department of Home Affairs

The Department of Home Affairs (the Department)

acknowledges that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

peoples are the traditional custodians of the Australian land.

Life in Australia – Australian values

The Australian Government encourages people to gain an

understanding of Australia, its people and their way of life,

before applying for a visa to live in Australia.

This includes understanding that the English language, as the

national language, is an important unifying element of

Australian society. Australian society is also united through the

following shared values:

• respect for the freedom and dignity of the individual;

• freedom of religion;

• commitment to the rule of law;

• Parliamentary democracy;

• equality of men and women;

• a spirit of egalitarianism that embraces mutual respect,

tolerance, fair play and compassion for those in need and

pursuit of the public good;

• equality of opportunity for individuals, regardless of their

race, religion or ethnic background.

The Life in Australia booklet provides more information on

the values that Australians share and their way of life. This

booklet is available in a wide range of languages and can be

obtained from www.homeaffairs.gov.au

Each person that you are sponsoring, who is aged 18 years or

over when they lodge their visa application form, must have

read the Life in Australia booklet before signing their

application. If they have difficulty, or are unable to read the

booklet, they may have the content of it explained to them,

including by you. Their application form contains a statement

that confirms they understand and respect the values of

Australian society (as explained in the booklet) and will obey

the laws of Australia. This includes acknowledging what would

be required if they later applied for Australian citizenship.

About this form

Important – Please read this information carefully before you

complete the sponsorship application. Once you have

completed the application we strongly advise that you keep a

copy for your records.

This form advises how to sponsor a parent, aged dependent

relative, remaining relative or carer to migrate to Australia. The

following form is to be completed by a prospective sponsor

with reference to the relevant visa information available on the

Department’s website www.homeaffairs.gov.au

The visas covered by this form are:

Parent (Class AX – Migrant) (subclass 103)

Contributory Parent (Class CA – Migrant) (subclass 143)

Contributory Parent (Class UT – Temporary) (subclass 173)

Aged Parent (Class BP – Residence) (subclass 804)

Contributory Aged Parent (Class DG – Residence)

(subclass 864)

Contributory Aged Parent (Class UU – Temporary)

(subclass 884)

Note: Parent visas comprise 2 categories:

• Parent category (subclasses 103 and 804); and

• Contributory Parent category (subclasses 143, 173, 864

and 884).

Aged Dependent Relative (Class BO – Migrant)

(subclass 114)

Remaining Relative (Class BO – Migrant) (subclass 115)

Carer (Class BO – Migrant) (subclass 116)

Aged Dependent Relative (Class BU – Residence)

(subclass 838)

Remaining Relative (Class BU – Residence) (subclass 835)

Carer (Class BU – Residence) (subclass 836)

Note: Please only use this form if you are sponsoring an

applicant for one of the above visas. If you are sponsoring an

applicant for another visa, then you will need to complete a

different sponsorship form. For example, if you are

sponsoring:

• a partner (spouse, de facto partner or fiancé), use

form 40SP Sponsorship for a partner to migrate to

Australia and read booklet 1, Partner Migration.

• a dependent child, an adopted child or an orphan relative,

you will need to complete form 40CH Sponsorship for a

child to migrate to Australia and read booklet 2, Child

Migration.

• a skilled person, you will need to complete form 1277

Application for sponsorship under general skilled

migration and read booklet 6, General Skilled Migration.

Migration booklets and forms for all visa categories are

available from the Department’s website

www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms/

Integrity of sponsorship

The Department is committed to maintaining the integrity of

the visa and citizenship program. In relation to this

application, if you or a member of your family unit:

• provide, or have provided in a previous application,

fraudulent documents or false or misleading information

(knowingly or not); and/or

• fail to satisfy, or have failed to satisfy in a previous application,

the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Immigration

and Border Protection of your or their identity;

this visa application may be refused and you, and any

members of your family unit, may become unable to be

granted a visa for specified periods of time, as set out in

migration legislation.

If documents are found to be fraudulent or information to be

incorrect after the grant of a visa, the visa may subsequently

be cancelled.

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Who can sponsor?

A sponsor for applicants applying for a Parent category visa,

Contributory Parent category visa, Aged Dependent Relative

visa, Remaining Relative visa or Carer visa, must be:

• aged 18 years or over; and

• an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or an

eligible New Zealand citizen; and

• a relative of the applicant or if specified in the eligibility

criteria for the relevant visa class, a cohabiting partner of

the relative of the applicant; and

• be settled and resident in Australia at the time the

application is lodged.

Note: ‘Partner’ means your spouse or de facto partner.

‘Cohabiting partner’ means living together as de facto

partners. Acceptable evidence of cohabitation would include

the relationship status of the sponsor and partner and a

current common residential address.

Eligible New Zealand citizens

An eligible New Zealand citizen is a person who is defined as

a ‘protected Special Category Visa (SCV)’ holder under the

Social Security Act 1991.

Protected SCV holders are those who arrived in Australia on a

New Zealand passport and were:

• in Australia on 26 February 2001;

• in Australia for at least 12 months in the 2 years

immediately before 26 February 2001; or

• assessed as protected SCV holders before 26 February 2004.

An eligible New Zealand citizen can:

• sponsor family members for an Australian permanent visa;

and

• apply for Australian citizenship.

Other New Zealand citizens

New Zealand citizens may settle and live in Australia.

However, any New Zealand citizen who is not an eligible New

Zealand citizen cannot sponsor their relatives for migration

unless they first obtain Australian citizenship or Australian

permanent residence.

Family members included in this sponsorship

application

In this sponsorship application you will be asked for

information about each member of the visa applicant’s family

unit (such as their partner or children) even if they do not

intend to migrate with the visa applicant. Information about

which family members are considered to be a member of the

visa applicant’s family unit for migration purposes is available

by referring to form 1496i Including family members in your

application. Form 1496i is available from the Department’s

website www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms/ or offices of

the Department. You should ensure that you read and

understand form 1496i before completing this form.

Person under 18 years of age – sponsoring parents for

Parent and Contributory Parent visa

There are special provisions that allow for a relative, guardian

or community organisation to sponsor a parent on behalf of a

person who is under 18 years of age.

The relative, guardian or sponsoring organisation should

consider that applicants for a Parent visa are not eligible for

any Australian Government entitlements including welfare,

housing or Medicare prior to visa grant. Therefore, as sponsor,

their obligations would continue throughout the visa

processing period and for 2 years after visa grant unless their

country of origin has a reciprocal agreement with Australia.

Sponsorship by a relative or guardian on behalf of a person under

18 years of age

For Parent visas, a ‘relative’ is defined as a close relative or a

grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew or step

equivalent. A ‘close relative’ is defined as a spouse, de facto

partner, child, brother, sister, parent, step-child, step-parent,

step-brother or step-sister.

A ‘guardian’ can sponsor a parent on behalf of a person under

18 years of age or on behalf of that person’s partner if they are

also under 18 years. The ‘guardian’ should be the legal

guardian or hold a parenting order from the Family Court.

Such a guardian would have:

• responsibility for the long-term welfare of a person under

18 years;

• all the powers, rights and duties that are vested by law or

custom, other than the right to have the daily care and

control of the person; and

• the right and responsibility to make decisions concerning

the daily care and control of the person who is under

18 years.

The ‘relative’ or guardian of the person under 18 years of age

must have turned 18 years of age and be a settled Australian

citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand

citizen.

Sponsorship by a community organisation on behalf of a person

under 18 years of age

A ‘community organisation’ may sponsor a parent on behalf of

an applicant who is under 18 years of age regardless of the

availability of a relative or guardian to be the sponsor. Types of

organisations that might be approved to sponsor include, but

are not limited to:

• community-based organisations;

• ethnic organisations; and

• church-based groups with which the minor has affiliation or

which are assisting the minor in settling.

The sponsoring organisation should provide evidence that it

has:

• a relationship with the person aged under 18 years;

• the authority of its Board or management committee;

• the legal capacity to undertake the sponsorship; and

• evidence of the financial and other resources necessary to

support a family for a protracted period.

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Limitations on sponsorship

For each visa, there are different eligibility criteria for who can

be sponsored and who can sponsor. Please read the eligibility

criteria as well as the sponsors tab on the relevant visa web

page on the Department’s website www.homeaffairs.gov.au

Following is a brief guide.

• A sponsor of a parent or remaining relative visa application

can be changed before the visa application is finally

determined.

• A sponsor of a carer or aged dependent relative visa

application usually cannot be changed once the

sponsorship application form is lodged.

• A parent cannot be sponsored under either of the

Remaining Relative visa subclasses.

• For parents to be eligible for sponsorship under the Balance

of Family Test (BoF), any permanent resident children who

are identified as being resident in Australia must be able to

demonstrate that they are settled and usually resident in

Australia. For an explanation of the BoF, refer to the

Department’s website https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/

visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/contributory-aged-

parent-864/balance-of-family-test

• A sponsor for a relative applying for an Aged Dependent

Relative visa must be able to demonstrate that for a

reasonable period (usually 3 years) their relative has been

wholly or substantially dependent on them for basic needs

of food, shelter and clothing; or that their aged relative is

dependent upon them because the relative has a disability

that prevents them from working.

• A person (or their partner on their behalf) who has previously

been granted a Preferential Family (Class AY) subclass 104

visa, Family (Class AG/AO/AS) subclass 806 visa, Other Family

(Class BO) subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa or Other

Family (Class BU) subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa

cannot sponsor an applicant for a Remaining Relative visa.

• A person (or their partner on their behalf) who has

previously sponsored or nominated a successful applicant

for a Preferential Family (Class AY) subclass 104 visa, Family

(Class AG/AO/AS) subclass 806 visa, Other Family (Class BO)

subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa or Other Family

(Class BU) subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa cannot

sponsor another person for a Remaining Relative visa.

• A person cannot be sponsored for a Carer visa to provide

general family support.

Settled

‘Settled’ (in relation to an Australian citizen, an Australian

permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen) means

lawfully resident in Australia for a reasonable period. Under

policy, the ‘reasonable period’ is at least 2 years. Periods of

lawful temporary residence may be counted towards the

‘settled’ requirement, depending on the circumstances of that

temporary residence. The ‘settled’ requirement is assessed at

the time the visa application is lodged.

However, when assessing whether or not a person is settled,

regard is given to the facts of each case. For example, a shorter

period of lawful residence (at least 3 months) may be

considered for Australian citizens for sponsorship purposes if:

• there are compassionate and compelling circumstances; or

• the Australian citizen, having resided overseas for a lengthy

period, has returned to Australia and wishes to sponsor

family members.

Temporary absence from Australia would not necessarily

preclude a person from meeting the requirement to be

settled. However, the person must be able to demonstrate

that the absence was/is temporary and that they have

maintained their residence in Australia.

Usually resident

The place that a person is ‘usually resident’ is determined

taking into account their physical residence (where they

ordinarily eat, sleep and have a home) and the person’s

intention to make that place their home. Temporary absence

from Australia would not necessarily preclude a person from

meeting the requirement to be usually resident.

Sponsorship obligations

Sponsors of applicants for permanent visas are obliged to

assist the applicant with accommodation and financial

assistance as the Australian community has a general

expectation that non-citizens should not become a burden on

the wider community. The Department will make an

assessment regarding:

• the financial and employment standing of the sponsor and/

or partner; and

• the availability and adequacy of the accommodation and the

sponsor’s ability to assist the sponsored persons financially

if that were to become necessary.

If the Department assesses that the sponsor’s obligations

cannot be met, then the sponsorship cannot be approved.

Sponsorship undertaking

As part of their sponsorship obligations, a sponsor must sign a

sponsorship undertaking at Part L – Your sponsorship

undertaking. It is very important that sponsors understand

that they are expected to provide adequate accommodation

and financial assistance as required to meet their relative’s

reasonable living needs from the date of their arrival in

Australia if the relatives are not in a position to support

themselves and their immediate family members from their

own resources.

Sponsors should consider not only the Visa Application

Charges, the Assurance of Support (AoS) and their

sponsorship obligations, but also the ongoing longer term

impact and cost of sponsoring a person to migrate and of

supporting them. Sponsors should discuss the impact of

sponsorship on their family and think carefully about whether

they are able and willing to provide this support before they

undertake the sponsorship. Sponsors should also talk to their

relatives about the costs of living in Australia and work out

how much assistance they might need.

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Assurance of Support

An Assurance of Support (AoS) is a legal commitment by a

person to repay to the Australian Government certain

recoverable welfare payments, including unemployment

benefits and family payments made by the Department of

Human Services (Human Services) to those covered by the

assurance.

An AoS is a mandatory requirement for all visas covered by

this sponsorship form except for carer and temporary

Contributory Parent Category visas. The AoS is a two-stage

process requiring assurers to lodge an AoS form and payment

of an AoS bond. An AoS bond is payable to and managed by

Human Services.

Human Services assesses and approves the assurer. The

sponsor of the visa applicant is not required to act as the

assurer. Generally a person who has received the full rate of

any pension, benefit or allowance (other than family

payments) from Human Services during the last year will not

qualify as an assurer.

Another person who is an Australian citizen or permanent

resident or eligible New Zealand citizen who is usually

resident in Australia aged 18 years or over can act as the

assurer. A joint AoS can be undertaken by up to 3 persons.

The AoS commences when the overseas migrant first arrives

in Australia (after the permanent visa is granted) or when the

permanent visa is granted for an applicant applying from

within Australia. The AoS period lasts for up to 4 years after

the start date for all visas covered in this form except for

permanent Contributory Parent Category visas, where it lasts

for 10 years. For a full list of welfare payments that must be

repaid to the Australian Government, please refer to the

Human Services website www.humanservices.gov.au

For more information about the AoS scheme, including

applications and procedures, refer to Human Services’s

website above or contact Human Services on 132 850 from

within Australia or 61 3 6222 3455 from outside Australia.

Waiting period for social security payments

All migrants have to be in Australia for 10 years as a permanent

resident before they are eligible to apply for an Australian aged

or disability pension.

Certain parent visa applicants who are in Australia may have

many years to wait for a visa to be granted and, during this

time, they may need to rely on the sponsor for support. The

visa class selected may require some long-term financial

planning by both the sponsor and their relative.

Sponsors should be aware that any visa applicant who is in

Australia and comes from a country that does not have a

reciprocal health care agreement with Australia may not be

covered by Medicare and they will need to take out private

health or travel insurance.

What documents do you need?

For all visas covered by this form, a sponsor will need to

provide proof of their relationship to their relative. They will

also need to send evidence of their Australian citizenship or

permanent resident status in Australia or proof that they are

an eligible New Zealand citizen. An Australian citizen will need

to send a certified true copy of their citizenship certificate or,

if Australian-born, a full certified copy of their birth certificate.

Also such evidence may be official documents to establish age

and family relationships, for instance:

• birth certificates (showing full names of parents);

• marriage certificates;

• death certificates; or

• adoption certificates.

Assessment of the sponsor’s ability to fulfil the sponsorship

undertaking will take place as part of the assessment of the

application and sponsors may be asked to provide

documentation covering:

• their latest income tax assessment;

• their current pay slips or other satisfactory evidence of

alternative income;

• evidence of major assets, including bank or similar

accounts, details of real estate/motor vehicle ownership;

• confirmation of liabilities, such as mortgage repayments,

rent, hire purchase, credit card repayments etc; and

• any other evidence that may help to establish their ability

to meet their undertaking.

The sponsor may be asked to submit evidence of their being

settled and usually resident in Australia. This information may

include:

• the length of that residence and the amount of time spent

in Australia;

• proof of having a settled home in Australia;

• ownership of a home, business or other investments,

social network.

Copies of documents may be provided if they are certified as

true copies of the original by a Justice of the Peace,

Commissioner for Declarations or a person authorised to

witness statutory declarations.

A Carer visa application cannot be accepted by the

Department unless the application includes the required

certificate from Bupa Medical Visa Services, or a letter from

them is submitted acknowledging that the medical assessment

has commenced. For more information, refer to the

Department’s website www.homeaffairs.gov.au

How to fill in this sponsorship application

• Please open this form using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Either type (in English) in the fields provided or print this

form and complete it (in English) using a pen and BLOCK

LETTERS.

• Answer all questions truthfully and completely.

• Tick the appropriate box for the answer or write the

answer in the space provided.

• If a question is not applicable write ‘N/A’.

• If there is not enough space on the form to answer any

questions in full, please attach additional sheets of paper

with the details.

How to lodge a sponsorship application

It is a requirement that the sponsorship form is provided to

the Department at the same time the visa application is

lodged. If the person being sponsored is lodging the visa

application, then send this form to them and tell them that it

is important that this form, the visa application form and the

required Visa Application Charge (or evidence that it has

been paid in Australia) be submitted together.

Visa applicants who are lodging applications for an offshore

visa are encouraged to forward all documentation to the

sponsor for them to send it to the Perth Visa Centre by mail

or by courier.

Warning: Parent, Aged Dependent Relative, Remaining Relative

and Carer visa applications can not be lodged in person.

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Exempt persons

The following people do not have to be a registered migration

agent in order to provide immigration assistance, but they

must not charge a fee for their service:

• a close family member (spouse, de facto partner, child,

parent, brother or sister);

• a member of parliament or their staff;

• an official whose duties include providing immigration

assistance (eg. a Legal Aid provider);

• a member of a diplomatic mission, consular post or

international organisation.

Appointing a migration agent/exempt person

To appoint a registered migration agent/exempt person you

should complete Part K – Options for receiving written

communications.

Your migration agent/exempt person should complete

form 956 Advice by a registered migration agent/exempt

person of providing immigration assistance.

Form 956 is available from the Department’s website

www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms/

Options for receiving written communications

If you do not appoint a migration agent/exempt person you

may still authorise another person, in writing, to receive

written communications on your behalf. This person is called

the authorised recipient.

Authorised recipient information

All written communication about your application will be sent

to your authorised recipient.

The Department will communicate with the most recently

appointed authorised recipient as you may only appoint one

authorised recipient at any time for a particular application.

You will be taken to have received any documents sent to that

person as if they had been sent to you.

To appoint an authorised recipient you should complete:

• Part K – Options for receiving written communications; and

• form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised

recipient.

Note: Registered migration agents/exempt persons do not

need to complete form 956A.

Form 956A is available from the Department’s website

www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms/

Consent to communicate electronically

The Department may use a range of means to communicate

with you. However, electronic means such as fax or email will

only be used if you indicate your agreement to receiving

communication in this way.

To process your application the Department may need to

communicate with you about sensitive information, for

example, health, police checks, financial viability and personal

relationships. Electronic communications, unless adequately

encrypted, are not secure and may be viewed by others or

interfered with.

If you agree to the Department communicating with you by

electronic means, the details you provide will only be used by

the Department for the purpose for which you have provided

them, unless there is a legal obligation or necessity to use

them for another purpose, or you have consented to use for

another purpose. They will not be added to any mailing list.

Important information about privacy

Your personal information is protected by law, including the

Privacy Act 1988. Important information about the collection,

use and disclosure (to other agencies and third parties,

including overseas entities) of your personal information,

including sensitive information, is contained in form 1442i

Privacy notice. Form 1442i is available from the Department’s

website www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms/ or offices of the

Department. You should ensure that you read and understand

form 1442i before completing this form.

Immigration assistance

A person gives immigration assistance to you if he or she uses,

or claims to use, his or her knowledge or experience in

migration procedure to assist you with your visa application,

request for ministerial intervention, cancellation review

application, sponsorship or nomination.

In Australia a person may only lawfully give immigration

assistance if he or she is a registered migration agent or is an

exempt person under section 280 of the Migration Act 1958.

Only registered migration agents may receive a fee or reward

for providing immigration assistance.

If an unregistered person, who is not an exempt person, gives

you immigration assistance they are committing a criminal

offence and may be prosecuted.

Migration agents in Australia

Migration agents in Australia must be registered with the

Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (Office of

the MARA) unless they are exempt from registration.

Migration agents outside Australia

Migration agents who operate outside Australia do not have to

be registered. The Department may give some overseas agents

an ID number. This number does not mean that they are

registered.

Note: Some Australian registered migration agents operate

overseas.

Migration agent information

A migration agent is someone who can:

• advise you on the visa that may best suit you;

• tell you the documents you need to submit with your

application;

• help you fill in the application and submit it; and

• communicate with the Department on your behalf.

If you appoint a migration agent, the Department will assume

that your migration agent will be your authorised recipient,

unless you indicate otherwise.

Your migration agent will be the person with whom the

Department will discuss your application and from whom it

will seek further information when required.

You are not required to use a migration agent. However, if you

use a migration agent, the Department encourages you to use

a registered migration agent. Registered agents are bound by

the Migration Agents Code of Conduct, which requires them

to act professionally in their clients’ lawful best interests.

Information on migration agents, including a list of registered

migration agents, is available on the Office of the MARA

website www.mara.gov.au

You can also access information about migration agents on the

Department’s website www.homeaffairs.gov.au

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www.homeaffairs.gov.au

Telephone 131 881 during business hours

in Australia to speak to an operator (recorded

information available outside these hours).

If you are outside Australia, please contact

your nearest Australian mission.

Home page

General

enquiry line

Please keep these information pages for your reference

The Australian Government accepts no responsibility for the

security or integrity of any information sent to the Department

over the internet or by other electronic means.

If you authorise another person to receive documents on your

behalf and they wish to be contacted electronically, their

signature is required on form 956 or 956A to indicate their

consent to this form of communication.

Note: Electronic communication is the fastest means of

communication available and the Department prefers to

communicate electronically because this results in faster

processing.

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Sponsorship for migration to Australia

(parent, aged dependent relative, remaining relative, carer)

Form

Department of Home Affairs

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

Family name

Given names

Full name of the main applicant you are sponsoring

Current residential address of the applicant

POSTCODE

Address for correspondence of the applicant

(If the same address as in Question 6, write ‘AS ABOVE’)

POSTCODE

Adults

Children

How many people are you sponsoring in this application?

For what visa is the applicant applying?

Parent/Contributory Parent

Child

Relative/Guardian of the child

Please specify the relationship

Aged Dependent Relative/Remaining Relative/Carer

Child

Other

Please specify the relationship

What is your relationship to the applicant you are sponsoring?

Note: A child cannot sponsor a parent for a Remaining Relative visa.

Part A – About the applicant you are

sponsoring

Relationship status of the applicant (tick more than one if appropriate)

Part B – About the applicant’s partner or

former partner

Family name

Given names

Full name of the applicant’s partner or former partner

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

Current residential address of the applicant’s partner

(If the same address as in Question 6, write ‘AS ABOVE’)

POSTCODE

Tick where applicable

Please open this form using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Either type (in English) in the fields provided or print this form

and complete it (in English) using a pen and BLOCK LETTERS.

Married

De facto

Engaged Divorced

Separated

Widowed

Never married or

been in a de facto

relationship

Community organisation

Sex

Male

Indeterminate / Intersex / Unspecified

Female

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Part C – About the applicant’s

family unit members

List here all members of the family unit of the applicant

who are included in this sponsorship

Family name

Given names

Sex

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

Family name

Given names

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

Family name

Given names

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

Family name

Given names

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

Family name

Given names

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

Family name

Given names

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

Part D – About the person(s) you or your

partner previously sponsored/nominated

as a remaining relative

Have you or your partner previously sponsored/

nominated any person(s) for a remaining relative visa?

Yes

Go to Part E

Number of times

Provide the following information

(If you or your partner have sponsored/nominated more than once,

provide details on an additional sheet of paper and attach it to this

form.)

The person you or your partner sponsored/nominated

Family name

Given names

Sex

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

Relationship to you or your partner

(brother, sister, child, other)

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of sponsorship/nomination

Name of overseas post/Australian office where

sponsorship/nomination was made

DAY MONTH YEAR

Provide date

Yes

Was the visa granted to the person you or your partner

sponsored/nominated?

Part E – Your and your partner’s previous

sponsorships and nominations

Have you or your partner lodged any other sponsorships or

nominations (other than those people recorded in Part A,

Part D or yourselves)?

Yes

Attach a statement showing the relationship of the

person you or your partner have sponsored or

nominated and the dates of lodgement of sponsorships

and nominations (including any current sponsorship

and/or nominations)

Are you a community organisation sponsoring a Parent or Contributory

Parent applicant on behalf of a person under 18 years of age?

Go to Part I

Yes

Indeterminate /

Intersex / Unspecified

Indeterminate /

Intersex / Unspecified

Indeterminate /

Intersex / Unspecified

Indeterminate /

Intersex / Unspecified

Indeterminate /

Intersex / Unspecified

Indeterminate /

Intersex / Unspecified

Male

Female

Indeterminate /

Intersex / Unspecified

Male Female

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Part F – Your details

Have you been known by any other names?

(including name at birth, previous married names, aliases)

Family name

Given names

Deed poll Marriage

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of your arrival in Australia

Your present name

DAY MONTH YEAR

Give details

Yes

Family name

Given names

Reason for change:

(If you have been known by other names, attach a page giving the

required details)

Country of birth

Citizenship(s)

If you hold any nationality or citizenship other than Australian

citizenship, please give details

Country

Date acquired

How acquired?

DAY MONTH YEAR

Country

Date acquired

How acquired?

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of permanent residence

(if different from date of arrival)

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date you became an Australian citizen

(if applicable)

Complete only one of the following types of identification and attach

certified documentary evidence:

Australian or New Zealand passport number

Australian citizenship certificate number

Australian birth certificate number

Visa Evidence number (Australian permanent resident)

Have you or your partner previously been granted a visa on the

basis of being a remaining relative?

Provide date

Yes

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

DAY MONTH YEAR

Your residential address

POSTCODE

(If your residential address is not in Australia, please attach a statement

at the end of this form on how you will meet your sponsorship

obligations)

Address for correspondence

(If the same as your residential address, write ‘AS ABOVE’)

POSTCODE

Your telephone numbers

( ) ( )

COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER

Office hours

After hours

Do you agree to the Department communicating with you by fax, email

or other electronic means?

Give details

Yes

( ) ( )

COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER

Fax number

Email address

Your occupation

Sex

Male

Indeterminate / Intersex / Unspecified

Female

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Provide the name of your employers and dates of employment for

the last 2 years

Employer

DAY MONTH YEAR

From

DAY MONTH YEAR

Employer

DAY MONTH YEAR

From

DAY MONTH YEAR

Have you received Newstart Allowance, Parenting Payment, Youth

Allowance, Widow Allowances or Special Benefit during the last

2 years?

Provide dates

Yes

DAY MONTH YEAR

From to

DAY MONTH YEAR

From to

If you are normally dependent on your partner’s income, provide the

name of your partner’s employers and dates of employment for the

last 2 years.

Employer

DAY MONTH YEAR

From

DAY MONTH YEAR

Employer

DAY MONTH YEAR

From

DAY MONTH YEAR

Employer

DAY MONTH YEAR

From

DAY MONTH YEAR

If you are normally dependent on your partner’s income, has your

partner received Newstart Allowance, Parenting Payment, Youth

Allowance, Widow Allowances or Special Benefit during the last

2 years?

Provide dates

Yes

DAY MONTH YEAR

From to

DAY MONTH YEAR

From to

Are you currently receiving any other form of social security payment or

pension or Austudy income support payment (including any benefits

received from a country outside Australia)?

Provide details

Yes

Have you lived in any other town or city over the last 2 years other than

the one you are living in now?

Provide details

Yes

City/town

DAY MONTH YEAR

From

DAY MONTH YEAR

POSTCODE

City/town

DAY MONTH YEAR

From

DAY MONTH YEAR

POSTCODE

Relationship status

Married

De facto

Engaged Divorced

Separated

Widowed

Partner’s

family name

Given names

If you are currently married, or in a de facto relationship, provide details

of your partner

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

Partner’s

country of birth

Countries of which your partner is a citizen

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of marriage or date when de facto

relationship commenced

Never married or

been in a de facto

relationship

Sex

Indeterminate /

Intersex / Unspecified

Male Female

Specify

Child

Other

What is the relationship of these people to you?

Spouse

Parent De facto partner

Sibling

Is the dwelling

Rented Being purchased Owned

Specify

Other

If your relatives are approved for migration and you need to help

them with accommodation when they arrive in Australia, will they

live with you?

What accommodation do you propose

for your sponsored relatives?

Yes

Part H – About your home

Specify

House

Other

Type of dwelling

Flat

How many bedrooms does the dwelling have?

How many people live in the dwelling?

Give details

Yes

Do you (or your partner) have any family members aged 18 years or

over, who are not your dependants, living in Australia?

Relationship to you/

your partner

Relationship to you/

your partner

Relationship to you/

your partner

Relationship to you/

your partner

Family name

Given names

Specify (eg. dependent child of a dependent child)

Children

Other

Are they children or other members of your family unit?

Yes

How many?

Do you have any members of your family unit other than your partner?

Part G – About your family

What is the legal name of the business, organisation or company?

Note: If the business or organisation is a trust, the legal name should

be recorded in the following format: (Name of the Trustee, Name of

the Trust if applicable).

Part I – Sponsorship of a Parent or

Contributory Parent visa applicant by

community organisation

Trading name (If the same as legal name, write ‘AS ABOVE’)

Provide the following details (if applicable)

Australian Business Number (ABN)

Australian Company Number (ACN)

Australian Registered Body Number (ARBN)

What is the main activity of the organisation?

Street address of the organisation (where the organisation is

physically located)

Note: Cannot be care of a migration agent, authorised person, or

exempt agent.

POSTCODE

Postal address of the organisation (If the same as street address,

write ‘AS ABOVE’)

Note: Cannot be care of a migration agent, authorised person, or

exempt agent.

POSTCODE

Office hours

(AREA CODE )

Telephone number of the organisation

Name

Senior representative of organisation

Position in the

organisation

Do you agree to the Department communicating with the

organisation by fax, email or other electronic means?

Give details

Yes

Fax number

Email address

Note: If this application is refused, you will be notified by mail.

(AREA CODE )

Name

Contact officer for enquiries

Office hours

(AREA CODE )

Telephone number

Does this person have the authority of the organisation’s board or

management committee to sponsor the applicant?

Attach evidence of the board or management

committee’s authority

Yes

What is the organisation’s relationship with the minor and their family?

Provide a detailed description outlining the duration, frequency and type

of contact your organisation has had with the minor and their family.

If insufficient space, attach additional details

Does your organisation have the legal capacity to provide

sponsorship?

Yes Attach evidence to support organisation’s ability to

financially support the applicant (eg. business activity

statement for the last financial year, recent bank

statements, financial or annual report including profit

and loss statement and balance sheet, evidence of

suitable accommodation for the applicant

Has your organisation sponsored any other Parent or Contributory

Parent visa applicants on behalf of a minor in the last 5 years?

Yes Provide details below

Name of minor

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

Name of visa applicant

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of

sponsorship

Was the visa granted?

No Yes

Name of minor

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

Name of visa applicant

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of

sponsorship

Was the visa granted?

No Yes

Name of minor

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

Name of visa applicant

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of

sponsorship

Was the visa granted?

No Yes

Please give details of the person who assisted you

Yes

Did you receive assistance in completing this form?

Part J – Assistance with this form

Go to Part K

Family name

Given names

Title: Mr Mrs Miss Ms Other

POSTCODE

Address

Telephone number or daytime contact

( ) ( )

COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER

Office hours

Mobile/cell

Is the person an agent registered with the Office of the Migration

Agents Registration Authority (Office of the MARA)?

Yes

Go to Part K

Yes

Go to Part K

Yes

Is the person/agent in Australia?

Did you pay the person/agent and/or give a gift for this assistance?

Part K – Options for receiving written

communications

All written communications about this application should be sent to:

(Tick one box only)

Myself

You should complete form 956A Appointment

or withdrawal of an authorised recipient

Authorised

recipient

Migration agent

Exempt person

Your migration agent/exempt person should

complete form 956 Advice by a registered

migration agent/exempt person of providing

immigration assistance

I agree:

• to provide information and advice to help the applicants settle in

Australia;

• to ensure that adequate accommodation is available for the

applicants in Australia or, if necessary, to provide accommodation

for up to 2 years from arrival in Australia or the date of visa grant if

applying in Australia;

• to provide financial assistance as required to meet their reasonable

living needs for up to 2 years from arrival in Australia, or the date of

visa grant if applying in Australia, if necessary;

• to provide financial assistance as required to meet their health,

medical and pharmaceutical needs;

• I am aware that for Parent category the above financial support may

be required from me for parents to assist them with living expenses,

accommodation, health, medical and pharmaceutical needs during

the period that their visa is being processed or queued;

• to provide support as required to enable them to attend appropriate

English language courses;

• to attend an interview (if requested by the Department) in relation to

the applicants’ application;

• I will inform the Department in writing if I withdraw my support for

the applicants before this application is finalised; and

• I am aware that all migrants to Australia are not eligible for an

Australian aged or disability pension until they have been a

permanent resident for 10 years.

I am aware that any person who provides false or misleading

information or who deceives or misleads or who presents a forged

document to an Australian Government official may be prosecuted.

I am aware that if false or incorrect information is given on this form,

the application of the person(s) I am sponsoring may be refused and/or

any visa granted to that person may be liable to cancellation.

I authorise Human Services to give information about me, relevant to

my offer to provide this sponsorship, to the Department.

I authorise the Department to obtain information relevant to my offer to

provide this sponsorship from other government agencies or

organisations. The agencies/organisations may include:

• federal, state or territory government agencies;

• federal, state or territory law enforcement agencies;

• state or territory housing authorities (including private landlords);

• local government authorities;

• financial institutions;

• educational institutions;

• private businesses (including telecommunication and internet

service providers, insurance companies); and

• any other relevant businesses or agencies.

Part L – Your sponsorship undertaking

Signature

of sponsor

Date

DAY MONTH YEAR

Warning: Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence.

I declare that:

• the information I have supplied in this form is complete, correct and

up-to-date in every detail;

• I have read the information contained in form 1442i Privacy notice;

and

• I understand the Department may collect, use and disclose my

personal information (including biometric information and other

sensitive information) as outlined in form 1442i Privacy notice.

Note: For community organisations sponsoring on behalf of a minor

child, a senior representative of the organisation should sign the

declaration on the organisations’ behalf.

I consent to:

• the collection of my fingerprints and facial image.

I declare that:

• I understand that my fingerprints and facial image and my

biographical information held by the Department may be given to

Australian law enforcement agencies to help identify me, to help

determine my eligibility for grant of the visa I have applied for, and

for law enforcement purposes.

I consent to:

• Australian law enforcement agencies disclosing my biometric,

biographical and criminal record information to the Department for

any of the purposes outlined above; and

• the Department using the information obtained for the purposes of

the Migration Act 1958 or the Australian Citizenship Act 2007.

BIOMETRICS DECLARATION AND CONSENT

This declaration and consent is for offshore visa applicants.

If I am requested or required to provide my fingerprints and facial image:

Signature

of sponsor

Date

DAY MONTH YEAR

Part M – Your partner’s approval

If you are sponsoring a relative other than a partner and you are

currently married or living in a de facto relationship, your partner should

complete this part.

I give my consent to the above arrangements and agree to support my

partner in fulfilling the responsibilities of the sponsorship.

I authorise Human Services to give information about me, relevant to

my partner’s offer to provide this sponsorship, to the Department.

I declare that:

• I have read the information contained in form 1442i Privacy notice;

and

• I understand the Department may collect, use and disclose my

personal information (including biometric information and other

sensitive information) as outlined in form 1442i Privacy notice.

Signature

of partner

Date

DAY MONTH YEAR

We strongly advise that you keep a copy of your

application and all attachments for your records.

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