Please read the following information carefully BEFORE you
complete this consent and keep this page for your future
reference.
Who should use this form?
Where children under 18 years of age intend to travel to
Australia, their parents or legal guardians (guardian meaning
anyone else who can lawfully determine where the
child/children is/are is to live) are required to sign a consent
form to give permission for the child/children to be granted an
Australian visa for the purpose of travel to Australia. If one
parent has lawfully been made solely responsible for making
decisions as to where the child/children is/are to live, then only
that parent needs to sign the consent form. A certified copy of
the relevant evidence (to confirm the family relationship or
guardianship and the sole responsibility for the child/children)
must be provided.
Note: If this consent form is requested and not lodged, the
application will normally be refused.
How to complete this form
This form must be completed in English. The completed and
signed form (pages 3 and 4 only) and any additional
documentation must be sent to the office nominated in your
application.
You must attach to this form:
a certified copy of the personal details (or biodata) page of
the child’s/children’s passport;
a certified copy of the personal details page of the
non-accompanying parent’s or legal guardian’s passport,
driver’s licence, National Identity Card (ID card) or birth
certificate;
a certified copy of the child’s/children’s birth certificate(s);
a certified copy of any relevant evidence making you solely
responsible for making decisions about where the
child/children is/are to live (if applicable).
If you wish to attach this consent form and the required
documentation to your electronic visa application, please use
the electronic attachment facility available on the eVisa website.
You can access this facility via the eVisa Online Services page at
www.immi.gov.au/e_visa
To attach documents electronically you will need to identify
your application by entering:
your Transaction Reference Number;
your date of birth; and
the password that you supplied when your application was
lodged and saved.
Tourist visa applicants
Parts A, B and C of this consent form must be completed by
the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of the under 18 years of age
Tourist visa applicant(s).
For children (under 18 years of age) who intend to travel to
Australia, and:
whose stay in Australia will not be in the company of either
or both of his or her parents or guardians, and
will not be staying with a relative, and
who is not a member of an organised tour with adequate
maintenance and support arrangements for the stay in
Australia,
then their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) are asked to nominate
a person (21 years or older) to give an undertaking to provide
accommodation for and be responsible for the support and
general welfare of the child during the child’s stay in Australia.
The nominated person should be physically present in Australia
for the period of the child/children’s intended stay. Depending
on the child/children’s personal circumstances, the nominated
person may be asked to provide an undertaking in writing.
Student visa applicants
Parts A and C of this consent form must be completed by the
parent(s) or person(s) who has legal custody of a student visa
applicant who is under 18 years of age.
If the applicant is:
applying electronically, and
if the student is not submitting a signed statement from their
education provider confirming that appropriate arrangements
have been made for the student’s accommodation, support
and general welfare, then they must also complete the
Student Welfare Declaration Form.
Who can witness this consent form or certify copies of
original documents?
This consent form requires the signatures of the parent(s) or
legal guardian(s) of the child/children to be witnessed.
Outside Australia – the witness or person certifying
documents must be a person who would normally be
authorised to witness the signing of legal documents under
the law of the country that the applicant is in.
Within Australia – the witness must be a magistrate, Justice
of the Peace, Commissioner for Declarations, Commissioner
for Affidavits, notary public, or any other person before whom
a statutory declaration may be made under the Statutory
Declarations Act 1959 or under the law of the state or
territory in which the declaration is made.
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Form
1229
Consent form to grant an Australian visa
to a child under the age of 18 years
Transaction
Reference Number
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.
General
enquiry line
Home page
www.immi.gov.au
Please keep this information page for your reference
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Form
1229
Consent form to grant an Australian visa
to a child under the age of 18 years
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Part A – Child’s/Children’s details
Give details of each child for whom you give permission to be granted
an Australian visa
Provide details as shown in passport
1
Family name
Given names
Date of birth
DAY MONTH YEAR
Country of
passport
A.
If insufficient space, attach additional details
Who will the child/children be travelling with?
3
Provide details of the person responsible for the child/children while they
are in Australia
4
Family name
Given names
Address in
Australia
POSTCODE
Relationship to
child/children
Passport
number
Country of
passport
2
Visa type being applied for
Tourist visa Go to Question 3
Student visa Go to Question 5
Other visa Go to Question 5
Part B – Responsible nominee’s details
Continued on the next page
Transaction
Reference Number
Parent(s)/Legal
guardian(s)
Go to Question 5
Self (alone)
Sibling(s)
Relative(s)
Go to Question 4Friend(s)
Other
Passport number
Family name
Given names
Date of birth
DAY MONTH YEAR
Country of
passport
B.
Passport number
Family name
Given names
Date of birth
DAY MONTH YEAR
Country of
passport
C.
Passport number
Family name
Given names
Date of birth
DAY MONTH YEAR
Country of
passport
D.
Passport number
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Telephone
Mobile/Phone
COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER
()()
Part C – Parents’/Legal guardians’ details
Parent/Legal guardian 1
5
Family name
Given names
Address
POSTCODE
FatherRelationship to
child/children
Mother Legal guardian
Passport or ID
card or drivers
licence number
Parent/Legal guardian 1 – Declaration
I declare that:
the information supplied on this form is correct;
I have provided all documentary evidence as required; and
I am satisfied with the arrangements that have been made in Australia
for my dependent child/children under 18 years of age.
Signature
of parent/legal
guardian 1
Date
DAY MONTH YEAR
Witness for parent/legal guardian 1
6
Signature
of witness
Date
DAY MONTH YEAR
Telephone
Mobile phone
COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER
()()
Family name
Given names
Address
POSTCODE
Title/Occupation
Telephone
Mobile/Phone
COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER
()()
Parent/Legal guardian 2
7
Family name
Given names
Address
POSTCODE
FatherRelationship to
child/children
Mother Legal guardian
Passport or ID
card or drivers
licence number
Parent/Legal guardian 2 – Declaration
I declare that:
the information supplied on this form is correct;
I have provided all documentary evidence as required; and
I am satisfied with the arrangements that have been made in Australia
for my dependent child/children under 18 years of age.
Signature
of parent/legal
guardian 2
Date
DAY MONTH YEAR
Read Who can witness this consent form or certify copies of original
documents? on page 1 of this form
Witness for parent/legal guardian 2
8
Signature
of witness
Date
DAY MONTH YEAR
Telephone
Mobile phone
COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER
()()
Family name
Given names
Address
POSTCODE
Title/Occupation
Read Who can witness this consent form or certify copies of original
documents? on page 1 of this form