Form

Application for sponsorship for

Sponsored Family Visitors 1149
Department of Home Affairs

Important – Please read this information carefully before you Who cannot sponsor?
complete your application. Once you have completed your
There are no provisions for fiancés, cousins, friends or in-laws
application we strongly advise that you keep a copy for your
and New Zealand citizens to sponsor.
records.
If you have previously sponsored a visitor as a sponsored
visitor, and your visitor did not abide by the conditions of
This form is for a Visitor visa – Sponsored Family and their visa, you will be ineligible to sponsor another visitor
Tourist streams subclass 600 in the same visa class for 5 years. There is only one
This form is for the sponsor of visitor visa applicants applying for exception, see ‘Conditions applying to Visitor visas –
a Visitor visa – Sponsored Family stream, or if you have been Sponsored Family stream’.
requested by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department)
to be a sponsor for the Tourist stream. How to sponsor your visitor
A person coming to Australia as a sponsored family visitor will If an application is being made for a Visitor visa – Sponsored
generally be able to stay in Australia for a period of up to Family stream each of your visitors will need to complete a
3 months. In certain circumstances the period may be longer, separate form 1418 Application for a Visitor visa – Sponsored
usually up to 6 months, but no more than 12 months. Family stream or an internet application.
Their visa, if granted, will generally only allow them to travel to • For internet applications, this form 1149 should be attached to
Australia once on that visa. the application.
• For non-internet applications, you should lodge form 1418
Integrity of application and this form 1149 in one of the following ways:
The Department is committed to maintaining the integrity of the By mail to:
visa and citizenship programmes. Please be aware that if you Department of Home Affairs
provide us with fraudulent documents or claims, this may result SFVPC
in processing delays and possibly the application being refused. GPO Box 9984
Sydney NSW 2001
Who can be a sponsor? AUSTRALIA
In all cases, the sponsor must be an Australian citizen or By courier to:
permanent resident aged 18 years or over and settled in Australia. Department of Home Affairs
If you are sponsoring someone who is a family visitor you SFVPC
must be one of the following: Level 3
• a relative (parent, child, spouse, de facto partner, brother, 26 Lee Street
sister, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew or Sydney NSW 2000
‘step’ equivalent of any of these); or AUSTRALIA
• a relative of a person who is a member of the family unit of More information about Visitor (Sponsored Family Stream) visas,
the applicant and who is also applying for a Visitor visa – including application requirements, is available from the
Sponsored Family or Tourist stream (such as the spouse of Department’s website www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/visa-1/600-
your sibling); or Completed forms must be accompanied by the required Visa
• a member of an Australian parliament (Commonwealth, state Application Charge or evidence that the charge has been paid.
or territory)1; or Note: If the Department has requested sponsorship in relation
• an authorised person representing a Commonwealth, state or to a Visitor visa – Tourist stream, you will need to complete this
territory government agency or instrumentality1; or form and lodge it directly with the processing office that has
made the request.
• a local government mayor1.
If you have already provided a sponsorship for another visitor, Your sponsorship undertaking
you normally need to wait until their visa ceases to be in effect
before you can be eligible to provide another sponsorship. The undertaking you must sign in the form states that you agree
to accept all financial obligations to the Commonwealth incurred
by the applicant arising out of the applicant’s stay in Australia.
You are responsible for compliance by the person you are
sponsoring with all conditions under which that person is
allowed to enter Australia.
Note: Holders of Visitor visas – Sponsored Family stream are not
permitted to work in Australia.

1
These persons are only eligible to sponsor applicants under the
Sponsored Family stream.
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What is the security bond? If your visitor requests a waiver of the 8503 ‘No Further Stay’
condition and this results in your visitor remaining in Australia
As the sponsor of the visa applicant, you may be requested to
after their Visitor visa expires, they will still be taken to have
arrange for the lodgement of a security bond. A security bond
breached the 8531 ‘Must leave before visa expiry’ condition, and
may be requested for each individual visa applicant, including any
you will still incur the penalties listed above, even if the 8503 is
travelling family members of the relative included in your
waived and a further visa is granted.
sponsorship. The amount of security bond is determined on a
case by case basis by a delegated officer and is generally between If you have any questions or concerns about the conditions, you
AUD5,000 and AUD15,000 per person. It should be noted, should ask for more information from your nearest office of the
however, under the Migration Act 1958 the decision to request a Department in Australia.
security bond is at the discretion of the delegated officer.
Therefore, depending on the circumstances of the individual Visa validity
case, the delegated officer may ask for a security bond of any This visa generally allows stays of up to 3 months in Australia,
amount that they see as appropriate. You will be informed in although a stay of up to 12 months can be granted in certain
writing if a bond is requested. The request will include details of circumstances.
where the security should be lodged, the amount requested, and
information relating to refund arrangements. Under Australia’s migration regulations, decision-makers may
grant a Visitor visa permitting the visa holder to travel to, and to
Note: remain in, Australia for a specified period that they see as
• A security bond can be provided by a third party who is not the appropriate. In some circumstances, the stay period granted may
sponsor. This person should be aged 18 years or older. be less than the stay period requested.
• Your sponsorship, and any security bond requested, does not
guarantee the grant of any visa. Each Visitor visa applicant What documents do you need?
must meet all visa requirements individually. The sponsorship Proof of your relationship to the applicant must be provided with
you provide in this form is only one of the criteria which must this form. For example, if you are sponsoring your sibling, you
be met by the visa applicant for a Visitor visa – Sponsored should provide a certified copy of your full birth certificate,
Family stream. showing details of your parents. If you are also sponsoring your
sibling’s spouse, you should provide a certified copy of their
What happens to the security bond? marriage certificate.
The security bond will be refunded after the visitor you have If you have changed your name since birth (for example, through
sponsored has left Australia, provided they do not breach any marriage), you should also provide evidence of this.
visa conditions. You will also need to provide evidence of your Australian
citizenship or permanent residence status. If you are an
Conditions applying to Visitor visas – Sponsored Family Australian citizen you will need to provide a certified copy of your
stream citizenship certificate or, if Australian-born, a certified copy of
your full birth certificate. If you are an Australian permanent
Visitors to Australia must comply with the conditions of their visa.
resident you will need to provide a copy of your permanent
As a sponsor, you are responsible for ensuring that your visitor(s)
residence visa. If you are unsure about the documents needed
complies with their visa conditions.
please contact your nearest office of the Department in Australia.
Visitor visas granted to sponsored family visitors will require that
If you are providing copies of documents they will need to be
your visitor:
certified as true copies of the original by a Justice of the Peace,
• must not work in Australia (8101); Commissioner for Declarations or a person authorised to witness
• must not engage, for more than 3 months, in any studies or Statutory Declarations.
training while in Australia (8201);
• cannot apply for a further stay in Australia2 (8503); Communication with the sponsor of Visitor visa –
• must not remain in Australia after the expiry of the period of Sponsored Family stream
stay of the visa on which they entered Australia (8531). The visa applicant can authorise you, the sponsor, to receive all
If a visitor you have sponsored breaches any visa conditions, it written communications about the visa application, and to act on
may lead to cancellation of their visa and other penalties, behalf of the visa applicant. If this authorisation has been
including being detained. If the visitor you have sponsored provided, the Department will communicate with you about the
breaches any visa conditions, including if they do not depart visa application and will send you any written communications
before the expiry of the period of stay of their Visitor visa: relating to the visa application that would otherwise have been
• you will be ineligible to sponsor another visitor for sent to the visa applicant. The visa applicant will be taken to have
5 years under the same visa class, unless you can received any documents sent to you, the sponsor, as if they had
satisfy the Department that your sponsored visitor been sent to the visa applicant. The exchange of information may
breached condition 8531 due to circumstances beyond include personal information. To authorise you to receive all
their control and those circumstances arose after their communications about the application, your sponsored visitor
arrival in Australia; and will need to complete the relevant sections in their application
form 1418, or their internet application.
• the security bond lodged to support your sponsored
visitor will normally be forfeited.

2
Except in limited circumstances which are outside their control, or to engage
Australia’s protection obligations under the 1951 Convention Relating to the
Status of Refugees.
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Immigration assistance Appointing a migration agent/exempt person
A person gives immigration assistance to you if he or she uses, or To appoint a migration agent/exempt person you should
claims to use, his or her knowledge or experience in migration complete Question 21 Options for receiving written
procedure to assist you with your visa application, request for communications.
ministerial intervention, cancellation review application, Your migration agent/exempt person should complete form 956
sponsorship or nomination. Advice by a migration agent/exempt person of providing
In Australia a person may only lawfully give immigration immigration assistance.
assistance if he or she is a registered migration agent or is exempt Form 956 is available from the Department’s website
from being registered. Only registered migration agents may www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms/
receive a fee or reward for providing immigration assistance.
If an unregistered person in Australia, who is not exempt from Options for receiving written communications
registration, gives you immigration assistance they are If you do not appoint a migration agent/exempt person you may
committing a criminal offence and may be prosecuted. still authorise another person, in writing, to receive written
Sponsors of applicants for Visitor visas are exempt from communications on your behalf. This person is called the
the requirements to be registered as a migration agent in authorised recipient.
order to assist applicants in relation to Visitor visas.
Authorised recipient information
Migration agents in Australia All written communication about your application will be sent to
Migration agents in Australia must be registered with the Office your authorised recipient, unless you indicate that you wish to
of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (Office of the have health and/or character information sent directly to you.
MARA) unless they are exempt from registration. The Department will communicate with the most recently
Migration agents outside Australia appointed authorised recipient as you may only appoint one
authorised recipient at any time for a particular application.
Migration agents who operate outside Australia do not have to be
registered. The Department may give some overseas agents an You will be taken to have received any documents sent to that
ID number. This number does not mean that they are registered. person as if they had been sent to you.
Note: Some Australian registered migration agents operate To appoint an authorised recipient you should complete:
overseas. • Question 21 Options for receiving written communications;
and
Migration agent information • form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised
A migration agent is someone who can: recipient.
• advise you on the visa that may best suit you; Note: Migration agents/exempt persons do not need to complete
• tell you the documents you need to submit with your form 956A.
application; Form 956A is available from the Department’s website
• help you fill in the application and submit it; and www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms/
• communicate with the Department on your behalf.
If you appoint a migration agent, the Department will assume Consent to communicate electronically
that your migration agent will be your authorised recipient, The Department may use a range of means to communicate with
unless you indicate otherwise. you. However, electronic means such as fax or email will only be
Your migration agent will be the person with whom the used if you indicate your agreement to receiving communication
Department will discuss your application and from whom it will in this way.
seek further information when required. To process your application the Department may need to
You are not required to use a migration agent. However, if you communicate with you about sensitive information, for example,
use a migration agent, the Department encourages you to use a health, police checks, financial viability and personal
registered migration agent. Registered agents are bound by the relationships. Electronic communications, unless adequately
Migration Agents Code of Conduct, which requires them to act encrypted, are not secure and may be viewed by others or
professionally in their clients’ lawful best interests. interfered with.
Information on migration agents, including a list of registered If you agree to the Department communicating with you by
migration agents, is available on the Office of the MARA website electronic means, the details you provide will only be used by the
www.mara.gov.au Department for the purpose for which you have provided them,
unless there is a legal obligation or necessity to use them for
You can also access information about migration agents on the another purpose, or you have consented to use for another
Department’s website www.homeaffairs.gov.au purpose. They will not be added to any mailing list.
Exempt persons The Australian Government accepts no responsibility for the
security or integrity of any information sent to the Department
The following people do not have to be a registered migration
over the internet or by other electronic means.
agent in order to provide immigration assistance, but they must
not charge a fee for their service: If you authorise another person to receive documents on your
behalf and they wish to be contacted electronically, their
• a close family member (spouse, de facto partner, child, parent,
signature is required on form 956 or 956A to indicate their
brother or sister);
consent to this form of communication.
• a member of parliament or their staff;
Note: Electronic communication is the fastest means of
• an official whose duties include providing immigration communication available and the Department prefers to
assistance (eg. a Legal Aid provider); communicate electronically because this results in faster
• a member of a diplomatic mission, consular post or processing.
international organisation.

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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.

Home page www.homeaffairs.gov.au

General Telephone 131 881 during business hours
enquiry line in Australia to speak to an operator (recorded
information available outside these hours).
If you are outside Australia, please contact
your nearest Australian mission.

Please keep these information pages for your reference

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 Form
Application for sponsorship for
Sponsored Family Visitors 1149
Department of Home Affairs

Please open this form using Adobe Acrobat Reader. 3 Give details of the visa applicant(s) you are sponsoring as sponsored
Either type (in English) in the fields provided or print this form and family visitor(s)
complete it (in English) using a pen and BLOCK LETTERS.
Applicant 1
Tick where applicable 3
Family name

Sponsorship details Given names

1 Have you previously sponsored a visitor as a short stay sponsored visitor Sex Male Female
or a sponsored family visitor, and that visitor is still in Australia?
Day Month Year
No
Date of birth
Yes
Country of birth
2 Have you previously sponsored a visitor as a short stay sponsored visitor
or a sponsored family visitor, and that visitor did not comply with the Relationship status
conditions of their visa? Married Separated Never married or
No Engaged Divorced been in a de facto
relationship
Yes You may wish to seek advice from the Department De facto Widowed
before lodging this application.
Details from passport
Passport number

Country of passport
Day Month Year

Date of issue

Date of expiry
Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in their passport

The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are applying for.

Are you related to this visa applicant?

No What is your government position?
(eg. Member of Parliament, Mayor)

Go to next Applicant (if applicable)

Yes What is your relationship to this visa applicant?

(eg. brother, sister, parent)

What documents are you providing as evidence of your relationship to

this applicant? (eg. marriage certificate or birth certificate etc.)

Please attach certified copies of certificates of the relationship including

any translations.

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 Applicant 2 Applicant 3
Family name Family name

Given names Given names

Sex Male Female Sex Male Female

Day Month Year Day Month Year

Date of birth Date of birth

Country of birth Country of birth

Relationship status Relationship status
Married Separated Never married or Married Separated Never married or
Engaged Divorced been in a de facto Engaged Divorced been in a de facto
relationship relationship
De facto Widowed De facto Widowed

Details from passport Details from passport

Passport number Passport number

Country of passport Country of passport

Day Month Year Day Month Year

Date of issue Date of issue

Date of expiry Date of expiry

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in your passport Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in your passport

The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are applying for. The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are applying for.

Are you related to this visa applicant? Are you related to this visa applicant?
No What is your government position? No What is your government position?
(eg. Member of Parliament, Mayor) (eg. Member of Parliament, Mayor)

Go to next Applicant (if applicable) Go to next Applicant (if applicable)

Yes What is your relationship to this visa applicant? Yes What is your relationship to this visa applicant?
(eg. brother, sister, parent) (eg. brother, sister, parent)

What documents are you providing as evidence of your relationship to What documents are you providing as evidence of your relationship to
this applicant? (eg. marriage certificate or birth certificate etc.) this applicant? (eg. marriage certificate or birth certificate etc.)

Please attach certified copies of certificates of the relationship including Please attach certified copies of certificates of the relationship including
any translations. any translations.

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Applicant 4 Applicant 5
Family name Family name

Given names Given names

Sex Male Female Sex Male Female

Day Month Year Day Month Year

Date of birth Date of birth

Country of birth Country of birth

Relationship status Relationship status
Married Separated Never married or Married Separated Never married or
Engaged Divorced been in a de facto Engaged Divorced been in a de facto
relationship relationship
De facto Widowed De facto Widowed

Details from passport Details from passport

Passport number Passport number

Country of passport Country of passport

Day Month Year Day Month Year

Date of issue Date of issue

Date of expiry Date of expiry

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in their passport Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in their passport

The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are applying for. The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are applying for.

Are you related to this visa applicant? Are you related to this visa applicant?
No What is your government position? No What is your government position?
(eg. Member of Parliament, Mayor) (eg. Member of Parliament, Mayor)

Go to next Applicant (if applicable) Go to next Applicant (if applicable)

Yes What is your relationship to this visa applicant? Yes What is your relationship to this visa applicant?
(eg. brother, sister, parent) (eg. brother, sister, parent)

What documents are you providing as evidence of your relationship to What documents are you providing as evidence of your relationship to
this applicant? (eg. marriage certificate or birth certificate etc.) this applicant? (eg. marriage certificate or birth certificate etc.)

Please attach certified copies of certificates of the relationship including Please attach certified copies of certificates of the relationship including
any translations. any translations.

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 Applicant 6 Applicant 7
Family name Family name

Given names Given names

Sex Male Female Sex Male Female

Day Month Year Day Month Year

Date of birth Date of birth

Country of birth Country of birth

Relationship status Relationship status
Married Separated Never married or Married Separated Never married or
Engaged Divorced been in a de facto Engaged Divorced been in a de facto
relationship relationship
De facto Widowed De facto Widowed

Details from passport Details from passport

Passport number Passport number

Country of passport Country of passport

Day Month Year Day Month Year

Date of issue Date of issue

Date of expiry Date of expiry

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in their passport Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in their passport

The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are applying for. The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are applying for.

Are you related to this visa applicant? Are you related to this visa applicant?
No What is your government position? No What is your government position?
(eg. Member of Parliament, Mayor) (eg. Member of Parliament, Mayor)

Go to next Applicant (if applicable) Go to next Applicant (if applicable)

Yes What is your relationship to this visa applicant? Yes What is your relationship to this visa applicant?
(eg. brother, sister, parent) (eg. brother, sister, parent)

What documents are you providing as evidence of your relationship to What documents are you providing as evidence of your relationship to
this applicant? (eg. marriage certificate or birth certificate etc.) this applicant? (eg. marriage certificate or birth certificate etc.)

Please attach certified copies of certificates of the relationship including Please attach certified copies of certificates of the relationship including
any translations. any translations.

Details of any further applicants should be attached on a separate sheet

of paper.

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4 Have you previously sponsored any visitors?
4. Family name
No
Yes Give details Given names

1. Family name Relationship

Given names Sex Male Female

Day Month Year
Relationship
Date of birth
Sex Male Female
Day Month Year Country of birth

Date of birth Purpose of stay in Australia

Country of birth
Day Month Year
Purpose of stay in Australia
Date of arrival

Day Month Year Date of departure

Date of arrival Details of any further sponsorships should be attached on a separate

sheet of paper.
Date of departure

2. Family name Your personal details

Given names 5 Your full name
Relationship Family name

Sex Male Female

Day Month Year Given names
Date of birth

Country of birth
6 Have you been known by any other names?
Purpose of stay in Australia (including name at birth, previous married names, legal name change,
aliases)
No
Day Month Year
Yes Give details
Date of arrival

Date of departure

3. Family name
7 Sex Male Female
Given names
Day Month Year
Relationship
8 Date of birth
Sex Male Female
Day Month Year 9 Place of birth
Date of birth Town/city

Country of birth Country

Purpose of stay in Australia

Day Month Year

Date of arrival

Date of departure

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10 Your current residential address in Australia Employment status
Note: A post office box address is not acceptable as a residential address.
16 What is your employment status?
Employed/self-employed
Postcode Name of employer/business

Address for correspondence

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

Postcode Postcode

Note: Correct address is important for mailing of any security bond Telephone (Area code )
request, and thus to ensure visa application is processed in as timely a number
manner as possible. Position you hold

11 Your telephone numbers

How long have you been
Office hours (Area code )
employed by this employer/
years months
business?
After hours (Area code )
Are you self employed?
Mobile/cell No
Yes Your ABN/ACN/ARBN
12 Do you agree to the Department communicating with you by fax, email
or other electronic means? Please provide a copy of your business registration
No certificate
Yes Give details
Day Month Year
Fax number (Area code )
Retired – Date of retirement
Email address Details of your last employment

13 Passport details
Passport number

Country of passport
Student
Day Month Year
Your current course
Date of issue

Date of expiry
Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in your passport Name of educational Institution

How long have you been

14 Country of citizenship as shown in your passport years months
studying at this institution?

Other – please give details

15 Are there documents that you can provide as evidence of your

citizenship or permanent residence? (eg. Australian citizenship certificate
and number, Australian passport and number, a permanent resident visa
and number or Australian birth certificate and number) Unemployed
No Explain why you are unemployed
Yes Give details

Give details of your last employment

Please attach certified copies of certificates of your citizenship or

evidence of your permanent residence including any translations.
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 Assistance with this form Sponsorship undertaking for a sponsored
17 Did you receive assistance in completing this form?
family visitor
No Go to Question 21 WARNING: Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence.
Yes Please give details of the person who assisted you

Title: Mr Mrs Miss Ms Other

22 I agree to accept responsibility for:
• all financial obligations to the Commonwealth incurred by those I am
Family name sponsoring arising out of the applicant’s stay in Australia; and
• unless the Minister decides otherwise, compliance by those I am
Given names sponsoring with the conditions under which they may be allowed to
Address enter Australia.
I understand that the following visa conditions will be imposed on the
visa:
• the visitor must not work in Australia;
Postcode • the visitor cannot apply for a further stay in Australia;1
• the visitor must not remain in Australia after the expiry of the period
Telephone number or daytime contact
of stay of the visa on which they enter Australia;
Country code Area code Number
• the visitor must not engage, for more than 3 months, in any studies
Office hours ( ) ( )
or training while in Australia.
Mobile/cell I understand that any breach of the above visa conditions will prevent
me from being approved as a sponsor for 5 years.2

18 Is the person an agent registered with the Office of the Migration Agents
Registration Authority (Office of the MARA)?
No
Yes Go to Question 21

19 Is the person/agent in Australia?

No Go to Question 21
Yes

20 Did you pay the person/agent and/or give a gift for this assistance?
No
Yes

Options for receiving written

communications
21 All written communications about this application should be sent to:
(Tick one box only)
Sponsor All written communications will be sent to the
address for communications that you have
OR provided in this form.

Authorised You should complete form 956A Appointment

recipient or withdrawal of an authorised recipient
OR

Migration agent Your migration agent/exempt person should

complete form 956 Advice by a migration
OR agent/exempt person of providing immigration
Exempt person assistance

1
Except in limited circumstances which are outside their control, or to
engage Australia’s protection obligations under the 1951 Convention
Relating to the Status of Refugees.
2
Except if the breach was of condition 8531 (must not remain in
Australia after the expiry of the period of stay of the visa on which
they entered Australia) and I can satisfy the Department that my
visitor breached this condition due to circumstances that:
• were beyond their control; and
• arose after their arrival in Australia.
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 Security bond and sponsorship limitation Declaration
23 I confirm that I will arrange for the lodgement of a security bond for each 24 I, (family name)
applicant I have sponsored if requested to do so.
I understand that any visa application(s) being lodged pursuant to this (given names)
sponsorship may: of
• be refused, regardless of my sponsorship;
• be refused, regardless of my sponsorship and any security bond I
lodge; Postcode

• be approved on the basis of this sponsorship and any security bond declare that:
lodged pursuant to this sponsorship.
• the information I have supplied on this form and in all attachments is
I understand that the Minister must not approve this sponsorship: true and correct;
• if I am already the sponsor for another person who holds a • I understand and will honour all obligations in respect of the visitors I
Sponsored (Visitor) (Class UL) visa or a Visitor (Class FA) visa (unless sponsor in this form;
the new applicant is a member of the family unit of the previous
• I understand that failure to provide correct information may lead to
applicant, and is travelling for the same purpose as the previous
refusal of the Visitor visa application, or cancellation of any Visitor
applicant); or
visas granted;
• if I have previously sponsored another applicant who held a
• I agree to accept all financial obligations to the Commonwealth
Sponsored (Visitor) (Class UL) visa or a Visitor (Class FA) visa and that
incurred by the applicant arising out of the applicant’s stay in
applicant did not comply with a condition of the visa, 5 years has not
Australia;
passed since that applicant was granted their visa and I am still
subject to a 5 year bar. • I agree to accept responsibility for compliance with all conditions
under which the applicant I am sponsoring was allowed to enter
I understand that:
Australia;
• the security bond(s), if requested and lodged, may be forfeited should
• I have read the information contained in form 1442i Privacy notice;
any visitor I support not comply with any of their visa conditions even
and
if the 8503 ‘No Further Stay’ condition is waived and a further visa is
granted. • 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.
Your
signature Note: Before you sign this application, please ensure that you have read
- and understand all of the above statements and conditions.
Day Month Year

Date Your
signature
-
Day Month Year

Date

We strongly advise that you keep a copy of your application

and all attachments for your records.

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