Form

Application for migration to

Australia by a partner 47SP

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the About this application form
department) acknowledges that Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Complete this form if you wish to apply for a:
Islander peoples are the traditional custodians of the Australian
land. • Partner visa in Australia (subclass 820/801)
• Partner visa outside Australia (subclass 309/100)
Life in Australia – Australian values • Prospective Marriage visa outside Australia (subclass 300).
The Australian Government encourages people to gain an For the purpose of this application:
understanding of Australia, its people and their way of life, before • Partner means your spouse or de facto partner (including
applying for a visa to live in Australia. same-sex partners)
This includes understanding that the English language, as the • Fiancé(e) refers to the person you intend to marry. This is
national language, is an important unifying element of Australian usually your sponsor, or sponsoring partner.
society. Australian society is also united through the following
If you are applying outside Australia, you will be applying
shared values:
to migrate. If you are applying in Australia, you will be
• respect for the freedom and dignity of the individual; applying for permanent residence. In this form, the term
• freedom of religion; ‘migrate’ covers both.
• commitment to the rule of law; Before completing this form, you should read the detailed
• Parliamentary democracy; requirements in booklet 1, Partner Migration, which is available
from the department’s website www.border.gov.au/allforms/
• equality of men and women; Further information on partner category migration is also available
• a spirit of egalitarianism that embraces mutual respect, from www.border.gov.au/trav/brin/ or you can contact the
tolerance, fair play and compassion for those in need and department’s enquiry line (see information box on page 5).
pursuit of the public good;
• equality of opportunity for individuals, regardless of their race, Before lodging the application
religion or ethnic background.
Please read this information carefully before you complete your
The Life in Australia booklet provides more information on the application. Once you have completed your application we
values that Australians share and their way of life. This booklet is strongly advise that you keep a copy for your records.
available in a wide range of languages. If you have not already
Make sure that:
received a copy then it can be obtained from www.border.gov.au
• you are eligible to apply;
You must have read the Life in Australia booklet before
completing this application form. If you have difficulty, or are • your fiancé(e) or partner is eligible to be your sponsor; and
unable to read the booklet, you may have the content of it • you have all the required documents, including a completed
explained to you, for example, by a friend or relative. This form form 40SP Sponsorship for a partner to migrate to Australia
contains a statement, that you must sign, that confirms you from your fiancé(e) or partner and, if applicable, a form 47A
understand and will respect the values of Australian society (as Details of child or other dependent family member aged
explained in the booklet) and will obey the laws of Australia. This 18 years or over completed and signed by each member of
includes acknowledging what would be required if you later your family unit who is aged 18 years or over (whether or not
applied for Australian citizenship. they are migrating with you). (These forms are available from
This statement must also be signed by each person aged 18 years the department’s website www.border.gov.au/allforms/)
or over, who is included in this form.
Integrity of application
The department is committed to maintaining the integrity of the
visa and citizenship programmes. 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 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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Making a valid application After lodging the application
To make a valid application you must: Under the Migration Act 1958, if your circumstances should
• complete this form; change (for example, if your relationship ends due to separation,
divorce or death or if you change your address), after you lodge
• indicate the correct class of visa by selecting the type of
your application, you must inform the department in writing.
application in Part A – Application overview;
If you change your address, especially if it is your address for
• provide your current residential address. Under legislation, a
correspondence, you can use form 929 Change of address and/
post office box address will not be accepted as your residential
or passport details, which is available from the department’s
address;
website www.border.gov.au/allforms/, from any office of the
• pay the required Visa Application Charge; department or Australian mission. This is particularly important if
• apply for a Partner (subclass 820/801) visa if you are in you apply for a Partner visa from outside Australia, are granted
Australia and you are married or in a de facto relationship; or the temporary visa and travel to Australia. The department needs
• apply for a Partner (subclass 309/100) visa if you are outside to be able to contact you to ensure that processing of your
Australia and you are married, intend to marry before the visa application for the permanent visa can continue.
is decided or you are in a de facto relationship; or Note: Failure to notify the department of your change in
• apply for a Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) visa if you are circumstance (including changes to address details) may result in
outside Australia and you intend to marry after you arrive in significant processing delays and possible visa refusal.
Australia; and
• be in the correct location when your application is received Visa Application Charge
by the department. This means that, if you apply outside Refer to Part M – Payment details of this form to calculate the
Australia, you must be outside Australia when the department correct charge and make payment.
receives your application. Similarly, if you apply in Australia, Refer to www.border.gov.au/trav/visa/fees for a complete and
you must be in Australia when the department receives your current list of applicable fees and charges.
application.
Fees and charges may be subject to change at any time and this
You must also ensure you: may increase the cost of a visa application.
• complete the form in English; Generally, Visa Application Charges are reviewed on 1 July each
• answer all questions truthfully; and year, and the exchange rates used to calculate the amount payable
• provide supporting documents where necessary. in a foreign country are updated on 1 January and 1 July each year.
Documents in languages other than English that you provide If you do not pay the full Visa Application Charge amount, your
with this visa application must also be accompanied by an visa application will not be valid.
accurate English translation of each of those documents. Charges are generally not refundable, even if the application is
If you provide incorrect information or documents, this withdrawn or refused.
may affect whether or not you are granted a visa, or
whether or not your visa is subsequently cancelled. Health
Read the notes on each question. If a question is not applicable, All applicants for permanent visas including the main applicant,
write ‘N/A’. Any changes or corrections you make must be spouse and any members of the family unit must be assessed
initialled and dated by each person who signs the form. If you against the health requirement. Even if the applicant’s spouse
use Part O – Additional information of this form or attach and members of the family unit are not included in the visa
sheets of paper, each page must be signed and dated by all application, they must still be assessed against the health
persons who sign the form. requirement.
Applicants for a permanent visa will be asked to undergo a
Where to lodge your application medical examination, an x-ray if 11 years of age or older and an
HIV test if 15 years of age or older, as well as any additional tests
In Australia required by the Medical Officer of the Commonwealth (MOC).
If you are in Australia when you lodge your application, we ask Note: Applicants may have already undertaken a health
that you send your application along with all accompanying assessment for their visa. However, the department reserves the
documents by post or courier to the relevant Partner Processing right to request additional health examinations as part of this visa
Centre. For Partner Processing Centre contact details please refer application process.
to the department’s website www.border.gov.au

Outside Australia Method of payment

If you are outside Australia when you lodge your application, In Australia
please refer to the department’s website
To make a payment, please pay by credit card, debit card, bank
www.border.gov.au/about/contact/offices-locations to find
cheque or money order made payable to the Department of
your nearest Australian mission to lodge your application.
Immigration and Border Protection. Debit card and credit card
Note: Australian missions overseas vary greatly in the services are the preferred methods of payment.
that they are able to provide. Please check the relevant Australian
mission’s website or contact the Australian mission to check if it Outside Australia
is preferable to post your application or to lodge it in person. At Before making a payment outside Australia, please check with
some Australian missions, you may be required to make an the Australian Government office where you intend to lodge your
appointment to lodge your application in person. application as to what methods of payment and currencies they
can accept and to whom the payment should be made payable.
Contact details for all offices of the department in Australia and
for all Australian missions overseas are available from the
department’s website
www.border.gov.au/about/contact/offices-locations

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Who the form covers Note: If you lodged your visa application before 18 November
2016, the requirements above do not apply to you and your
The application form covers a family unit, namely a main
sponsor, even if they submit their Sponsorship form on or after
applicant and, if applicable, any members of the family unit.
18 November 2016. The requirements above only apply if you
applied for your visa on or after 18 November 2016.
Including family members in your application The Australian Government is also committed to protecting
In your visa application you will be asked for information about children against child sex offences and other serious offences
each member of your family unit (such as your partner or which may pose a significant risk to a child. If any applicant for
children) even if they do not intend to migrate with you. this visa is under the age of 18 and the Minister is satisfied that
Information about which family members are considered to be a your sponsor has a conviction or outstanding charge for a
‘member of your family unit’ for migration purposes is available registrable offence, the visa application may be refused.
by referring to form 1496i Including family members in your
If your sponsor has been convicted of a registrable offence,
application. Form 1496i is available from the department’s
subject to certain limited circumstances, their sponsorship must
website www.border.gov.au/allforms/ or offices of the
be refused if any applicant for this visa is under the age of 18
department. You should ensure that you read and understand
when department assesses and decides the sponsorship or the
form 1496i before completing this form.
conviction has been quashed or otherwise set aside.
If you have members of your family unit who are aged
18 years or over, please obtain form 47A Details of child
or other dependent family member aged 18 years or
Supporting documents
over. A form 47A must be completed for each member of The documents you must provide with this application are
your family unit aged 18 years or over, whether migrating listed in Part J – Document checklist of this application form.
or not. Form 47A is available from the department’s You may be asked to provide other documents during
website www.border.gov.au/allforms/, from any office of processing. See Part 7 ‘Evidence to provide with your application’
the department or Australian mission overseas. of booklet 1, Partner Migration for more information.
All members of your family unit must meet the health You should provide all the documents necessary to support your
requirement, whether migrating or not. claims when you make your application.
If you cannot provide all the documents when you make your
Custody requirement application, you should tell the department which documents
are missing and when you expect to be able to provide them.
The department will seek to ensure that allowing a child to
migrate is not in contravention of Australia’s international If you do not provide all the necessary documents, a decision
obligations in relation to the prevention of child abduction. If may be made on the information you have provided. It is in your
your application includes a child aged under 18 years and the interest to support your application with as much information as
child’s other parent is not migrating with you or there is any possible at the time of application.
other person who has the legal right to determine where the ‘Certified copies’ of documents mean copies authorised or
child can live, you will need to provide a statutory declaration stamped as being true copies of originals by a person or agency
from each of them giving permission for the child to migrate. recognised by the law of your country. In Australia, they must be
Alternatively, you can provide a certified copy of a valid court certified by a justice of the peace or commissioner for
order showing that you/your spouse has the legal right to remove declarations or by a person before whom a statutory declaration
the child from their home. may be made.
All documents not in English must be accompanied by an
Reducing violence in the community accurate English translation of the original. You may be asked to
The Australian Government is committed to reducing violence in provide the originals of your documents at a later stage. Do not
the Australian community, including family and sexual violence. provide originals unless you are asked.
As part of this commitment, your sponsor is required to disclose For further information about certified copies, statutory
criminal convictions they have had and/or charges awaiting legal declarations and English translation, see booklet 1, Partner
action. They must also give the department permission to Migration, which is available from the department’s website
disclose any or all of their convictions to you as the visa applicant. www.border.gov.au/allforms/ or from any office of the
The department may ask your sponsor to provide one or both of department or Australian mission overseas.
the following:
• an Australian National Police (NPC) check for them; and/or Second stage process
• a foreign police check for every country in which they have Usually, 2 years after the Partner visa application was made, persons
lived for a period of 12 months or a total period of at least who are holders of a temporary Partner visa are assessed as to
12 months since the latest of the following dates: whether they meet the requirements for the grant of a permanent
Partner visa. However, the permanent visa may be granted without
–– 10 years before the date of the request to provide the
having to meet the usual two-year waiting period if:
police check(s); or
• at the time you apply, you have been in a partner relationship
–– the date they turned 16.
with your partner for 3 years or more, or 2 years or more if
The department may refuse your visa application if your sponsor: there is a dependent child of your relationship; or
• does not provide the required police checks to the • your partner was granted a Protection visa or a permanent
department within a reasonable time; or visa under the humanitarian programme and you were in the
• has been convicted of a relevant offence/offences and they relationship before the visa was granted and this had been
have a significant criminal record in relation to these relevant declared to the department at the time.
offences.
Your visa application must be refused if your sponsor does not
give permission to the department to disclose their relevant
offence/offences to you.

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Important information about privacy If you appoint a migration agent, the department will assume
that your migration agent will be your authorised recipient,
Your personal information is protected by law, including the
unless you indicate otherwise.
Privacy Act 1988. Important information about the collection,
use and disclosure (to other agencies and third parties, including Your migration agent will be the person with whom the
overseas entities) of your personal information, including department will discuss your application and from whom it will
sensitive information, is contained in form 1442i Privacy notice. seek further information when required.
Form 1442i is available from the department’s website You are not required to use a migration agent. However, if you
www.border.gov.au/allforms/ or offices of the department. use a migration agent, the department encourages you to use a
You should ensure that you read and understand form 1442i registered migration agent. Registered agents are bound by the
before completing this form. Migration Agents Code of Conduct, which requires them to act
Warning: Under section 234 of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act), professionally in their clients’ lawful best interests.
you may be prosecuted for deliberately providing false or Information on migration agents, including a list of registered
misleading information to the department. migration agents, is available on the Office of the MARA website
www.mara.gov.au
Obtaining information about you from other agencies and You can also access information about migration agents on the
organisations department’s website www.border.gov.au
Under section 56 of the Act, the department may seek Exempt persons
information about you that is relevant to your migration
The following people do not have to be a registered migration
application from other agencies and organisations. The agencies/
agent in order to provide immigration assistance, but they must
organisations may include:
not charge a fee for their service:
• federal, state, territory and foreign government agencies;
• a close family member (spouse, de facto partner, child, parent,
• federal, state, territory and foreign law enforcement agencies; brother or sister);
• state or territory housing authorities (including private • a member of parliament or their staff;
landlords);
• an official whose duties include providing immigration
• local government authorities in Australia or overseas; assistance (eg. a Legal Aid provider);
• financial institutions; • a member of a diplomatic mission, consular post or
• educational institutions; international organisation.
• private businesses (including telecommunication and internet
service providers, insurance companies); and Appointing a migration agent/exempt person
• any other relevant businesses or agencies. To appoint a migration agent/exempt person you should
complete Part L – Options for receiving written communications.
Your migration agent/exempt person should complete form 956
Immigration assistance
Advice by a migration agent/exempt person of providing
A person gives immigration assistance to you if he or she uses, or immigration assistance.
claims to use, his or her knowledge or experience in migration
Form 956 is available from the department’s website
procedure to assist you with your visa application, request for
www.border.gov.au/allforms/
ministerial intervention, cancellation review application,
sponsorship or nomination.
In Australia a person may only lawfully give immigration Options for receiving written communications
assistance if he or she is a registered migration agent or is exempt If you do not appoint a migration agent/exempt person you may
from being registered. Only registered migration agents may still authorise another person, in writing, to receive written
receive a fee or reward for providing immigration assistance. communications on your behalf. This person is called the
If an unregistered person in Australia, who is not exempt from authorised recipient.
registration, gives you immigration assistance they are Authorised recipient information
committing a criminal offence and may be prosecuted.
All written communication about your application will be sent to
Migration agents in Australia your authorised recipient, unless you indicate that you wish to
Migration agents in Australia must be registered with the Office have health and/or character information sent directly to you.
of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (Office of the The department will communicate with the most recently
MARA) unless they are exempt from registration. appointed authorised recipient as you may only appoint one
authorised recipient at any time for a particular application.
Migration agents outside Australia You will be taken to have received any documents sent to that
Migration agents who operate outside Australia do not have to be person as if they had been sent to you.
registered. The department may give some overseas agents an ID To appoint an authorised recipient you should complete:
number. This number does not mean that they are registered.
• Part L – Options for receiving written communications; and
Note: Some Australian registered migration agents operate
• form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised
overseas.
recipient.
Migration agent information Note: Migration agents/exempt persons do not need to complete
A migration agent is someone who can: form 956A.
• advise you on the visa that may best suit you; Form 956A is available from the department’s website
www.border.gov.au/allforms/
• 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.

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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.
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.

Home page www.border.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 migration to
Australia by a partner 47SP

Please use a pen, and write neatly in English using BLOCK LETTERS. Part B – Your immigration status
Tick where applicable 3
3 Are you in Australia at the time of lodging this application?
No ✔
Part A – Application overview Yes
1 How many PEOPLE (including the applicant and any family
members) are included in this application for migration?
3 4 Are you or any person included in this application currently awaiting a
decision on another visa application?
2 TYPE OF APPLICATION – select one only No ✔
Yes Give details at Part O – Additional information
PARTNER
✔ OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA: 5 Have you or any person included in this application ever had a visa
CLASS UF (PARTNER – PROVISIONAL) (subclass 309) cancelled?
CLASS BC (PARTNER – MIGRANT) (subclass 100) No ✔
Yes Give details at Part O – Additional information
IN AUSTRALIA:
CLASS UK (PARTNER – TEMPORARY) (subclass 820)
6 Have you or any other person included in this application ever been
CLASS BS (PARTNER – RESIDENCE) (subclass 801) refused an entry permit or visa to Australia?
• You must be legally married to, or be in a de facto No ✔
relationship with, your partner. Yes Give details at Part O – Additional information
• If lodging outside Australia on grounds of legal
marriage, you must either be legally married to your 7 Have you held, or do you currently hold a Bridging visa E?
partner at time of application or intend to legally marry No ✔
your partner before a decision is made about the
provisional Partner visa. Yes
• If you are in a de facto relationship with your partner,
that relationship must have continued for the entire 8 Is any person included in this application currently in immigration
12 months prior to you making this application unless detention or any other custody?
one of the exceptions set out in Part 4 of booklet 1, No ✔
Partner Migration applies. Yes Give details at Part O – Additional information
• Your relationship must be genuine and continuing.
• Whether lodging in or outside Australia, you and your 9 Have you ever been granted a contributory parent category visa?
sponsor must be at least 18 years of age at the time of No ✔ Day Month Year
application if you are applying on the basis of your de Yes Date of visa grant
facto relationship.
• You must meet health and character requirements.
Part C – Your details
PROSPECTIVE MARRIAGE (FIANCÉ(E))
OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA: 10 Main applicant’s full name
CLASS TO (PROSPECTIVE MARRIAGE – TEMPORARY) (subclass 300) (as shown in your passport or travel document)
Family name
• You must travel to Australia before you marry.
• You must marry your sponsor within 9 months of being DELA CRUZ
granted the visa.
Given names
• You and your sponsor must be at least 18 years of age
at the time of application. JULIA FRANCESCA GARCIA
• You must meet relationship, health and character
requirements. 11 Name in your own language or script (if applicable)

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12 Other ways you spell your name 22 Your current residential address
Family name Note: You are required to provide a residential address on this form for it
to be a valid visa application. Under legislation, a post office box address
is not acceptable as a residential address
Given names LOT 40 BLK 6 OKLAHOMA ST. NEWTOWN ESTATE
SUBDIVISION BULACAO, CEBU CITY,
PHILIPPINES Postcode 6000
13 Name in Chinese Commercial Code Numbers (if applicable)
23 Address for correspondence
(If the same as your residential address, write ‘AS ABOVE’)
14 Other names you are, or have been, known by AS ABOVE
(including name at birth, previous married names, aliases)

Postcode

24 Address for correspondence for processing of Second Stage visa

15 Sex Male Female ✔
Use contact nominated at Part L; or
Day Month Year Second stage processing address
16 Date of birth 01-Jan-1990

17 Place of birth
Postcode
Town/city MALAYBALAY, BUKIDNON
If applying for a 2-stage visa (Partner subclasses 309/100 or
Country PHILIPPINES 820/801), please provide your address for future correspondence,
should the department need to contact you about the processing of
the second (permanent) stage of the visa application. Generally,
18 Details from your passport processing of the permanent visa is undertaken around 2 years
Passport number EC1235879 after the lodgement of this partner application form. You need to
advise the department if this address changes. (No response will
Country of passport PHILIPPINES be taken as authorisation to use your partner’s address.)
Day Month Year
25 Your telephone numbers
Date of issue 21-Apr-2014
Country code Area code Number

Date of expiry 20-Apr-2019 Office hours ( +63 ) ( 32 ) 1234567

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in your passport After hours ( +63 ) ( 917 ) 7654321
DFA CEBU
26 Do you agree to the department communicating with you by fax, email,
or other electronic means?
No
19 Details of identity card or identity number issued to you by your
Yes ✔ Give details
government (if applicable) eg. National identity card.
Country code Area code Number
Note: If you are the holder of multiple identity numbers because you are
a citizen of more than one country, you need to enter the identity Fax number ( ) ( )

number on the card from the country that you live in. [email protected]
Email address
Identity number

Country of issue 27 How well do you communicate in English?

Better than functional ✔
Functional
20 Of which countries are you a citizen?
Limited
PHILIPPINES
Not at all

21 Country of current residence 28 Which language(s) may the department use to communicate with you?
PHILIPPINES ENGLISH

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 Part D – Your family details
Please ensure you answer these questions fully for each family member
(If not living, write ‘DECEASED’ in country of current residence column)
Relationship If in Australia,
Sex Date of birth Country of current
Family name Given names status Relationship to you immigration status Migrating with you?
residence
M/F Day Month Year (use codes below) eg. permanent

29 Your parents (including full and step parents) Select

DELA CRUZ MARCELO M 29-Jan-1969 M FATHER DECEASED No ✔ Yes
DELA CRUZ AIDA F 07-Aug-1970 W MOTHER PHILIPPINES No ✔ Yes
No Yes
No Yes

30 All your brothers and sisters (including full, half, step and adopted brothers and sisters) Select
DELA CRUZ DEMETRI M 22-Jun-1993 N BROTHER PHILIPPINES No ✔ Yes
DELA CRUZ ALEXIS F 29-Jul-1997 N SISTER PHILIPPINES No ✔ Yes
M No Yes
M No Yes
N No Yes
N No Yes
No Yes
No Yes

‘Relationship status’ codes

M = Married
E = Engaged
F = De facto
S = Separated
D = Divorced
W = Widowed
N = Never married or been in a
de facto relationship

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 Relationship If in Australia,
Sex Date of birth Country of current
Family name Given names status Relationship to you Adopted? immigration status Migrating with you?
residence
M/F Day Month Year (use codes below) eg. permanent

31 All your children (including from previous marriages/relationships) Select

N No Yes No Yes
N No Yes No Yes
No Yes No Yes
No Yes No Yes
No Yes No Yes
No Yes No Yes
No Yes No Yes
No Yes No Yes

32 All other members of your family unit Select

No Yes No Yes
No Yes No Yes
No Yes No Yes
No Yes No Yes
No Yes No Yes
No Yes No Yes
No Yes No Yes
No Yes No Yes

‘Relationship status’ codes

M = Married
E = Engaged
F = De facto
S = Separated
D = Divorced
W = Widowed
N = Never married or been in a
de facto relationship

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 Note: Each member of your family unit aged 18 years or over listed at
Questions 31 and 32, whether or not they are migrating with you, must
Part E – Your fiancé(e) or partner’s details
complete a form 47A Details of child or other dependent family member
aged 18 years or over. Form 47A is available from the department’s 35 Your fiancé(e) or partner’s full name
website www.border.gov.au/allforms/ or from any office of the (as shown in passport or travel document)
department or Australian mission overseas. Family name
KANTARIAS
33 Are any of your family members included in this application for migration
under 18 years of age? Given names
No Go to Part E THOMAS JASSON
Yes ✔
36 Your fiancé(e) or partner’s name in his/her own language or script
34 Do you have the sole legal right to determine where each child shall live (if applicable)
or to remove each child from their home country?
No Give details of ALL other people who have parental
responsibility, access or guardianship rights in relation to
the child(ren)
You must attach a statutory declaration from each of these 37 Other ways your fiancé(e) or partner spells his/her name
people giving permission for the child(ren) to migrate
Family name
1. Name

Given names
Residential address

38 Name in Chinese Commercial Code Numbers (if applicable)

Postcode

Telephone number
Country code Area code Number
39 Other names your fiancé(e) or partner is, or has been, known by
( ) ( ) (including name at birth, previous married names, aliases)
Relationship to the child

Nature of the legal right

40 Sex Male ✔ Female

Day Month Year

2. Name
41 Date of birth 15-Jan-1988

Residential address 42 Place of birth

Town/city TAREE

Country AUSTRALIA
Postcode

Telephone number
Country code Area code Number
( ) ( )

Relationship to the child

Nature of the legal right

If insufficient space, give details at Part O – Additional

Information

Yes Attach a certified copy of the court order giving you the sole
legal right to determine where the child shall live or the
right to remove the child from the country

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43 What is your fiancé(e) or partner’s citizenship/residence status in Australia? 49 Fiancé(e) or partner’s email address (If different from yours)
Tick one box only [email protected]
Australian citizen ✔ Attach a certified copy of your fiancé(e) or
by birth partner’s birth certificate
50 Fiancé(e) or partner’s usual occupation
Australian citizen Date citizenship was granted
by grant Day Month Year
MANAGER

Attach proof of citizenship

Permanent resident Date of arrival in Australia

of Australia Day Month Year

Which citizenships does your

fiancé(e) or partner hold?

Eligible New Length of residence in Australia

Zealand citizen

44 Details from your fiancé(e) or partner’s passport

Passport number PA1234567

Country of passport AUSTRALIA

Day Month Year

Date of issue 20-Aug-2015

Date of expiry 20-Aug-2025

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in passport
AUSTRALIA

45 Fiancé(e) or partner’s country of current residence

AUSTRALIA

46 Fiancé(e) or partner’s residential address (if different from yours)

111 CENTRAL LANSDOWNE ROAD
LANSDOWNE NEW SOUTH WALES
Postcode 2430

47 Fiancé(e) or partner’s telephone numbers (if different from yours)

Country code Area code Number

Office hours ( +61 ) ( 02 ) 1010101010

After hours ( +61 ) ( ) 0101010101

48 Fiancé(e) or partner’s fax number (if different from yours)

Country code Area code Number
( ) ( )

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 Part F – Your fiancé(e) or partner’s family details
Give details of ALL your fiancé(e) or partner’s family
(If not living, write ‘DECEASED’ in country of current residence column)
Relationship If in Australia,
Sex Date of birth Country of current
Family name Given names status immigration status
residence
M/F Day Month Year (use codes below) eg. permanent

51 Your fiancé(e) or partner’s parents (including full and step parents) Select
KANTARIAS NEVILLE M 02-Oct-1950 M AUSTRALIA
KANTARIAS MOANA F 06-Mar-1952 W AUSTRALIA

52 All your fiancé(e) or partner’s brothers and sisters (including full, half, step and adopted brothers and sisters)
KANTARIAS GEORGE M 03-Aug-1980 M AUSTRALIA
KANTARIAS LYNNE F 25-Feb-1983 F AUSTRALIA
KANTARIAS BRUCE M 29-Jul-1990 M AUSTRALIA

53 All your fiancé(e) or partner’s children (including from previous marriages/relationships) Select
M M
S N
N F
N F
N F

54 All your fiancé(e) or partner’s other members of their family unit Select

‘Relationship status’ codes

M = Married D = Divorced
E = Engaged W = Widowed
F = De facto N = Never married or been in a
S = Separated de facto relationship

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 Part G – Relationship details Your previous relationship details
If insufficient space, give details at Part O – Additional information
Your current relationship details
61 Have you been married to a person other than your current sponsor
55 What is your current relationship with your sponsor? (including if you are still legally married to that person)?
No ✔
Married ✔ Date of marriage
Day Month Year Yes Name of previous spouse
08-Aug-2016
Day Month Year
Place of marriage
Date of birth
LAPU LAPU CITY, CEBU, PHILS
Date of marriage
In a de facto Date de facto relationship began
relationship Day Month Year Date marriage ended
How did the marriage end?
(eg. divorce, separation or, if still married, reason why)
Engaged Date of intended marriage
Day Month Year

Number of children from this relationship 0

56 Are you related to your fiancé(e) or partner by blood, marriage or 62 Have you ever been in a same-sex or opposite-sex de facto relationship
adoption? with a person other than your current sponsor?
No ✔ No ✔
Yes Attach evidence Yes Name of previous partner

57 Have you and your fiancé(e) or partner met in person?

Day Month Year
Note: If you have only met over the internet, tick ‘No’.
No Date of birth
Yes ✔ When did you first meet? Date relationship started
Day Month Year
20-Jul-2015 Date relationship ended

Where did you first meet? Number of children from this relationship
NEWEE CREEK, NEW SOUTH WALES
Your fiancé(e) or partner’s previous relationship details
58 When did you and your fiancé(e) or partner commit to a shared life If insufficient space, give details at Part O – Additional information
together to the exclusion of all others?
Day Month Year 63 Has your fiancé(e) or partner been married to a person other than you
10-Aug-2015 (including if they are still legally married to that person)?
No ✔
59 Since you and your fiancé(e) or partner committed to a shared life Yes Name of previous spouse
together to the exclusion of all others, have you lived separately and apart
for any periods or time?
Day Month Year
No
Their date of birth
Yes ✔ Give details of periods and reasons for the separation
Date of marriage
DUE TO WORK COMMITMENTS MY HUSBAND
HAS TO LIVE AWAY FROM ME AND NEEDS TO BE Date marriage ended
IN AUSTRALIA WHILE I HAVE TO LIVE IN MY
HOME COUNTRY. How did the marriage end?
(eg. divorce, separation or, if still married, reason why)

60 Were you forced or coerced into entering this relationship with your Number of children from this relationship 5
fiancé(e) or partner?
No ✔
Yes

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64 Has your fiancé(e) or partner ever been in a same-sex or opposite-sex 69 What is your current relationship with your sponsor?
de facto relationship with a person other than you? Relationship is still ✔ Go to Part H
No ✔ genuine and continuing
Yes Name of previous partner Relationship has ceased
Day Month Year

Day Month Year 70 Date relationship ceased

Date of birth If your relationship has ceased, you may be able to continue with your
application if one of the following circumstances applies:
Date relationship started (Tick appropriate box and attach evidence with your application)
You suffered family violence by the sponsor
Date relationship ended
For information on what supporting documents you need to
Number of children from this relationship provide, see Fact sheet 38 Family Violence Provisions, which is
available on the department’s website at
www.border.gov.au/about/corporate/information/fact-
65 Has your fiancé(e) or partner ever been engaged to be married to a sheets/38domestic
person other than you?
Your sponsor died
No ✔
Yes Name of previous fiancé(e) You have:
• custody;
• joint custody;
Day Month Year
• access; or
Date of birth
• a residence order or contact order made under the Family Law
Date relationship started Act 1975 also known as a ‘parenting order’
relating to any children from your relationship with your sponsor.
Date relationship ended

Number of children from this relationship Part H – Health

66 Has your fiancé(e) or partner ever sponsored another person for a Partner 71 Have you, or any other person included in this application, undertaken a
or Prospective Marriage visa? health examination for an Australian visa in the last 12 months?
No ✔ No ✔
Yes Yes Give details (including HAP ID if available)

67 Did your fiancé(e) or partner obtain permanent residency in Australia

under one of the following visa programmes:
• Partner visa;
• Prospective Marriage visa;
• Contributory Parent visa or Aged Contributory Parent visa;
• Humanitarian visa?
No ✔
Yes Tick appropriate box
Partner visa
Prospective Marriage visa
Contributory Parent visa or
Aged Contributory Parent visa
Humanitarian visa

For Partner (subclass 820/801) visa applicants applying in

Australia

68 Did you enter Australia as the holder of a Prospective Marriage

(subclass 300) visa and marry your sponsor after you arrived in Australia?
No ✔ Go to Part H
Yes When and where did you marry your sponsor?
(As specified by the person who solemnised the marriage)
Day Month Year

Date of marriage
Place of marriage

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 Part I – Character If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of the questions at Question 72, you must
state who it applies to and give ALL relevant details. If the matter relates
to a criminal conviction, please give the nature of the offence, full details
72 Have you, or any other person included in this of sentence and dates of any period of imprisonment or other detention.
application, ever:
• been charged with any offence that is
currently awaiting legal action? No ✔ Yes
• been convicted of an offence in any country
(including any conviction which is now
removed from official records)? No ✔ Yes
• been the subject of an arrest warrant or
Interpol notice? No ✔ Yes
• been found guilty of a sexually based offence
involving a child (including where no
conviction was recorded)? No ✔ Yes
• been named on a sex offender register? No ✔ Yes
• been acquitted of any offence on the grounds
of unsoundness of mind or insanity? No ✔ Yes
• been found by a court not fit to plead? No ✔ Yes
• been directly or indirectly involved in, or
associated with, activities which would
represent a risk to national security in
Australia or any other country? No ✔ Yes
• been charged with, or indicted for: genocide,
war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture,
slavery, or any other crime that is otherwise of
a serious international concern? No ✔ Yes
• been associated with a person, group or
organisation that has been/is involved in
criminal conduct? No ✔ Yes
• been associated with an organisation engaged
in violence or engaged in acts of violence
(including war, insurgency, freedom fighting,
terrorism, protest) either overseas or in
Australia? No ✔ Yes
• served in a military force, police force, state
sponsored/private militia or intelligence
agency (including secret police)? No ✔ Yes
• undergone any military/paramilitary training,
been trained in weapons/explosives or in the
manufacture of chemical/biological products? No ✔ Yes
• been involved in people smuggling or people
trafficking offences? No ✔ Yes
• been removed, deported or excluded from any
country (including Australia)? No ✔ Yes
• overstayed a visa in any country (including
Australia)? No ✔ Yes
• had any outstanding debts to the Australian
Government or any public authority in
Australia? No ✔ Yes

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73 Which countries have you visited (for any period of less than 12 months) during the last 10 years?
Include details for all members of your family unit included in your visa application.
Names of members of your family
Country Dates visited unit included in this application who Reason for visit
Month Year
visited this country

HONG KONG From 02-Apr-2011 VISIT/TOURISM

To 05 Apr 2011
THAILAND From 27-Sep-2013 VISIT/TOURISM
To 30-Sep-2013

JORDAN From 21-May-2014 VISIT/TOURISM

To 28-May-2014

EGYPT From 28-May-2014 VISIT/TOURISM

To 01-Jun-2014

UAE From 01-Jun-2014 VISIT/TOURISM

To 05-Jun-2014

KOREA From 19-Feb-2015 VISIT/TOURISM

To 22-Feb-2015

AUSTRALIA From 24-Jun-2015 VISIT/TOURISM

To 23-Sep-2015
VIETNAM From 12-Apr-2016 VISIT/TOURISM
To 16-Apr-2016

CAMBODIA From 16-Apr-2016 VISIT/TOURISM

To 24-Apr-2016
If insufficient space, attach additional details

74 In which countries have you lived for 12 months (in total) or more during the last 10 years?
Include details for all members of your family unit included in your visa application.
Please do not write ‘Nil’ or ‘N/A’.
Names of members of your family
Country Dates lived there unit included in this application who Last permanent address in that country
Month Year
visited this country
From

To

From

To

From

To

From

To

From

To

From

To

From

To

From

To

From

To

If insufficient space, attach additional details

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75 Have you ever been granted permission to work in Australia?
No ✔
Yes Date permission given
Day Month Year Day Month Year

From to

From to

From to

76 Have you ever been paid any benefits or received any social services from
a government agency in Australia?
(eg. unemployment benefits, public housing benefits, Medicare, or free or
subsidised education)
No ✔
Yes Give details
Month Year Month Year

1. From to
Name of government agency or institution

Type of benefits/service

Month Year Month Year

2. From to
Name of government agency or institution

Type of benefits/service

Month Year Month Year

3. From to
Name of government agency or institution

Type of benefits/service

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 Part J – Document checklist Certified copies of birth certificates or the family book,
showing names of both parents, for all children included in
77 You must provide the following documents with your completed your application
application form.
Certified copies of documents to verify custody and access
Note: Documents in languages other than English must also be arrangements, for children under 18 years of age unless it is
accompanied by an accurate English translation of each of those the child of both the applicant and the sponsor
documents. If you are having documents translated in Australia, it is
recommended that you use a translator who has been accredited by the If any child included in your application is adopted, a
National Accreditation Authority for Translations and Interpreters (NAATI). certified copy of the adoption papers
Otherwise it is recommended that you use a translator who is
If you have served in the armed forces of any country, certified
professionally qualified.
copies of military service records or discharge papers
It is in your interest to provide all the documents requested with your
valid application. Failure to do so may result in the processing of your A completed form 47A for each member of the family unit
application being delayed, or a decision being made to refuse to grant aged 18 years or over of you and/or your spouse, whether or
the visa. not they are migrating with you

Certified copies of the passports or travel documents of all A completed form 4OSP from your sponsor
people included in your application. If you are applying
outside Australia, you should contact your nearest If already undertaken, you should include results of your
departmental office and check exactly how to submit your health and character checks
application and what documents to provide
Sponsor’s penal checks:
Documents to prove your identity – a certified copy of your • if the sponsor has spent a total of 12 months or more in
birth registration showing both parents’ names. If you do not Australia since turning 16 years of age, an Australian
have a birth certificate and are unable to get one, you must Federal Police (AFP) National Police Check for the
provide a statutory declaration detailing your date and place sponsor; and
of birth and full names of your parents in addition to at least
• police certificates from each country in which the
one of the following documents:
sponsor had spent a total of 12 months or more in the
• passport last 10 years since turning 16 years of age.
• family book showing both parents’ names Note: Sponsors who are required to submit an AFP National
• identification document issued by the government Police Check must complete the AFP National Police Check
• document issued by a court that verifies your identity. application form which is available from the AFP website
If you are unable to provide one of these documents, you www.afp.gov.au
must provide other acceptable evidence that you are who Sponsors should use Code 33 at Question 1 on the form and
you claim to be include details of any, and all, names they have been known
by. If an AFP Certificate is provided based on incorrect
Evidence that your fiancé(e) or partner is an Australian information, the department may request another certificate.
citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Fingerprints are not required for AFP National Police Checks
Zealand citizen (certified copy of birth certificate, Australian
passport or foreign passport containing evidence of If you are applying for a Partner visa, you must also provide the
permanent residence; for New Zealand citizens – evidence
of length of residence in Australia and of continuing links
with Australia)
4 (or 2 if applying in Australia) recent passport-size
photographs (45mm x 35mm) of yourself and any other
person included in the application. These should be of the
head and shoulders only, and should show the person facing
the camera and against a plain background. You should print
the name of the person on the back of each photograph.
2 passport-size photographs of your fiancé(e) or partner

If you, your fiancé(e) or partner or anyone included in your

application is or has been married (including previous
relationships) certified copies of the marriage certificate(s)
If you, your fiancé(e) or partner or anyone included in your
application has been divorced or widowed, a certified copy
of the divorce decree absolute or the death certificate of the
deceased spouse (as appropriate)
If you, your fiancé(e) or partner or anyone included in your
application has changed his or her name (for example by
marriage or deed poll), a certified copy of evidence of the
name change

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 following documents with your application to demonstrate your If you are applying for a Prospective Marriage visa, you should also
relationship with your sponsor. Before compiling this information, you are provide the following documents with your application:
encouraged to read booklet 1, Partner Migration:
Evidence that you and your fiancé(e) have met face to face
• if you are applying on marriage grounds:
since you both turned 18 years of age and that you are
Marriage certificate personally known to each other
If married in Australia: Certified copy of the Registered Written statements from both you and your fiancé(e)
Marriage Certificate issued by the Registry of Births, detailing the history of your fiancé(e) relationship
Deaths and Marriages from the state or territory in which (eg. when and how you met, when you became engaged,
the marriage took place joint activities, significant events in the relationship) and your
If married outside Australia: Certified copy of official future plans as husband and wife
document showing that the marriage is legally Evidence that you intend to marry your fiancé(e) within
recognised in the country in which the marriage took 9 months of being granted the visa (ie. a letter from the
place person officiating at the wedding ceremony)
• if you are applying on de facto grounds: Evidence that you and your fiancé(e) genuinely intend to live
Evidence that your de facto relationship has existed for in a spouse relationship
the entire 12 months before lodging this application Note: The department knows that it is often difficult to
provide evidence of your intention in the future to live with
Evidence that you and your partner are both aged your fiancé(e) in a spouse relationship. The required
18 years of age or over at the time you lodge this evidence depends on the circumstances of each case. If you
application have evidence that relates to the financial, household, social
context aspects of, and commitment to, your relationship,
If applicable, evidence that your relationship is registered
you should submit this with your Prospective Marriage visa
under a prescribed law of an Australian state or territory
application. At the very least, you should submit 2
statements from family and/or friends who are aware of your
In all circumstances, you should also provide the following documents intended marriage and can attest to your genuine intention
with your application: to live together in an ongoing spouse relationship.

Evidence that your relationship is genuine and continuing Evidence that there is no impediment to your intended
marriage to your fiancé(e) (eg. and as appropriate, if either
Written statements from you and from your partner detailing you and/or your fiancé(e) have been previously married or a
the history of your relationship (for example, when and how previous spouse has died, a certified copy of the divorce
you met, when you started living together, joint activities, decree absolute or the death certificate of the deceased
significant events in the relationship) spouse)

At least 2 statutory declarations from individuals who are

Australian citizens or permanent residents and have
personal knowledge of your relationship and support your
claim that the relationship is genuine and continuing (see
form 888 Statutory declaration by a supporting witness
relating to a partner visa application)

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 Part K – Assistance with this form Part M – Payment details
78 Did you receive assistance in completing this form? 83 Has the Visa Application Charge already been paid?
No ✔ Go to Part L (To check the Visa Application Charge, refer to the department’s website
Yes Please give details of the person who assisted you www.border.gov.au/trav/visa/fees or check with the nearest office
of the department.)
Title: Mr Mrs Miss Ms Other Note: If you do not pay the Visa Application Charge, your application will
be returned unassessed.
Family name
No Go to Question 84 to specify how you will pay
Given names Yes ✔ Give details

Address Departmental
20000000012345
receipt number
Day Month Year

Date of payment 06-Apr-2017

Postcode
Place of payment BRISBANE OFFICE
Telephone number or daytime contact Name of person who made payment
Country code Area code Number
Family name KANTARIAS
Office hours ( ) ( )

Given names THOMAS JASSON

Mobile/cell
Note: Please attach to this application a copy of the receipt you received
79 Is the person an agent registered with the Office of the Migration Agents when you made your payment.
Registration Authority (Office of the MARA)? Now go to Part N
No
Yes Go to Part L

80 Is the person/agent in Australia?

No Go to Part L
Yes

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

Part L – Options for receiving written

communications
82 All written communications about this application should be sent to:
(Tick one box only)
Myself

OR

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

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84 IMPORTANT: You must refer to the department’s website at www.border.gov.au/trav/visa/fees to complete this part of your application.
The website shows reference tables with the Visa Application Charges applicable to each visa subclass.

Visa subclass you are applying for 309

Base Application Charge

Write the amount shown on the reference table for your visa subclass AUD 6,865.00 (1)
+
Non-internet Application Charge (if applicable) AUD (2)

Additional Applicant Charge aged 18 years or over at the time your application is lodged
+
Write the amount shown on the Number of additional applicants
reference table for your visa subclass aged 18 years or over
AUD X (multiplied by) = AUD (3)

Additional Applicant Charge under 18 years of age at the time your application is lodged +
Write the amount shown on the Number of additional applicants
reference table for your visa subclass under 18 years of age
AUD 1,720.00 X (multiplied by) 1 = AUD 1,720.00 (4)

Subsequent Temporary Application Charge (if applicable) +

Write the amount shown on the
reference table for your visa subclass Number of applicants
AUD X (multiplied by) = AUD (5)
=
Total
Total (1) + (2) + (3) + (4) + (5) AUD 8,585.00
You must pay the total amount or your visa application will not be valid.
Note: A second instalment of the Visa Application Charge must also be
paid before we can grant some visas.

85 How will you pay your application charge?

Note: A surcharge may apply to payments made by credit card.
Further information is available from www.border.gov.au/trav/visa/fees/how-to-pay-for-an-application
If applying in Australia, debit card or credit card are the preferred methods of payment. Debit cards cannot be used for applications
lodged by mail. If paying by bank cheque or money order please make payable to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
If applying outside Australia, please check with the Australian Government office where you intend to lodge your application as to
what methods of payment and currencies they can accept and to whom the payment should be made payable.
Bank cheque
Money order
Debit card Cannot be used for applications lodged by mail
Credit card ✔ Give details below
Payment by (tick one box) Australian Dollars Country code Area code Number

MasterCard Diners Club Telephone number ( ) ( )

American Express JCB AUD

Address
Visa

Credit card number Postcode

: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : As the cardholder I acknowledge and accept that a credit card

Month Year
surcharge may apply to the transaction.

Expiry date : :
Signature of
cardholder
Cardholder’s name
-
Credit card information will be used for charge paying purposes only.
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 Part N – Signatures
86 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS
This acknowledgment must be signed by the main applicant and each Signature of
main applicant
accompanying person aged 16 years or over. -
I understand that if granted a visa:
• there is a two-year wait for social security payments, including
unemployment benefits, for most newly arrived migrants; Signature of
other
• I will need to have enough money, even if unemployed, to support
myself for the first two years and if I run out of money or fail to get a
applicant -
job in that period, that would not be sufficient reason to make me
Name
eligible for social security income support payments;
• the cost of living in Australia, compared to many other countries, is
high; Signature of
• approval to migrate does not guarantee employment in Australia and other
that it is entirely my own responsibility to secure employment after applicant -
arrival, including investigating my prospects before I arrive in
Australia; Name
• work availability varies significantly from time to time in different
parts of Australia and that for many jobs in Australia, applicants must Signature of
be eligible for membership of a professional or industry organisation other
and/or be able to be registered or licensed with an Australian state
authority before working in a particular occupation.
applicant -
Name

Signature of
other
applicant -
Name

Signature of
other
applicant -
Name

Signature of
other
applicant -
Name

Signature of
other
applicant -
Name

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87 AUSTRALIAN VALUES STATEMENT
This statement must be signed by the main applicant and each person Signature of
main applicant
aged 18 years or over who is included in this application.
I confirm that I have read, or had explained to me, information provided
-
by the Australian Government on Australian society and values.
I understand: Signature of
other
• Australian society values respect for the freedom and dignity of the
individual, freedom of religion, commitment to the rule of law,
applicant -
Parliamentary democracy, equality of men and women and a spirit of
egalitarianism that embraces mutual respect, tolerance, fair play and Name
compassion for those in need and pursuit of the public good;
• Australian society values equality of opportunity for individuals, Signature of
regardless of their race, religion or ethnic background; other
• the English language, as the national language, is an important applicant -
unifying element of Australian society.
I undertake to respect these values of Australian society during my stay Name
in Australia and to obey the laws of Australia.
I understand that, if I should seek to become an Australian citizen: Signature of
• Australian citizenship is a shared identity, a common bond which other
unites all Australians while respecting their diversity; applicant -
• Australian citizenship involves reciprocal rights and responsibilities.
The responsibilities of Australian citizenship include obeying Name
Australian laws, including those relating to voting at elections and
serving on a jury.
Signature of
If I meet the legal qualifications for becoming an Australian citizen and other
my application is approved I understand that I would have to pledge my
loyalty to Australia and its people.
applicant -
Name

Signature of
other
applicant -
Name

Signature of
other
applicant -
Name

Signature of
other
applicant -
Name

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88 BIOMETRICS DECLARATION AND CONSENT
This declaration and consent must be signed by the main applicant and Signature of
main applicant
each accompanying person aged 16 years or over.
If I am requested or required to provide my fingerprints and facial image:
-
I consent to:
Signature of
• the collection of my fingerprints and facial image; and
other
• if applicable, the collection of the fingerprints and facial image of
each accompanying person under 16 years of age.
applicant -
I declare that: Name
• I understand that my fingerprints and facial image and my
biographical information (and those of each accompanying person
under 16 years of age) held by the department may be given to Signature of
Australian law enforcement agencies to help identify me and each other
accompanying person, to help determine my eligibility and the applicant -
eligibility of each accompanying person for grant of the visa applied
for, and for law enforcement purposes. Name
I consent to:
• Australian law enforcement agencies disclosing my biometric, Signature of
biographical and criminal record information (and that of each other
accompanying person under 16 years of age) to the department for applicant -
any of the purposes outlined above; and
• the department using the information obtained for the purposes of Name
the Migration Act 1958 or the Australian Citizenship Act 2007.
Signature of
other
applicant -
Name

Signature of
other
applicant -
Name

Signature of
other
applicant -
Name

Signature of
other
applicant -
Name

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89 DECLARATION
WARNING: Giving false or misleading information or documents is a Signature of
main applicant
serious offence.
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This declaration must be signed by the main applicant and each
Day Month Year
accompanying person aged 16 years or over.
Warning: Under the Migration Act 1958, there are penalties for Date
deliberately giving false or misleading information.
Maximum penalty = 10 years imprisonment and/or AUD170,000. Signature of
I declare that: other
• the information I have supplied in this application is complete, correct applicant -
and up-to-date in every detail.
Name
• I understand that if this application is approved, any person not
included in this application will not have automatic right of entry to
Australia by way of this application. Signature of
• I will inform the department of any changes to my personal other
circumstances (including change of address) while my application is applicant -
being considered. I understand this also applies to my permanent
migrant/residence visa application. Name
• I will inform the department if my relationship with my fiancé(e) or
partner breaks down or ends in divorce, separation or death before
this application is decided. Signature of
other
• I authorise the Australian Government to make any enquiries
necessary to determine my eligibility for permanent stay in Australia,
applicant -
and to use any information collected for that purpose. Information
Name
may be obtained from following agencies/organisations:
–– federal, state or territory government agencies;
–– federal, state or territory law enforcement agencies; Signature of
other
–– state or territory housing authorities (including private landlords);
–– local government authorities;
applicant -
–– financial institutions; Name
–– educational institutions;
–– private businesses (including telecommunication and internet Signature of
service providers, insurance companies); and other
–– any other relevant businesses or agencies. applicant -
• I have read and understood the information supplied to me in this
application. Name
• I have read the information contained in form 1442i Privacy notice.
• I understand the department may collect, use and disclose my Signature of
personal information (including biometric information and other other
sensitive information) as outlined in form 1442i Privacy notice. applicant -
• I understand that if any fraudulent documents or false or misleading
information has been provided with this application, or if I fail to Name
satisfy the Minister of my identity, my application may be refused and
I, and any other member of my family unit, may become unable to be
granted a visa for specified periods of time. Signature of
other
• if documents are found to be fraudulent or information to be incorrect
after the grant of a visa, the visa may subsequently be cancelled.
applicant -
Name

We strongly advise that you keep a copy of your application

and all attachments for your records.

Office use only

Client ID

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90 Question
Additional information
number

If you do not have enough space to give all the necessary information, attach a separate statement to this form with further details

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