Form
Application for a
Business Skills (permanent) visa
Life in Australia – Australian values
The Australian Government encourages people to gain an
understanding of Australia, its people and their way of life,
before applying for a visa to live in Australia.
This includes understanding that the English language, as the
national language, is an important unifying element of Australian
society. Australian society is also united through the following
shared values:
• respect for the freedom and dignity of the individual;
• freedom of religion;
• commitment to the rule of law;
• Parliamentary democracy;
• equality of men and women;
• a spirit of egalitarianism that embraces mutual respect,
tolerance, fair play and compassion for those in need and
pursuit of the public good;
• equality of opportunity for individuals, regardless of their
race, religion or ethnic background.
The Life in Australia booklet provides more information on
the values that Australians share and their way of life. This
booklet is available in a wide range of languages. If you have
not already received a copy then it can be obtained from
www.immi.gov.au
You must have read the Life in Australia booklet before
completing this application form. If you have difficulty, or are
unable to read the booklet, you may have the content of it
explained to you, for example, by a friend or relative. This form
contains a statement, that you must sign, that confirms you
understand and will respect the values of Australian society (as
explained in the booklet) and will obey the laws of Australia.
This includes acknowledging what would be required if you
later applied for Australian citizenship.
This statement must also be signed by each person aged
18 years or over, who is included in this form.
About this form
Important – Please read this information carefully before you
complete your application. Once you have completed your
application we strongly advise that you keep a copy for your
records.
Before completing this form, you should read the detailed
requirements in booklet 7, Business Skills Entry, available from
the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (the
department) website www.immi.gov.au/allforms/
Note: If you are applying outside Australia, you will be applying
to migrate. If you are applying in Australia, you will be applying
for permanent residence. In this form the term ‘migrate’ covers
both.
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Before filling in the form
Make sure you have all the required documents.
Make sure you have read the booklet Business Skills Entry and
follow all the instructions outlined in ‘Preparing your
application’.
Integrity of application
The department is committed to maintaining the integrity of
the visa and citizenship programs. Please be aware that if you
provide us with fraudulent documents or claims, this may result
in processing delays and possibly your application being refused.
Before lodging your application
• If you are being sponsored by a state or territory government
and you are not applying for a Business Talent subclass visa, you
should have completed form 949 State/Territory sponsorship:
Business Skills class. The representative of the state or
territory business development agency authorised, for the
purpose of sponsorship under the Business Skills class, will
sign and stamp this form and return it to you. You must
include this signed and stamped form with all the other forms
and documents in your application for a Business Skills class
visa.
• If you are being sponsored by a state or territory
government and you are applying for a Business Talent
subclass visa, you must include a completed form 1224
State/Territory sponsorship: Business Talent subclass, signed
by the Premier or Chief Minister of the sponsoring
state/territory, or by their authorised delegate.
• If you are not being sponsored, you should have
completed form 927 State/Territory notification: Business
Skills class. You need to complete and send this form to the
business development agency in the state or territory in
which you intend to go into business. The agency will sign
and stamp this form and return it to you. You must include
the signed and stamped form with all the other forms and
documents in your application for a Business Skills class visa.
Notification of your intention to go into business enables
states/territories to contact you and offer assistance and/or
information.
Making a valid application
To make a valid application you must:
• use this form (provided in the booklet or available from
any Australian mission, the department’s website
www.immi.gov.au/allforms/ or offices of the department
in Australia);
• indicate the correct class of visa by selecting the type of
application in Part A of the application form and complete
the appropriate Business Skills profile form;
• provide the address of where you intend to live while your
application is being dealt with. Failure to give a residential
address will result in your application being invalid. A post
office box address will not be accepted as your residential
address;
• pay the required charge;
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 • lodge your application at one of 3 processing centres:
– If you are applying for a Business Owner (Residence), an
Investor (Residence), a State/Territory Sponsored Business
Owner (Residence), a State/Territory Sponsored Investor
(Residence), an Established Business in Australia or a
Regional Established Business in Australia visa, you must
send or deliver your application to the Adelaide Onshore
Business Skills Processing Centre.
– If you are applying for a Business Talent (Migrant) visa
from outside Australia, applicants who usually live in the
People’s Republic of China (including Hong Kong and
Macau) must apply to the Australian Consulate General
Hong Kong, applicants who usually live in Taiwan must
apply to the Australian Commerce and Industry Office in
Taipei and applicants who usually live anywhere else in
the world must lodge their applications at the Perth
Business Skills Processing Centre (PBSPC).
– If you are applying for a Business Talent (Migrant) visa
from inside Australia you must lodge your application
with the PBSPC.
• Any application lodged in any other office or in any
other way cannot be accepted and will not be a valid
application and will not be processed. For further
information on lodging your application, refer to the
department’s website at www.immi.gov.au at the time you
are planning to make your application.
You must also:
• complete the form in English;
• answer all questions truthfully; and
• provide supporting documents where necessary.
If you provide incorrect information or documents,
this may affect whether you are granted a visa or not,
or your visa may be subsequently cancelled.
Read the notes on each question. If a question is not applicable,
write ‘N/A’. Any changes or corrections you make must be
initialled and dated by each person who signs the form. If you
use the page provided in the form or any other sheets of paper
for additional information, each must also be signed and dated
by all persons who sign the form.
Visa Application Charge
Payment must accompany your application and is generally not
refunded if the application is unsuccessful.
Fees may be subject to adjustment at any time. Visa Application
Charges may be subject to adjustment on 1 July each year. This
may increase the cost of a visa.
To check the Visa Application Charge, see form 990i Charges
available from the department’s website
www.immi.gov.au/allforms/990i.htm or check with the
nearest office of the department.
Method of payment
In Australia (including Perth Business Skills Processing Centre)
To make a payment, please pay by credit card, debit card, bank
cheque or money order made payable to the Department of
Immigration and Citizenship. Debit card and credit card are the
preferred methods of payment.
Outside Australia (Hong Kong and Taipei offices only)
Before making a payment 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.
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Who the form covers
The application form covers a family unit, namely a main
applicant and, if applicable, partner and dependants.
If you have a partner, consider which of you is most likely to
meet visa requirements before filling in the form. That person
should be the main applicant and complete Part B Your
details of this form.
‘Partner’ means your spouse or de facto partner (including
same-sex partners).
Dependent children
A dependent child may be your or your partner’s child or
step-child. ‘Step-child’ means a child of your current partner or
a child of your former partner when the child is under
18 years and you have a legal responsibility to care for that child
(for example, when your former partner is deceased and you
have legal custody of your former partner’s child). You will need
to provide a certified copy of the overseas or Australian court
order which you have in relation to the child.
A child of any age is not considered dependent if he or she is
married or in a de facto relationship or is engaged to be married.
A child 18 or over will not be considered dependent unless you
can show that they are wholly or substantially reliant on you for
financial support for their basic needs of food, shelter and
clothing. You must also show that you have provided that
support for a substantial period and that the child is more
reliant on you than on any other person or source. Unless you
can provide evidence of this, they should apply separately. You
should also be aware that a child aged 25 or over will generally
not be considered dependent.
Children of any age who have a total or partial loss of bodily or
mental functions which stops them earning a living are regarded
as dependent and part of the family unit (whether or not they
migrate with you). Give details of such children whether they
are in your care or in an institution.
In all cases you should attach evidence of your child’s
dependency on you.
Other dependants
You may include other relatives in your application if they are
wholly or substantially reliant on you for financial support for
their basic needs of food, shelter and clothing and they have
been reliant on you for that support for a substantial period.
They must also be more reliant on you for support than on any
other person or source.
A relative may also be considered dependent on you if they are
reliant on you for financial support because they have a mental
or physical disability which stops them from earning a living to
support themselves.
Other relatives dependent on you may include, for example, an
aged, unmarried relative.
If you have dependants who are 18 years of age or over,
please obtain form 47A Details of child or other
dependent family member aged 18 years or over. A
form 47A must be completed for each dependant 18 or
over, whether migrating or not.
Custody requirement
The department will seek to ensure that allowing a child to
migrate is not in contravention of Australia’s international
obligations in relation to the prevention of child abduction. If
your application includes a child under 18 and the child’s other
parent is not migrating with you or there is any other person
who has the legal right to determine where the child can live,
you will need to provide a Statutory Declaration from each of
them giving permission for the child to migrate. Alternatively,
you can provide a certified copy of a valid court order showing
that you/your partner has the legal right to remove the child
from the country.
Supporting documents
The documents you must provide are listed in Part I of this
application form. Enclose all documents with your application.
You may be asked to provide other documents during
processing.
‘Certified copies’ of documents mean copies authorised or
stamped as being true copies of originals by a person or agency
recognised by the law of your country. In Australia, they must
be certified by a Justice of the Peace or Commissioner for
Declarations or by a person before whom a Statutory
Declaration may be made.
All documents not in English must be accompanied by a
certified English translation of the original. You may be asked
to provide the originals of your documents at a later stage.
Do not provide originals unless you are asked.
Passport information
Please note that most visa applicants will be required to hold a
valid passport before they can be granted a visa. It is strongly
recommended that the passport be valid for at least 6 months.
If you change your passport after you have been granted the
visa you must notify the nearest Australian mission or office of
the department.
If you do not provide us with the details of any new or
additional passport you use to travel to Australia, you
will experience significant delays at the airport and
could be denied permission to board your plane.
About the information you give
The department is authorised to collect information provided
on this form under Part 2 of the Migration Act 1958 ‘Control of
Arrival and Presence of Non-Citizens’. The information provided
will be used for assessing your eligibility for a visa to migrate to
Australia.
The information provided might also be disclosed to agencies
who are authorised to receive information relating to adoption,
border control, business skills, citizenship, education, health
assessment, health insurance, health services, law enforcement,
payment of pensions and benefits, taxation, review of decisions
and registration of migration agents.
The collection, access, storage, use and disclosure by the
department of the information you provide in this form is
governed by the Privacy Act 1988 and, in particular, by the
11 Information Privacy Principles. The information form 993i
Safeguarding your personal information, available from the
department’s offices, gives details of agencies to which your
personal information might be disclosed.
The information provided on this form, including any
information on your health, will be used to assess your health
for an Australian visa and may be disclosed to the relevant
Commonwealth, state and territory health agencies and
examining doctor(s).
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Form 1071i Health Requirement for permanent entry to
Australia provides additional information on Australia’s visa
health requirements. Form 1071i is available at offices of the
department or from the department’s website
www.immi.gov.au/allforms/
The department is authorised under the Migration Act 1958, in
certain circumstances, to collect a range of personal identifiers
including a facial image, fingerprints and a signature from non-
citizens, including from visa applicants. The department requires
personal identifiers to assist in assessing your identity. The
department is authorised to disclose your personal identifiers
and information relating to your name and other relevant
biographical data to a number of agencies including law
enforcement and health agencies and to other agencies who
may need to check your identity with this department. Where
the department obtains personal identifiers they will become
part of your official record with the department.
The department is involved in international information
exchanges with a number of countries, including the United
Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada and New
Zealand. These international information exchanges may involve
the sharing of personal identifiers, including facial images and
fingerprint data, collected by immigration agencies such as this
department. If, as a result of this sharing between countries,
there is a match with your personal identifiers, the department
will disclose your biographical data, copies of travel and other
identity documents or information from such documents, your
immigration status and immigration history (which may include
any immigration abuse and offences) and any criminal history
information relevant to immigration purposes. The purpose of
such disclosure would be to help confirm your identity and
determine if you have presented to the department and the
other agency under the same identity and with similar claims.
For more detailed information you should read information
form 1243i Your personal identifying information, which is
available from the department’s website
www.immi.gov.au/allforms/ or from any office of the
department or Australian mission overseas.
Options for receiving written communications
You may authorise another person to receive all
communications, both written and electronic, about your
application with the department. You will be taken to have
received any documents sent to that person as if they had been
sent to you.
To do this you will need to complete Part L Options for receiving
written communications and form 956 Appointment of a
migration agent or exempt agent or other authorised recipient.
For an explanation of what a migration agent or exempt agent
or authorised recipient can do please read the sections below.
To change or end the appointment of your migration agent or
exempt agent or authorised recipient you must promptly advise
the department in writing. You can do this by using form 956
Appointment of a migration agent or exempt agent or other
authorised recipient.
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 Authorised recipient information
An authorised recipient is someone you appoint to receive
written communications about your application with the
department.
All written communication about your application will be sent
to your authorised recipient, unless you indicate that you wish
to have health and/or character information sent directly to
you.
The department will communicate with the most recently
appointed authorised recipient as you may only appoint one
authorised recipient at any time for a particular application.
Migration agent information
A migration agent is someone who can:
• advise you on the visa that may best suit you;
• tell you the documents you need to submit with your
application;
• help you fill in the application and submit it; and
• communicate with the department on your behalf.
If you appoint a migration agent, the department will assume
that your migration agent will be your authorised recipient,
unless you indicate otherwise.
Your migration agent will be the person with whom the
department will discuss your application and from whom it will
seek further information when required.
You are not required to use a migration agent. However, if you
use a migration agent, the department encourages you to use
a registered migration agent. Registered agents are bound by
the Migration Agents Code of Conduct, which requires them to
act professionally in their clients’ lawful best interests.
Immigration assistance
A person gives immigration assistance to you if he or she uses,
or claims to use, his or her knowledge or experience in
migration procedure to assist you with your visa application,
request for ministerial intervention, cancellation review
application, sponsorship or nomination.
In Australia a person may only lawfully give immigration
assistance if he or she is a registered migration agent or is
exempt from being registered. Only registered migration agents
may receive a fee or reward for providing immigration
assistance.
If an unregistered person in Australia, who is not exempt from
registration, gives you immigration assistance they are
committing a criminal offence and may be prosecuted.
Migration agents in Australia
Migration agents in Australia must be registered with the Office
of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (Office of the
MARA) unless they are exempt from registration.
Migration agents outside Australia
Migration agents who operate outside Australia do not have to
be registered. The department may give some overseas agents
an ID number. This number does not mean that they are
registered.
Note: Some Australian registered migration agents operate
overseas.
Please keep these information pages for your reference
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Exempt agents
The following people do not have to be a registered migration
agent in order to provide immigration assistance, but they must
not charge a fee for their service:
• a close family member (spouse, de facto partner, child,
parent, brother or sister);
• a sponsor or nominator for this visa application;
• a member of parliament or their staff;
• an official whose duties include providing immigration
assistance (eg. a Legal Aid provider);
• a member of a diplomatic mission, consular post or
international organisation.
Further information on migration agents
Information on migration agents, including a list of registered
migration agents, is available on the Office of the MARA website
www.themara.com.au
You can also access information about migration agents on the
department’s website www.immi.gov.au
Consent to communicate electronically
The department may use a range of means to communicate
with you. However, electronic means such as fax or e-mail 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.
Home page www.immi.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.
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Application for a
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Part A – Application overview Part B – Your details

1 How many FAMILY MEMBERS (including the applicant) 3 Main applicant’s full name
are included in this application for migration? (as shown in your passport or travel document)

2 TYPE OF APPLICATION – select one only Family name

BUSINESS SKILLS Given names

(RESIDENCE) CLASS DF

You must lodge your application for this visa class in 4 Name in your own language or script (if applicable)
Australia.
The categories for this visa class are shown below –
indicate which categories you are applying under:
Business Owner (residence)
5 Other ways you spell your name
Investor (residence)
State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner Family name
(residence) Given names
State/Territory Sponsored Investor
(residence)
Please ensure you complete the appropriate Business 6 Name in Chinese Commercial Code Numbers (if applicable)
Skills profiles for the categories you are applying under.

BUSINESS SKILLS – BUSINESS TALENT 7 Other names you are, or have been, known by
(MIGRANT) CLASS EA (including name at birth, previous married names, aliases)

You can lodge your application for this visa class in

Australia or outside Australia. (see ‘Making a valid
application’)
There is only one category for this visa class:
8 Sex Male Female

Business Talent (migrant) DAY MONTH YEAR

Please ensure you complete the appropriate Business 9 Date of birth

Skills profile.
10 Place of birth
Town/city
BUSINESS SKILLS
(RESIDENCE) CLASS BH Country

For holders of Temporary Business (Long Stay) 11 Details from your passport
Independent Executive visas or other qualifying visas
for Established Business in Australia and Regional Passport number
Established Business in Australia categories only. Country of
You can only apply for this visa class in Australia and passport
DAY MONTH YEAR
you must be in Australia at the time you make your
application. Date of issue

The categories for this visa class are shown below – Date of expiry
indicate which categories you are applying under: Issuing authority/
Established Business in Australia Place of issue as
shown in your
Regional Established Business in Australia passport
Please ensure you complete the appropriate Business
Skills profiles for the categories you are applying under.

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 12 Details of identity card or identity number issued to you by your 17 Have you previously been married or been in a de facto relationship?
government (if applicable) eg. National identity card. No
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 Yes Give details
number on the card from the country that you live in. 1. Name of previous partner
Identity number
DAY MONTH YEAR
Country of issue
Date of birth
13 Of which countries are you a citizen? Period of marriage or relationship
DAY MONTH YEAR

Date started
14 Country of current residence Date ended
How did it end?
(eg. divorce)
15 Relationship status Number of children
Married DAY MONTH YEAR
2. Name of previous partner
Engaged Date of intended marriage

De facto Date relationship began DAY MONTH YEAR

Separated Date of birth

Divorced Period of marriage or relationship
Widowed Go to Question 17 DAY MONTH YEAR

Never married or Date started

been in a de facto
relationship Date ended
How did it end?
16 Will your partner be migrating with you? (eg. divorce)
Number of children
No If your partner does not intend to migrate with you,
Yes attach a note explaining why and saying whether your
partner intends to join you later. 18 Your current residential address
Note: A post office box address is not acceptable as a residential
If you are separated, attach a statutory declaration that address. Failure to give a residential address will result in your
gives the name of your partner, date of marriage or date application being invalid.
when de facto relationship commenced and date of
separation, and (if the separation is permanent) states
whether you are getting, or intend getting, a divorce
(if applicable). POSTCODE

19 If the visa is granted, which state or territory of Australia do you

propose to live in?
Australian Capital Territory Tasmania
New South Wales Victoria
Northern Territory Western Australia
Queensland External Territory
South Australia Don’t know

20 Address for correspondence

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

POSTCODE

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21 Your telephone numbers
COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER

Office hours ( ) ( )

After hours ( ) ( )

22 Do you agree to the department communicating with you by fax, e-mail

or other electronic means?
No
Yes Give details
COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER

Fax number ( ) ( )

E-mail address

23 Your main language

24 How well do you Vocational

communicate in English? Functional
Limited
Not at all
Note: If you have vocational English, please attach evidence of this.
This would normally be the results of an IELTS test.

25 Other languages you read, understand, speak and write fluently

26 How many years of education have you successfully completed?

Primary school Trade apprenticeship or other
post-school technical training
Secondary school Tertiary (university or equivalent)

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 27 Give details of all qualifications you obtained at the highest level of
education you successfully completed

Period Name of school, college, university or training body Qualification obtained Language of tuition
MONTH YEAR

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

28 Give details of your employment history for the last 10 years

(List most recent experience first)

Period Occupation/position Employer and city

MONTH YEAR

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

29 If you are applying from outside Australia: Give total value in

What is the value of money, goods and assets which local currency
you (and your spouse or de facto partner) intend to Australian dollar equivalent AUD
bring to Australia?

If you do not have a spouse or de facto partner go to Part D

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 Part C – Details of partner (spouse or 39 Of which countries is your partner a citizen?
de facto partner)
You must complete this section even if your spouse or de facto partner 40 Partner’s country of current residence
is not migrating

30 Partner’s full name

(as shown in passport or travel document) 41 Has your partner previously been married or been in a de facto
relationship?
Family name
No
Given names
Yes Give details

1. Name of partner’s previous partner

31 Name in own language or script
(if applicable) DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth
Period of marriage or relationship
DAY MONTH YEAR

32 Name in Chinese Commercial Code Numbers (if applicable) Date started

Date ended
How did it end?
33 Other names your partner is, or has been, known by (eg. divorce)
(including name at birth, previous married names, aliases) Number of children

2. Name of partner’s previous partner

DAY MONTH YEAR

34 Sex Male Female
Date of birth
DAY MONTH YEAR
Period of marriage or relationship
35 Date of birth DAY MONTH YEAR

Date started
36 Place of birth Date ended
Town/city How did it end?
(eg. divorce)
Country
Number of children

37 Details from your partner’s passport 42 Partner’s residential address (if different from yours)
Passport number
Country of
passport
DAY MONTH YEAR POSTCODE

Date of issue
43 If the visa is granted, which state or territory of Australia does your
Date of expiry partner propose to live in?
Issuing authority/ Australian Capital Territory Tasmania
Place of issue as
New South Wales Victoria
shown in passport
Northern Territory Western Australia
Queensland External Territory
38 Details of identity card or identity number issued to your partner by South Australia Don’t know
his/her government (if applicable) eg. National identity card.
Note: If your partner is the holder of multiple identity numbers because 44 Partner’s telephone numbers (if different from yours)
he/she a citizen of more than one country, you need to enter the identity
COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER
number on the card from the country that your partner lives in.
Office hours ( ) ( )
Identity number
After hours ( ) ( )
Country of issue

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 45 Partner’s main language

46 How well does your partner Better than functional

communicate in English? Functional
Limited
Not at all

47 Other languages your partner reads, understands,

speaks and writes fluently

48 How many years of education has your partner successfully completed?

Primary school Trade apprenticeship or other
post-school technical training
Secondary school Tertiary (university or equivalent)

49 Give details of all qualifications your partner obtained at the highest level
of education that was successfully completed

Period Name of school, college, university or training body Qualification obtained Language of tuition
MONTH YEAR

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

50 Give details of your partner’s employment history for the last 10 years
(List most recent experience first)

Period Occupation/position Employer and city

MONTH YEAR

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

FROM

TO

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 Part D – Children under 18 2. Family name
51 Give details of ALL your and/or your partner’s children under 18 years of Given names
age whether or not they are in your care and legal custody.
Sex Male Female
1. Family name
DAY MONTH YEAR

Given names Date of birth

Sex Male Female Country of birth

DAY MONTH YEAR
Citizenship
Date of birth
Will this child be migrating with you?
Country of birth
No You do not need to provide any more
Citizenship details for this child

Will this child be migrating with you? Yes

No You do not need to provide any more If in Australia, current residential address
details for this child
Yes

If in Australia, current residential address POSTCODE

If the visa is granted, which state or territory of Australia does

this child propose to live in?
POSTCODE Australian Capital Territory Tasmania

If the visa is granted, which state or territory of Australia does New South Wales Victoria
this child propose to live in? Northern Territory Western Australia
Australian Capital Territory Tasmania Queensland External Territory
New South Wales Victoria South Australia Don’t know
Northern Territory Western Australia
Passport details (only for children migrating with you)
Queensland External Territory
Passport number
South Australia Don’t know
Country of
passport
Passport details (only for children migrating with you) DAY MONTH YEAR

Passport number Date of issue

Country of Date of expiry
passport
DAY MONTH YEAR
Issuing authority/Place of issue as shown in passport
Date of issue

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/Place of issue as shown in passport

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 3. Family name 4. 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

Citizenship Citizenship

Will this child be migrating with you? Will this child be migrating with you?
No You do not need to provide any more No You do not need to provide any more
details for this child details for this child
Yes Yes

If in Australia, current residential address If in Australia, current residential address

POSTCODE POSTCODE

If the visa is granted, which state or territory of Australia does If the visa is granted, which state or territory of Australia does
this child propose to live in? this child propose to live in?
Australian Capital Territory Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Tasmania
New South Wales Victoria New South Wales Victoria
Northern Territory Western Australia Northern Territory Western Australia
Queensland External Territory Queensland External Territory
South Australia Don’t know South Australia Don’t know

Passport details (only for children migrating with you) Passport details (only for children migrating with you)
Passport number Passport number
Country of Country of
passport 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 passport Issuing authority/Place of issue as shown in passport

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5. Family name 6. 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

Citizenship Citizenship

Will this child be migrating with you? Will this child be migrating with you?
No You do not need to provide any more No You do not need to provide any more
details for this child details for this child
Yes Yes

If in Australia, current residential address If in Australia, current residential address

POSTCODE POSTCODE

If the visa is granted, which state or territory of Australia does If the visa is granted, which state or territory of Australia does
this child propose to live in? this child propose to live in?
Australian Capital Territory Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Tasmania
New South Wales Victoria New South Wales Victoria
Northern Territory Western Australia Northern Territory Western Australia
Queensland External Territory Queensland External Territory
South Australia Don’t know South Australia Don’t know

Passport details (only for children migrating with you) Passport details (only for children migrating with you)
Passport number Passport number
Country of Country of
passport 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 passport Issuing authority/Place of issue as shown in passport

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 52 Are any of these children married, engaged to be married or in a de facto 55 Are there any legal impediments to the children’s travel?
relationship?
No
No Yes Give details
Yes Give details

56 Do you or your partner have any children under 18 years of age

53 Are all these children in your care and legal custody? who will remain overseas (including any who are no longer in
your care and legal custody)?
No Give details
Yes No
Yes Give details

54 Does any other person have custodial, access or

guardianship rights to any of these children?

No
Yes Give details

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 Part E – Dependent children aged 18 or
over and other dependants
57 Give details of ALL your and/or your partner’s dependant children aged
18 or over and other dependants whether or not they are in your care
and legal custody.

1. Family name 2. Family name

Given names Given names

Sex Male Female Sex Male Female

DAY MONTH YEAR DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth Date of birth

Relationship status Relationship status

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

Relationship to you Relationship to you

Country of current Country of current
residence residence
Will this dependant be migrating with you? Will this dependant be migrating with you?
No You do not need to provide any more No You do not need to provide any more
details for this dependant details for this dependant
Yes Yes

If in Australia, current residential address If in Australia, current residential address

POSTCODE POSTCODE

If the visa is granted, which state or territory of Australia does If the visa is granted, which state or territory of Australia does
this dependant propose to live in? this dependant propose to live in?
Australian Capital Territory Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Tasmania
New South Wales Victoria New South Wales Victoria
Northern Territory Western Australia Northern Territory Western Australia
Queensland External Territory Queensland External Territory
South Australia Don’t know South Australia Don’t know

Passport details (only for dependants migrating with you) Passport details (only for dependants migrating with you)
Passport number Passport number
Country of Country of
passport 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 passport Issuing authority/Place of issue as shown in passport

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 3. Family name 4. Family name

Given names Given names

Sex Male Female Sex Male Female

DAY MONTH YEAR DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth Date of birth

Relationship status Relationship status

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

Relationship to you Relationship to you

Country of current Country of current
residence residence
Will this dependant be migrating with you? Will this dependant be migrating with you?
No You do not need to provide any more No You do not need to provide any more
details for this dependant details for this dependant
Yes Yes

If in Australia, current residential address If in Australia, current residential address

POSTCODE POSTCODE

If the visa is granted, which state or territory of Australia does If the visa is granted, which state or territory of Australia does
this dependant propose to live in? this dependant propose to live in?
Australian Capital Territory Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Tasmania
New South Wales Victoria New South Wales Victoria
Northern Territory Western Australia Northern Territory Western Australia
Queensland External Territory Queensland External Territory
South Australia Don’t know South Australia Don’t know

Passport details (only for dependants migrating with you) Passport details (only for dependants migrating with you)
Passport number Passport number
Country of Country of
passport 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 passport Issuing authority/Place of issue as shown in passport

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5. Family name 6. Family name

Given names Given names

Sex Male Female Sex Male Female

DAY MONTH YEAR DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth Date of birth

Relationship status Relationship status

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

Relationship to you Relationship to you

Country of current Country of current
residence residence
Will this dependant be migrating with you? Will this dependant be migrating with you?
No You do not need to provide any more No You do not need to provide any more
details for this dependant details for this dependant
Yes Yes

If in Australia, current residential address If in Australia, current residential address

POSTCODE POSTCODE

If the visa is granted, which state or territory of Australia does If the visa is granted, which state or territory of Australia does
this dependant propose to live in? this dependant propose to live in?
Australian Capital Territory Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Tasmania
New South Wales Victoria New South Wales Victoria
Northern Territory Western Australia Northern Territory Western Australia
Queensland External Territory Queensland External Territory
South Australia Don’t know South Australia Don’t know

Passport details (only for dependants migrating with you) Passport details (only for dependants migrating with you)
Passport number Passport number
Country of Country of
passport 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 passport Issuing authority/Place of issue as shown in passport

Each dependant listed must complete a form 47A, whether migrating

or not.
Form 47A is available from any Australian overseas mission, the
department’s offices in Australia, or is available from the department’s
website www.immi.gov.au/allforms/

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 Part F – Details of other family members
58 Give details of ALL your other family members, not already listed in this form
(If not living, write ‘DECEASED’ in country of current residence column)

Sex Date of birth Relationship status

Full name M/F DAY MONTH YEAR (use codes below) Country of current residence

Parents (including step-parents) Select

Your brothers and sisters (including full, half, step and adopted brothers and sisters) Select

Your children (including from previous marriages/relationships) Select

‘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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59 Give details of ALL your partner’s family, not already listed in this form
(If not living, write ‘DECEASED’ in country of current residence column)

Sex Date of birth Relationship status

Full name M/F DAY MONTH YEAR (use codes below) Country of current residence

Your partner’s parents (including step-parents) Select

Your partner’s brothers and sisters (including full, half, step and adopted brothers and sisters) Select

Your partner’s children (including from previous marriages/relationships) Select

‘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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 Part G – Processing details 64 Have you held, or do you currently hold a Bridging visa E?
60 Are you in Australia at the time of lodging this application? No

No Yes

Yes
65 Is any person included in this application currently in immigration
61 Are you or any person included in this application currently awaiting detention or any other custody?
a decision on another visa application? No
No Yes Give details
Yes Give details

1. Family name

Given names

Class of visa applied for

If insufficient space, give details under Additional Information at Part J

2. Family name 66 Have you or any dependent family member (accompanying you or
not) previously been to Australia, held or currently hold a visa for
Given names travel to Australia?
Class of visa applied for No
Yes Give details
3. Family name

Given names

Class of visa applied for Visa label V <

number

4. Family name If granted a visa without a label, please provide the 13-digit visa
grant number, as shown on the letter notifying the applicant of the
Given names grant of the visa.

Class of visa applied for Visa grant

number

62 Have you ever had a visa cancelled?

No
Yes Give details

If insufficient space, give details under Additional Information at Part J

63 Have you or any other person included in this application ever been
refused an entry permit or visa in Australia?
No
Yes Give details

If insufficient space, give details under Additional Information at Part J

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 Part H – Health Part I – Character
67 Are you the holder of a 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165 or a 70 Have you, or any other person included in this
457 Independent Executive visa? application, ever:
No Go to Question 69 • been convicted of a crime or offence in any
Yes country (including any conviction which is
now removed from official records)? No Yes

68 Have you, or any other person included in this application, visited or • been charged with any offence that is
currently awaiting legal action? No Yes
resided in a country other than Australia for more than 3 consecutive
months since you were granted that visa? • been acquitted of any criminal offence or
other offence on the grounds of mental
No illness, insanity or unsoundness of mind? No Yes
Yes Give details • been removed or deported from any
country (including Australia)? No Yes
1. Name
• left any country to avoid being removed or
Country(s) deported? No Yes
DAY MONTH YEAR DAY MONTH YEAR
• been excluded from or asked to leave any
Date from to country (including Australia)? No Yes

• committed, or been involved in the

2. Name commission of war crimes or crimes
against humanity or human rights? No Yes
Country(s)
• been involved in any activities that would
DAY MONTH YEAR DAY MONTH YEAR
represent a risk to Australian national No Yes
Date from to security?
• had any outstanding debts to the Australian
3. Name Government or any public authority in
Australia? No Yes
Country(s)
• been involved in any activity, or been
DAY MONTH YEAR DAY MONTH YEAR
convicted of any offence, relating to the
Date from to illegal movement of people to any country No Yes
Go to Part I – Character (including Australia)?
• served in a military force or state
69 Have you, or any other person included in this application, ever had or sponsored/private militia, undergone any
currently have tuberculosis or any other serious disease (including mental military/paramilitary training, or been
illness), condition or disability? trained in weapons/explosives use
(however described)? No Yes
No
Yes Is the disease, condition or disability one that requires or is If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of the above questions, you must state who
likely to require medical, hospital or special care? 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 of
No Yes Give ALL relevant details sentence and dates of any period of imprisonment or other detention.

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 71 In which countries have you and/or your partner (spouse or de facto) lived for
12 months or more during the last 10 years?

Dates lived there

Country MONTH YEAR Last permanent address in that country Who lived there?
FROM
Self Partner
TO

FROM
Self Partner
TO

FROM
Self Partner
TO

FROM
Self Partner
TO

FROM
Self Partner
TO

FROM
Self Partner
TO

FROM
Self Partner
TO

FROM
Self Partner
TO

FROM
Self Partner
TO

FROM
Self Partner
TO

FROM
Self Partner
TO

FROM
Self Partner
TO

FROM
Self Partner
TO

FROM
Self Partner
TO

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 Part I – Checklist Part J – Additional information
72 You must provide the following documents with your application. 73 Question
Note: If the documents are in a language other than English, translations number Additional information
into English must be provided.

Certified copies of the identity pages of passports or

travel documents of all persons included in the
application.

4 recent passport sized 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.

If you or anyone included in the application is or has been

married, certified copies of the marriage certificate(s).

If anyone included in the application has been divorced

or widowed, a certified copy of the divorce decree
absolute or the death certificate of the deceased
person (as appropriate).

If anyone included in the application has changed his

or her name (for example by marriage or deed poll), a
certified copy of evidence of the name change.

Certified copies of birth certificates or the family book,

showing names of both parents, for all the children
included in the application.

Certified copies of documents to verify custody and

access arrangements for children under 18 years of
age unless it is the child of both the applicant and
the sponsor/nominator.

If any child included in the application is adopted,

certified copies of the adoption papers.

If you have served in the armed forces of any country,

certified copies of military service record or discharge
papers.

A completed form 47A for each dependant aged 18

or over of you and/or your partner.

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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 Part K – Assistance with this form Part M – Payment details
74 Did you receive assistance in completing this form? 79 Do you have the application charge to include with your application?
No Go to Part L Note: To check the visa application charge, see form 990i Charges
Yes Please give details of the person who assisted you available from the department’s website
www.immi.gov.au/allforms/990i.htm or check with the nearest office
Title: Mr Mrs Miss Ms Other of the department.
No Application will be returned unassessed
Family name
Yes
Given names
Address 80 How will you pay your application charge?
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
POSTCODE to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

Telephone number or daytime contact If applying outside Australia, please check with the Australian
Government office where you intend to lodge your application as to what
COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER
methods of payment and currencies they can accept and to whom the
Office hours ( ) ( )
payment should be made payable.
Mobile/cell Bank cheque
Money order
75 Is the person an agent registered with the Office of the Migration Agents
Registration Authority (Office of the MARA)? Debit card Cannot be used for applications lodged by mail

No Credit card Give details below

Yes Go to Part L Payment by (tick one box) Australian Dollars

76 Is the person/agent in Australia? MasterCard Diners Club

No Go to Part L American Express JCB AUD

Yes Visa

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

No : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
MONTH YEAR
Yes
Expiry date : :

Cardholder’s name
Part L – Options for receiving written
communications COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER
Telephone ( ) ( )
78 All written communications about this application should be sent to: number
(Tick one box only) Address
Myself All written communications will be sent to
the address for communications that you
OR have provided in this form. POSTCODE

Authorised
recipient You must complete form 956 Appointment Signature of
of a migration agent or exempt agent or other cardholder
OR
authorised recipient and attach it to this
Migration agent application form. Form 956 is available from Credit card information will be used for charge paying purposes only.
OR the department’s website
Agent exempt www.immi.gov.au
from registration

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 Part N – Signatures
81 ACKNOWLEDGMENT REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS
This acknowledgment must be signed by the main applicant and each
accompanying person over 16.
I understand that if granted a visa:
• there is a two-year waiting period after gaining permanent residency
for social security payments, including unemployment benefits, for
most newly arrived migrants;
• I will need to have enough money to support myself if I hold a
provisional visa and for the first 2 years I am a permanent resident,
and if I run out of money or fail to get a job in that period, that would
not be sufficient reason to make me eligible for social security income
support payments;
• the cost of living in Australia, compared to many other countries, is
high.
• approval to migrate does not guarantee employment in Australia and
that it is entirely my own responsibility to secure employment after
arrival, including investigating my prospects before I arrive in Australia;
• work availability varies significantly from time to time in different parts
of Australia and that for many jobs in Australia, applicants must be
eligible for membership of a professional or industry organisation
and/or be able to be registered or licensed with an Australian state
authority before working in a particular occupation.
Signature
of main
applicant
Signature
Name
Signature
Name
Signature
Name
Signature
Name
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82 AUSTRALIAN VALUES STATEMENT
This statement must be signed by the main applicant and each person
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:
• Australian society values respect for the freedom and dignity of the
individual, freedom of religion, commitment to the rule of law,
Parliamentary democracy, equality of men and women and a spirit
of egalitarianism that embraces mutual respect, tolerance, fair play
and compassion for those in need and pursuit of the public good;
• Australian society values equality of opportunity for individuals,
regardless of their race, religion or ethnic background;
• the English language, as the national language, is an important
unifying element of Australian society.
I undertake to respect these values of Australian society during my stay
in Australia and to obey the laws of Australia.
I understand that, if I should seek to become an Australian citizen:
• Australian citizenship is a shared identity, a common bond which
unites all Australians while respecting their diversity;
• Australian citizenship involves reciprocal rights and responsibilities.
The responsibilities of Australian citizenship include obeying
Australian laws, including those relating to voting at elections and
serving on a jury.
If I meet the legal qualifications for becoming an Australian citizen and
my application is approved I understand that I would have to pledge my
loyalty to Australia and its people.
Signature
of main
applicant
Signature
Name
Signature
Name
Signature
Name
Signature
Name
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 83 DECLARATION
WARNING: Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence.
This declaration must be signed by the main applicant and each
accompanying person over 18.
• I declare that the information I have supplied in this application is
complete, correct and up-to-date in every detail.
• I understand that if I give false or misleading information, my
application may be refused, or any visa granted may be cancelled.
• 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.
• I will inform the Department of Immigration and Citizenship of any
changes to my personal circumstances (including change of address)
while my application is being considered.
• I authorise the Australian Government to make any enquiries
necessary to determine my eligibility for permanent stay in Australia,
and to use any information supplied in this application for that
purpose.
• I have read and understood the information supplied to me in this
application.

For applicants in a State/Territory Sponsored visa category only:

• I authorise the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to notify
the decision on this application to the sponsoring agency in a state
or territory government, including information relating to any
criterion/criteria not met.

Signature
of main
applicant
DAY MONTH YEAR

Date

Signature

Name

Signature

Name

Signature

Name

Signature

Name

We strongly advise that you keep a copy of your application

and all attachments for your records.

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