Form 47Of – Fill Out and Use This PDF

Application for migration

to Australia by

other family members

Department of Home Affairs

Form

47OF

The Department of Home Affairs (the Department) acknowledges that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the traditional custodians of the Australian land.

Life in Australia – Australian values

The Australian Government encourages people to gain an understanding of Australia, its people and their way of life, before applying for a visa to live in Australia.

This includes understanding that the English language, as the national language, is an important unifying element of Australian society. Australian society is also united through the following shared values:

•respect for the freedom and dignity of the individual;

•freedom of religion (including the freedom not to follow a particular religion), freedom of speech, and freedom of association;

•commitment to the rule of law, which means that all people are subject to the law and should obey it;

•parliamentary democracy whereby our laws are determined by parliaments elected by the people, those laws being paramount and overriding any other inconsistent religious or secular ‘laws’;

•equality of opportunity for all people, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, or national or ethnic origin;

•a ‘fair go’ for all that embraces:

–mutual respect;

–tolerance;

–compassion for those in need; and

–equality of opportunity for all.

The Life in Australia booklet provides more information on the values that Australians share and their way of life. This booklet is available in a wide range of languages and can be obtained from www.homeaffairs.gov.au

You are encouraged to 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 undertake to conduct yourself in accordance with the values of Australian society (as explained in the booklet) and will obey the laws of Australia.

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.

Note: If you are applying from 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.

Make sure you have all the required documents. All forms referred to in this document can be found on the Department’s website www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms/

Detailed information on Other Family visas is available on the Department’s website www.homeaffairs.gov.au

It is important that you thoroughly read the information and follow the instructions relevant to the visa for which you are applying for.

You should have received a completed form 40 Sponsorship for migration to Australia from your sponsor. You should include the completed form with your application.

Integrity of application

The Department is committed to maintaining the integrity of the visa and citizenship program. In relation to this application, if you or a member of your family unit:

•provide, or have provided in a previous application, fraudulent documents or false or misleading information (knowingly or not); and/or

•fail to satisfy, or have failed to satisfy in a previous application, the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection of your or their identity;

this visa application may be refused and you, and any members of your family unit, may become unable to be granted a visa for specified periods of time, as set out in migration legislation.

If documents are found to be fraudulent or information to be incorrect after the grant of a visa, the visa may subsequently be cancelled.

Making a valid application

To make a valid application for an Other Family visa, you must:

•use this form;

•indicate the correct class of visa in Part A of the application form;

•provide the address of where you intend to live while your application is being processed. Failure to give your residential address in this application will result in your application being invalid. A post office box address will not be accepted as your residential address;

•complete the form in English;

•answer all questions truthfully;

•provide supporting documents where necessary;

•attach evidence of payment of the first instalment of the Visa Application Charge (VAC); and

•send your application to the appropriate office (see ‘Lodging your visa application’ on page 2).

If you provide incorrect information or documents, this may affect whether or not you are granted a visa, or whether or not your visa is 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 (Part O – Additional information) or any other sheets of paper for additional information, each page must also be signed and dated by all persons who sign the form.

Lodging your visa application

It is important that this application, a completed form 40 Sponsorship for migration to Australia, all relevant documentation and evidence of payment of the first instalment of the VAC are submitted at the same time.

All Other Family visa applications must be lodged with the Parent, Child and Other Family Processing Centre by mail or courier.

This is regardless of whether or not you are in Australia or outside Australia at the time. Offshore visa applicants are encouraged to forward all documentation to their sponsor for them to send the visa application to the following addresses:

By mail:

Parent, Child and Other Family Processing Centre

Locked Bag 7

NORTHBRIDGE WA 6865

OR

By courier:

Parent, Child and Other Family Processing Centre

Wellington Central

Ground Floor

836 Wellington Street

WEST PERTH WA 6005

AUSTRALIA

Note: You must post your application (with the correct prepaid postage) or send it by courier to the Parent, Child and Other Family Processing Centre addresses above. If you submit your application any other office or in any other way, it will not be a valid application and can’t be considered further.

Important information about privacy

The Privacy Act 1988 contains 13 Australian Privacy Principles which regulate the way that the Department collects and handles personal information. Information about how the Department collects, uses and discloses personal information for its key functions can be found in form 1442i Privacy notice. More information about the Department’s general information handling practices (including form 1442i) can be found in the Department’s Privacy policy at https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/access-and- accountability/our-commitments/privacy

Visa Application Charge

Refer to Part R – Payment details of this form to calculate the correct charge.

Refer to https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a- visa/fees-and-charges/current-visa-pricing for a complete and current list of applicable fees and charges.

Fees and charges may be subject to change at any time and this may increase the cost of a visa application.

Generally, Visa Application Charges are reviewed on 1 July each year, and the exchange rates used to calculate the amount payable in a foreign country are updated on 1 January and 1 July each year.

If you do not pay the full Visa Application Charge first instalment amount, your visa application will not be valid.

Charges are generally not refundable, even if the application is withdrawn or refused.

Method of payment

Make your payment electronically through the ‘My Payments’ section of ImmiAccount. Sign into, or create, your ImmiAccount and select My Payments>Manage Payments>Pre-Pay Paper Service, at www.homeaffairs.gov.au/immiaccount

If you are outside Australia and cannot pay online in ImmiAccount check the Department’s website for alternative payment methods for your location www.homeaffairs.gov.au/locations

Who the form covers

The application form covers a family unit, namely a main applicant and, if applicable, partner and members of the family unit.

‘Partner’ means your spouse or de facto partner (including same-sex partners).

Including family members in your application

In your visa application you will be asked for information about each member of your family unit (such as your partner or children) even if they do not intend to migrate with you. Information about which family members are considered to be a ‘member of your family unit’ for migration purposes is available by referring to form 1496i Including family members in your application. Form 1496i is available from the Department’s website www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms/ You should ensure that you read and understand form 1496i before completing this form.

If you have members of your family unit 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 member of the family unit aged 18 or over, whether that person is 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 N of your application. 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.

Health

All applicants for permanent visas including the main applicant and any members of the family unit must be assessed against the health requirement.

In addition, in certain circumstances, family members who are not applying for the visa will be assessed against the health requirement. Further information about the health requirement is available on the Department’s website www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/visa/heal/meeting-the-health- requirement/health-examinations

Note: Applicants may have already undertaken a health assessment for their visa. However, the Department reserves the right to request additional health examinations as part of this visa application process.

What is immigration assistance?

A person gives immigration assistance if he or she uses, or purports to use, his or her knowledge or experience in migration procedure to assist a person with matters related under the Migration Act 1958.

The most common times assistance is provided is during visa application processes, visa cancellation processes or sponsorship processes (including monitoring or sanctions).

Note: Immigration assistance does not include simply filling in an application form, translating or interpreting or passing on information about an application without comment or explanation.

Registered migration agents

A registered migration agent is a person who is registered with the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) to provide immigration assistance.

If operating in Australia, migration agents must be registered with the OMARA.

Information on registered migration agents, including how to find one, is available on the OMARA website www.mara.gov.au

Legal practitioners

A legal practitioner is a lawyer who holds an Australian legal practising certificate (whether restricted or unrestricted) granted under a law of an Australian state or territory.

Legal practitioners can provide immigration assistance in connection with legal practice.

Information on legal practitioners, including how to find one, is available on the Law Council of Australia website.

Information on legal practitioners can also be sought from the relevant state or territory legal professional bodies.

Exempt persons

The following people do not have to be a registered migration agent or legal practitioner in order to provide immigration assistance:

•a close family member (spouse, child, adopted child, parent, brother or sister of a visa applicant);

•a sponsor or nominator for a visa applicant;

•a member of parliament or their staff;

•a member of a diplomatic mission, consular post or international organisation.

An exempt person must not charge a fee for their assistance. In Australia, if they do charge a fee they are committing an offence and penalties of up to 10 years jail can apply.

Appointing a registered migration agent/legal practitioner/exempt person

To appoint a registered migration agent/legal practitioner/exempt person you should complete Part Q – Options for receiving written communications.

Your registered migration agent/legal practitioner/exempt person should complete form 956 Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person.

Form 956 is available from the Department’s website www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms/

Options for receiving written communications

If you do not appoint a migration agent/legal practitioner/exempt person you may still authorise another person, in writing, to receive written communications on your behalf. This person is called the authorised recipient.

Authorised recipient information

All written communication about your application will be sent to your authorised recipient, 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.

You will be taken to have received any documents sent to that person as if they had been sent to you.

To appoint an authorised recipient you should complete:

•Part Q – Options for receiving written communications; and

•form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient.

Note: Migration agents/legal practitioners/exempt persons do not need to complete form 956A.

Form 956A is available from the Department’s website www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms/

Home page

General enquiry line

www.homeaffairs.gov.au

Telephone 131 881 during business hours in Australia to speak to an operator (recorded information available outside these hours).

If you are outside Australia, please contact your nearest Australian mission.

Application for migration

to Australia by

other family members

Department of Home Affairs

Form

47OF

Please open this form using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Either type (in English) in the fields provided or print this form and complete it (in English) using a pen and BLOCK LETTERS.

Tick where applicable 3

Part A – Application overview

1How many FAMILY MEMBERS (including the applicant) are included in this application for migration?

2Main applicant’s details

Full name (as shown in your passport or travel document)

Family name

Given names

Day Month Year

Date of birth

3TYPE OF APPLICATION – select one only

AGED DEPENDENT RELATIVE

OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA (Applicant must be outside Australia):

CLASS BO (AGED DEPENDENT RELATIVE OTHER FAMILY – MIGRANT)

IN AUSTRALIA:

CLASS BU (AGED DEPENDENT RELATIVE OTHER FAMILY – RESIDENCE)

REMAINING RELATIVE

OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA (Applicant must be outside Australia):

CLASS BO (REMAINING RELATIVE OTHER FAMILY – MIGRANT)

IN AUSTRALIA:

CLASS BU (REMAINING RELATIVE OTHER FAMILY – RESIDENCE)

CARER

OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA (Applicant must be outside Australia):

CLASS BO (CARER OTHER FAMILY – MIGRANT)

IN AUSTRALIA:

CLASS BU (CARER OTHER FAMILY – RESIDENCE)

Note: For a valid carer application to be made, satisfactory evidence must be provided that your relative who needs care has sought a medical assessment by Bupa Medical Visa Services.

Part B – Processing details

4Are you in Australia at the time of lodging this application?

No Yes

5Are you or any person included in this application currently awaiting a decision on another visa application?

No

Yes

1.Family name Given names

Class of visa applied for

2.Family name Given names

Class of visa applied for

3.Family name Given names

Class of visa applied for

4.Family name Given names

Class of visa applied for

6Have you or any person included in this application ever had a visa cancelled?

No

Yes

7Have 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 at Part O – Additional information

8Have you or any other person included in this application held, or currently hold a Bridging E visa?

No Yes

9Are you or any person included in this application currently in immigration detention or any other custody?

No

Yes		Give details

If insufficient space, give details at Part O – Additional information

10Have you or any members of your family unit (migrating with you or not) previously been to Australia, held or currently hold a visa for travel to Australia?

No Unsure

Yes

Give details (if known)

1.Full name

Purpose of stay in Australia

Day Month Year

Date of arrival

Date of departure

Visa grant number

2.Full name

Purpose of stay in Australia

Day Month Year

Date of arrival

Date of departure

Visa grant number

3.Full name

Purpose of stay in Australia

Day Month Year

Date of arrival

Date of departure

Visa grant number

4.Full name

Purpose of stay in Australia

Day Month Year

Date of arrival

Date of departure

Visa grant number

Part C – Your details

11Main applicant’s full name

(as shown in your passport or travel document)

Family name

Given names

Note: The main applicant’s full name must be the same as Question 2.

12Name in your own language or script (if applicable)

13Name in Chinese Commercial Code Numbers (if applicable)

14Other names you are, or have been, known by

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

15	Sex	Male			Female				Indeterminate /
									Intersex / Unspecified
			Day		Month	Year
16
	Date of birth

Note: The main applicant’s date of birth must be the same as Question 2.

17Place of birth

Town/city

Country

18Details from your passport

Passport number

Country of passport

Day Month Year

Date of issue

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in your passport

19Details of identity card or identity number issued to you by your government (if applicable) eg. National identity card.

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 number on the card from the country that you live in.

Identity number

Country of issue

20Of which countries are you a citizen?

21Country of current residence

22Relationship status

Married				Day Month Year
Engaged			Date of intended marriage
De facto			Date relationship began
Separated
Divorced			Go to Question 24
Widowed
Never married or
been in a de facto
relationship

23Will your partner be migrating with you?

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.
			If you are separated, attach a statutory declaration that
			gives the name of your partner, date of marriage or date
			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).

24Your current residential address

Note: A post office box address is not acceptable as a residential address. Failure to give a residential address will result in your application being invalid.

Postcode

25Address for correspondence

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

Postcode

26Your telephone numbers

	Country code		Area code	Number
Office hours	(	)	(	)
After hours	(	)	(	)

27Do you agree to the Department communicating with you by fax, email, or other electronic means?

No

Yes

	Country code		Area code	Number
Fax number	(	)	(	)
Email address

28Your main language

29How well do you communicate in English?

Better than functional

Functional

Limited

Not at all

30Other languages you read, understand, speak and write fluently

31If you are applying from outside Australia:

Where do you intend to live in Australia?

Australian Capital Territory		Tasmania
New South Wales		Victoria
Northern Territory		Western Australia
Queensland		External Territory
South Australia		Don’t know

32If you are applying from outside Australia:

What is the value of money, goods and assets which you (and your partner) intend to bring to Australia?

Local currency

Australian dollar equivalent	AUD

33Have you or any members of your family unit (migrating with you or not) ever served in the Armed Forces?

No

Yes		Give full names, and enclose evidence of service,
		discharge and rank on discharge

34Have you ever been given written permission by the Department of Home Affairs to work in Australia?

No

Yes			Date permission given
			Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
	From					to
	From					to
	From					to

35Have you ever been paid any benefits or received any social services from a government agency in Australia (for example, income support payments, public housing benefits, Medicare, or free or subsidised education)?

No

		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

If you do not have a partner go to Part E

Part D – Details of partner

36Partner’s full name

(as shown in passport or travel document)

Family name

Given names

37Partner’s name in their own language or script (if applicable)

38Name in Chinese Commercial Code Numbers (if applicable)

39Other names your partner is, or has been, known by (including name at birth, previous married names, aliases)

Yes		Give details
			Month	Year		Month	Year
1.	From				to

Name of government agency or institution

Type of benefits/service

40 Sex

Male

Female

Day Month Year

41 Date of birth

42Place of birth Town/city

Indeterminate / Intersex / Unspecified

43Details from your partner’s passport Passport number

Country of passport

Day Month Year

Date of issue

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in passport

44Of which countries is your partner a citizen?

45Partner’s country of current residence

46Partner’s residential address (if different from yours)

Postcode

47Partner’s telephone numbers (if different from yours)

	Country code		Area code	Number
Office hours	(	)	(	)
After hours	(	)	(	)

48Partner’s main language

49How well does your partner communicate in English?

Better than functional

Functional

Limited

Not at all

50Other languages your partner reads, understands, speaks and writes fluently

Part E – Children under 18

51Give details of ALL your and/or your partner’s children under 18 years of age whether or not they are in your care and legal custody.

1. Family name
Given names
Sex Male				Female						Indeterminate /
									Intersex / Unspecified
			Day	Month				Year
Date of birth
Country of birth
Citizenship
							Yes
Migrating with you?				No

Passport details (only for members of your family unit migrating with you)

Passport number

Country of passport

Day Month Year

Date of issue

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in passport

2. Family name
Given names
Sex Male				Female						Indeterminate /
									Intersex / Unspecified
			Day	Month				Year
Date of birth
Country of birth
Citizenship
							Yes
Migrating with you?				No

Passport details (only for members of your family unit migrating with you)

Passport number

Country of passport

Day Month Year

Date of issue

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in passport

3. Family name

Given names

Sex Male

Female

Indeterminate /

Intersex / Unspecified

Day

Month

Year

Date of birth

Country of birth

Citizenship

Migrating with you?

No

Yes

Passport details (only for members of your family unit migrating

with you)

Passport number

Country of passport

Day

Month

Year

Date of issue

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in passport

4. Family name

Given names

Sex Male

Female

Indeterminate /

Intersex / Unspecified

Day

Month

Year

Date of birth

Country of birth

Citizenship

Migrating with you?

No

Yes

Passport details (only for members of your family unit migrating

with you)

Passport number

Country of passport

Day

Month

Year

Date of issue

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in passport

5. Family name

Given names

Sex Male

Female

Indeterminate /

Intersex / Unspecified

Day

Month

Year

Date of birth

Country of birth

Citizenship

Migrating with you?

No

Yes

Passport details (only for members of your family unit migrating

with you)

Passport number

Country of passport

Day

Month

Year

Date of issue

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in passport

6. Family name

Given names

Sex Male

Female

Indeterminate /

Intersex / Unspecified

Day

Month

Year

Date of birth

Country of birth

Citizenship

Migrating with you?

No

Yes

Passport details (only for members of your family unit migrating

with you)

Passport number

Country of passport

Day

Month

Year

Date of issue

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in passport

52Are any of these children married, engaged to be married or in a de facto relationship?

No

Yes		Give details

53Are all these children in your care and legal custody?

No	Give details

Yes

54Does any other person have custodial, access or guardianship rights to any of these children?

No

Yes		Give details

55Are there any legal impediments to the children’s travel?

No

Yes		Give details

56Do you or your partner have any children under 18 who will remain overseas (including any who are no longer in your care and legal custody)?

No

Yes		Give details

Part F – Members of the family unit aged 18 or over

57Give details of ALL your and/or your partner’s family unit members aged 18 or over whether or not they are in your care and legal custody. Each member of the family unit aged 18 years or over listed below, whether they are migrating or not, must also complete form 47A Details of child or other dependent family member aged 18 years or over.

Form 47A is available from the Department’s website www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms/ or from any Australian mission or office of the Department in Australia.

1. Family name
Given names
Sex Male				Female						Indeterminate /
									Intersex / Unspecified
			Day	Month				Year
Date of birth
Country of birth
Citizenship
							Yes
Migrating with you?				No

Passport details (only for members of your family unit migrating with you)

Passport number

Country of passport

Day Month Year

Date of issue

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in passport

2. Family name

Given names

Sex Male

Female

Indeterminate /

Intersex / Unspecified

Day

Month

Year

Date of birth

Country of birth

Citizenship

Migrating with you?

No

Yes

Passport details (only for members of your family unit migrating

with you)

Passport number

Country of passport

Day

Month

Year

Date of issue

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in passport

3. Family name

Given names

Sex Male

Female

Indeterminate /

Intersex / Unspecified

Day

Month

Year

Date of birth

Country of birth

Citizenship

Migrating with you?

No

Yes

Passport details (only for members of your family unit migrating

with you)

Passport number

Country of passport

Day

Month

Year

Date of issue

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in passport