Form 956A – Fill Out and Use This PDF

Appointment or withdrawal of

an authorised recipient

Form

956A

Who should use this form?

This form should be used to notify the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the department) that you are:

•appointing an authorised recipient to receive documents that the department would otherwise have sent to you; or

•withdrawing the appointment of your authorised recipient.

Return the completed form to the office where you lodged your application or for any other matter (eg. proposed visa cancellation), to the office of the department that is responsible for that matter. If you are unsure which office is responsible for your matter, this form may be submitted to the nearest office of the department.

Do not use this form if:

•you are appointing a migration agent or exempt person to provide you with immigration assistance and they will also be your authorised recipient.

In this case the migration agent or exempt person should complete form 956 Advice by a migration agent/exempt person of providing immigration assistance.

Who is an exempt person?

The following people do not have to be registered as migration agents in order to provide immigration assistance:

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

•a sponsor or nominator of a visa applicant;

•a member of parliament or their staff;

•an official whose duties include providing immigration assistance;

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

An exempt person must not charge a fee for their service. It is an offence for an exempt person to charge a fee for providing immigration assistance and penalties of up to 10 years jail can apply.

Authorised recipient

An authorised recipient is a person appointed to receive documents from the department relating to matters arising under the Migration Act 1958 (the Act) or the Migration Regulations 1994 on behalf of another person.

The most common times an authorised recipient would be appointed is during visa application processes, visa cancellation processes, sponsorship processes (including monitoring or sanctions) or ministerial intervention requests.

The department cannot discuss matters relating to you with the authorised recipient unless they are also acting on your behalf as your migration agent/exempt person, or you have separately provided the department with consent to disclose your personal information to them.

You may only appoint one authorised recipient at any time for a particular application or matter. The department will send documents to the most recently appointed authorised recipient.

The department is required under the Act to send your authorised recipient any documents relating to your matter (eg. visa application or cancellation of a visa), that would otherwise have been sent to you. Under most circumstances, you will not receive a separate copy of the documents. You are taken to have received any documents sent to your authorised recipients as if they had been sent to you.

You should be aware that the documents sent to your authorised recipient might include sensitive information about matters such as your health and character.

If you change your authorised recipient or end their appointment you must promptly advise the department. You may use this form for that purpose.

Dependent applicants

All persons listed on this form will be considered to have appointed the same authorised recipient.

If a person 16 years of age or older wants to appoint a different authorised recipient they should complete a separate form 956A.

Appointment or withdrawal of

an authorised recipient

Form

956A

Please use a pen, and write neatly in English using BLOCK LETTERS.

Tick where applicable 3

1Are you using this form to notify the department that you are:

appointing an		Complete Part A and Part C
authorised recipient		You do not need to complete Part B
withdrawing the		Complete Part B and Part C
appointment of an		You do not need to complete Part A
authorised recipient

Part A – New appointment

Your details

2 Are you a:	visa applicant
(tick one only)	sponsor or sponsor applicant
	nominator or nominator applicant
	proposer or proposer applicant
	visa holder whose visa is being considered for
	cancellation or has been cancelled
	person requesting ministerial intervention

3Do you have a DIBP Client ID number (CID)?

No

Yes

4Full name (For an organisation, provide the name of the contact person)

8Address for correspondence

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

POSTCODE

9Telephone numbers

	COUNTRY CODE	AREA CODE	NUMBER
Office hours	(	) (	)
Mobile/cell

10Names of other persons 16 years of age or older who are appointing the same authorised recipient in relation to the same matter

1. Family name

Given names

2. Family name

Given names

3. Family name

Given names

If there are more than 3 other persons, give details at Question 30

11Have you appointed a migration agent or exempt person to provide you with immigration assistance?

Title: Mr

Family name

Given names

5Date of birth

Mrs	Miss	Ms	Other

DAY MONTH YEAR

No

Yes

Give details of the migration agent/exempt person

Family name

Given names

If applicable:

6 Organisation name (if applicable)

Migration Agent Registration Number (MARN)

Offshore Agent ID Number

7 DIGITS

:: : : :

7 Business or residential address

POSTCODE

Note: Your migration agent/exempt person should complete form 956

Advice by a migration agent/exempt person of providing immigration assistance

Appointment details

12Are you appointing an authorised recipient in relation to an application process, a cancellation process or another matter (eg. a sponsorship monitoring and sanction activity by the department, or only one stage of a two stage visa application, or ministerial intervention)?

Application process

Type of application

	DAY	MONTH	YEAR
Date lodged				Not yet lodged

Cancellation process

Subclass of visa

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date visa granted

Another matter – give details

If insufficient space, give details at Question 30

13Provide the DIBP ID number (if known) attached to the matter listed in Question 12 in relation to which you are appointing an authorised recipient

DIBP Request ID number (RID)

DIBP Transaction Reference

Number (TRN)

Authorised recipient’s details

14Full name

Title: Mr		Mrs		Miss		Ms		Other
Family name
Given names
		DAY	MONTH		YEAR

15 Date of birth

16Business or residential address

POSTCODE

17Address for correspondence

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

POSTCODE

18Telephone numbers

	COUNTRY CODE	AREA CODE	NUMBER
Office hours
	(	) (	)
Mobile/cell

19Does this person agree to the department communicating with them by fax, email or other electronic means?

No			Go to Part C
Yes			Give details
				COUNTRY CODE	AREA CODE	NUMBER
Fax number
				(	) (	)

Email address

Go to Part C

Part B – Withdrawing an appointment

20Your details

Full name (For an organisation, provide the name of the contact person)

Family name

Given names

	DAY	MONTH	YEAR
Date of birth
Organisation name (if applicable)
Telephone numbers
	COUNTRY CODE		AREA CODE		NUMBER
Office hours
	(	) (		)

Mobile/cell

DIBP Client ID number (CID) (if known)

21Names of other persons 16 years of age or older who are withdrawing the appointment of the same authorised recipient in relation to the same matter

1. Family name

Given names

2. Family name

Given names

3. Family name

Given names

25Authorised recipient’s details Full name

Family name Given names

26Are you withdrawing the appointment of an authorised recipient in relation to an application process, a cancellation process or another matter (eg. sponsorship monitoring and sanction activity by the department, or only one stage of a two stage visa application, or ministerial intervention)?

Application process

Type of application

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date lodged

Cancellation process

Subclass of visa

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date visa granted

Another matter – give details

Your contact details

22Business or residential address

			POSTCODE
Telephone number
	COUNTRY CODE	AREA CODE	NUMBER
Office hours	(	) (	)

23Address for correspondence

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

POSTCODE

24Do you agree to the department communicating with you by fax, email or other electronic means?

No
Yes			Give details
				COUNTRY CODE	AREA CODE	NUMBER
Fax number
				(	) (	)

Email address

If insufficient space, give details at Question 30

27Provide the DIBP ID number (if known) attached to the matter in relation to which you are withdrawing your appointment of the authorised recipient

DIBP Request ID number (RID)

DIBP Transaction Reference

Number (TRN)

Part C – Declarations

Authorised recipient declaration

28Tick one only

Appointment

I understand that:

•I have been appointed by the persons named in Part A of this form to be their authorised recipient; and

•as the authorised recipient all documents that would otherwise be sent to the persons named in Part A will be sent to me, including by electronic means as indicated in Question 19 (if applicable).

Withdrawal of appointment

I understand that I am no longer acting as authorised recipient for the persons named in Part B of this form in relation to the matter indicated in Part B of this form.

	Signature of
	authorised	-
	recipient

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date

Your declaration

29Tick one only

Appointment

I declare that I have appointed the authorised recipient named in Question 14 of this form to receive all documents relating to the matter indicated in Question 12 on my behalf.

Withdrawal of appointment

I declare that the authorised recipient named in Question 25 of this form is no longer authorised to receive documents relating to the matter indicated in Question 26 on my behalf.

I understand that future correspondence from the department will be sent to the last address that I have provided in Question 22, 23 or 24.

I will inform the department of any changes to my address for correspondence.

I declare that:

•I have read the information contained in form 1442i Privacy notice.

•I understand the department may collect, use and disclose my personal information (including biometric information and other sensitive information) as outlined in form 1442i Privacy notice.

Your
signature	-

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date

Signatures of other persons 16 years of age or older who are appointing or withdrawing the appointment of the same authorised recipient in relation to the same matter

Signature

-

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date

Signature

-

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date

Signature

-

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date

We strongly advise that you keep a copy of this form for your records.

30

Question number

Additional information