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Get help with your application

Only some people can help you with your application. If you appoint someone to give you immigration assistance they must be:

• a registered migration agent
• a legal practitioner, or
• an exempt person.

You can appoint anyone to receive documents on your behalf relating to your visa matter.

Provide accurate documents

Provide accurate information. See what happens if you can't prove the child's identity or don't provide true information.

Identity documents

Provide the pages of the child's current passport showing their photo, personal details, and passport issue and expiry dates.

Also provide:

• a national identity card, if they have one
• proof of change of name, if applicable

Documents that prove a change of name include:

• change of name documents from an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, or the relevant overseas authority
• documents that show other names the child has been known by

Photographs

Provide 4 recent photos (45mm x 35mm) of the child and for any other dependant included in the application.

Photographs must be:

• 45mm x 35mm
• less than 6 months old
• good quality colour. We don't accept laser copies
• a view of your full face
• taken against a plain light-coloured background

The child can wear untinted prescription glasses. If the child wears a head covering for religious reasons, they can show only their face.

Travel documents

Provide a certified copy of the passport or travel document the child will use to enter Australia and any passports the child has held since then.

Evidence the child has no parents who can care for them

You must provide evidence the child has no parents capable of caring for them.

Provide:

• a death certificate or other official document
• evidence such as a medical report, showing why the child's parents are unable to care for them

If the child's parents can't be found, provide evidence of:

• how long they have been missing
• what efforts have been made to contact or find them

Child's relationship to their relative

Provide evidence of the child's relationship to their relative, such as:

• a birth certificate
• a marriage certificate
• an adoption certificate
• a family status certificate or family book, if officially issued and maintained

Character documents

Children over 16 years must provide police certificates from every country they have spent 12 months or more in the last 10 years, since turning 16.

For Australia, we only accept National Police Certificates applied for under Code 33 – Immigration/Citizenship. The Australian Federal Police issue these certificates. We don't accept standard disclosure certificates or certificates issued by Australian state or territory police.

For immigration purposes, police certificates are valid for 12 months from the issue date.

If anyone in the application served in the armed forces of any country, they must provide military service records or discharge papers.

Children over 16 years must complete and provide Form 80 Personal particulars for assessment including character assessment.

Tell us you are getting help

To nominate someone to:

• receive your correspondence, use Form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient
• provide immigration assistance, use Form 956 Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person.

Send written notification or your forms with your paper application.

Dependants under 18 documents

For every dependant under 18 years old who is applying with the child, provide:

• identity documents
• proof of the child's relationship with them, like a birth certificate
• character documents, if applicable

Prepare the documents

Provide accurate information

Provide accurate information. See what happens if you can't prove your identity or don't provide true information.

Apply on paper

Complete the following 2 forms and send them together by post (with correct prepaid postage) or by courier to the Child and Other Family Processing Centre in Perth.

You must pay the application charge before you post your application. See how to pay.

We will not process your application until you pay the application charge. Your application should also include evidence of payment of the application charge and all the relevant supporting documentation.

• Form 47CH Application for migration to Australia by a child
• Form 40CH Sponsorship for a child to migrate to Australia

If you submit your application at any other office or in any other way, it will not be a valid application and cannot be considered further. Applications for this visa cannot be submitted in person.

The forms must be completed in English.

By post (with correct prepaid postage):

Department of Home Affairs
Child and Other Family Processing Centre
Locked Bag 7
NORTHBRIDGE WA 6865

By courier:

Department of Home Affairs
Child and Other Family Processing Centre
Wellington Central
836 Wellington Street
WEST PERTH WA 6005

If any of the above steps are incomplete, your application may be invalid. We do not process invalid applications. We will notify you if this is the case, and if requested, return your application.

Do not send original documents with your application, only send certified copies. Keep a copy of your completed application for your own records, including any supporting documents.

Importing your paper application

After you or someone else has submitted your paper application, import it into your ImmiAccount. You can do this after you get your acknowledgement letter.

Importing your application into ImmiAccount gives you access to online services, making it easier to manage your application.

You can use our online services in ImmiAccount to:

• attach supporting documents to your application
• view messages
• update your details
• view your application status
• apply for a Bridging Visa (BV)
• withdraw your application.

Follow these steps to import your application:

1. Create a new ImmiAccount or log into your existing ImmiAccount. Our website has instructions on how to use ImmiAccount.
2. Once you log in, import your application by entering your:
   • application ID
   • date of birth
   • identity document number (Passport, ImmiCard or Titre de Voyage number).

For more information, see Apply and Manage your application in ImmiAccount.

You can import any new and existing applications for this visa made in Australia. You can also import existing applications made outside Australia on or after 1 April 2020.

Status updates

We can't provide updates on the progress of the child's application within normal processing times. We will let you know if we need anything further.

Travel

Do not arrange for the child to travel to Australia until we let advise, in writing, that we have granted the child a visa.

Health exams

We will let you know when to arrange the child’s health examinations.

Biometrics

We might ask for biometrics. We will let you know if you need to provide them.

Send more information

If you did not include all necessary documents when you applied, provide them as soon as you can.

We might also ask you to provide more information.

If you have imported your application into ImmiAccount, to provide any additional documents upload them into ImmiAccount.

If you can’t use ImmiAccount, or you lodged the application outside of Australia before 1 April 2020, to provide any additional documents attach them to a completed Child and Orphan Relative Visa Processing Centre online form.

Add family members

You can add the child's dependent children to their visa application any time before we make a decision.

Mistakes on the application

Let us know as soon as possible.

Complete Form 1023 Notification of incorrect answers.

If you have imported your application into ImmiAccount, you can use it to upload the completed form.

If you can’t use ImmiAccount, attach the completed form to a completed Child and Orphan Relative Visa Processing Centre online form.

Help with your application

Let us know if you no longer want someone to:

• receive your correspondence - complete Form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient
• provide immigration advice - complete Form 956 Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person.

For more information see Who can help you with your application.

If you have imported your application into ImmiAccount, you can use it to upload the completed form.

If you can’t use ImmiAccount, attach the completed form to a completed Child and Orphan Relative Visa Processing Centre online form.

Tell us if things change

Things you need to let us know about include:

• changes to the child's phone number, address or passport
• changes to the child's relationship status
• the birth of a child
• you want to withdraw the application

See how to tell us if the situation changes.

Provide accurate documents

Provide accurate information. See what happens if you can't prove your identity or don't provide true information.

Identity documents

Provide the pages of your most recent passport showing your photo, personal details, and passport issue and expiry dates.

If you have never had a passport, provide government issued photo identification, such as a driver's license.

If you have changed your name, provide proof such as:

• a marriage or divorce certificate
• change of name documents from an Australian registry of births, deaths and marriages, or the relevant overseas authority
• documents that show other names you have been known by.

Relationship to the child documents

Provide relevant documents to show you are an Australian relative of the child. This can include:

• birth certificates
• marriage certificates
• death certificates
• adoption certificates
• family status certificates or family books, if officially issued and maintained.

If you are a spouse or de facto partner of the Australian relative, you must provide documents to show that you are the partner of the child's Australian relative.

Residence and citizenship documents

Provide evidence that you are a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen, such as:

• a birth certificate
• an Australian passport or foreign passport containing evidence of permanent residence
• an Australian citizenship certificate
• for eligible New Zealand citizens, evidence of length of residence in Australia and of continuing links with Australia.

Financial documents

You might need to give us:

• income records
• tax records
• other proof showing you can support the applicant

If you pay child support or have provided an assurance of support for anyone else, you must provide a statement that shows:

• your relationship with the person you support
• when you submitted any other sponsorship applications or assurances of support
• how much and how often you make any support payments

If we asked for an assurance of support for the child, show us evidence that this assurance was accepted by the Secretary of the Department of Social Services.

Police check documents

If the child will be under 18 when we make a decision on the application you must give us:

• an Australian National Police Certificate if you have lived in Australia for any length of time since turning 16
• an overseas police certificate from every country, where you spent 12 months or more in the last 10 years since turning 16

For Australia, we only accept National Police Certificates applied for under Code 33 – Immigration/Citizenship. The Australian Federal Police issue these certificates. We don't accept standard disclosure certificates or certificates issued by Australian state or territory police.

If you have a spouse or de facto partner they must also provide these documents.

For immigration purposes, police certificates are valid for 12 months from the issue date.

Learn more about measures for the protection of children.

Translate

Have all non-English documents translated into English.

Provide original and translated documents in your application.

Translators in Australia must be accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translatorsand Interpreters.

Translators outside Australia do not have to be accredited. But on each translation, they must include their:

• full name
• address and telephone number
• qualifications and experience in the language they are translating.

These details must be in English.

Wait for our decision

The child's application could take longer to process if:

• they need character or health checks (including X-rays)
• we need more information
• the application is incomplete.

Provide more information

If you did not include all necessary documents when you applied, provide them as soon as you can.

We might also ask you for more information.

If the application was lodged on or after 1 April 2020:

• you can provide further necessary documents (that you did not provide with the application) to the Child and Other Family Processing Centre in Perth using the Child and orphan relative visa processing centre form.

If you lodged the application before April 2020:

• you can provide further necessary documents (that you did not provide with the application) to the processing office using the Child and orphan relative visa processing centre form. You can also use the method advised in the acknowledgement letter.

Tell us if things change

You need to tell us if your situation changes after you lodge your form but before we’ve made a decision on the visa application. This includes if you:

• change your phone number, address or passport
• change your marital or de facto status.

See how to tell us if your situation changes.

Withdraw sponsorship

You can withdraw your sponsorship before we grant the visa.

If the application was lodged on or after 1 April 2020:

• you can advise of your withdrawal of the sponsorship to the Child and Other Family Processing Centre in Perth using the Child and orphan relative visa processing centre form.

If you lodged the application before April 2020:

• you can advise of your withdrawal of the sponsorship to the processing office using the Child and orphan relative visa processing centre form. You can also use the method advised in the acknowledgement letter.