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Important – Please read this information carefully before youcomplete your application. Once you have completed yourapplication we strongly advise that you keep a copy for yourrecords.

This form is for a Visitor visa – Sponsored Family andTourist streams subclass 600This form is for the sponsor of visitor visa applicants applyingfor a Visitor visa – Sponsored Family stream, and if you havebeen requested by the Department of Immigration and BorderProtection (the department) to be a sponsor for the Touriststream.

A person coming to Australia as a sponsored family visitor willgenerally be able to stay in Australia for a period of up to3 months. In certain circumstances the period may be longer,usually up to 6 months, but no more than 12 months.

Their visa, if granted, will generally only allow them to travel toAustralia once on that visa.

Integrity of applicationThe department is committed to maintaining the integrity ofthe visa and citizenship programs. Please be aware that if youprovide us with fraudulent documents or claims, this may resultin processing delays and possibly the application being refused.

Who can be a sponsor?In all cases, the sponsor must be an Australian citizen orpermanent resident aged 18 years or over and settled inAustralia.

If you are sponsoring someone who is a family visitoryou must be one of the following:

• a relative (parent, child, spouse, de facto partner, brother,sister, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephewor ‘step’ equivalent of any of these); or

• a relative of a person who is a member of the family unit ofthe applicant and who is also applying for a Visitor visa –Sponsored Family or Tourist stream (such as the spouse ofyour sibling); or

• a member of an Australian parliament (Commonwealth, stateor territory)1; or

• an authorised person representing a Commonwealth, stateor territory government agency or instrumentality1; or

• a local government mayor1.

If you have already provided a sponsorship for another visitor,you normally need to wait until their visa ceases to be in effectbefore you can be eligible to provide another sponsorship.

Who cannot sponsor?There are no provisions for fiancés, cousins, friends or in-lawsand New Zealand citizens to sponsor.

If you have previously sponsored a visitor as a sponsoredvisitor, and your visitor did not abide by the conditionsof their visa, you will be ineligible to sponsor anothervisitor in the same visa class for 5 years. There is onlyone exception, see ‘Conditions applying to Visitor visas– Sponsored Family stream’.

How to sponsor your visitorIf an application is being made for a Visitor visa – SponsoredFamily stream:

• each of your visitors will need to complete a separateform 1418 Application for a Visitor visa – Sponsored Familystream or form 1419 internet.

• to make an application you should lodge form 1418 and thisform 1149 at one of the processing centres in Australiaaccording to your address at the time of lodgement.

• all Visitor visa – Sponsored Family stream applications will beassessed and decided at one of the Sponsored Family Visitorvisa processing centres (SFVPC) in:– Brisbane; or– Sydney CBD.

• sponsors who live in New South Wales, Victoria,Tasmania or the ACT should lodge their forms by post orcourier, directly with the SFVPC (NSW).

• sponsors who live in Queensland, Northern Territory,South Australia or Western Australia should lodge theirforms by post or courier, directly with the SFVPC (QLD).More information is available from the department’s websitewww.immi.gov.au/contacts/australia/processing-centres/sfvpc

Completed forms must be accompanied by the required VisaApplication Charge or evidence that the charge has been paid.

Note: If the department has requested sponsorship in relationto a Visitor visa – Tourist stream, you will need to complete thisform and lodge it directly with the processing office that hasmade the request.

Your sponsorship undertakingThe undertaking you must sign in the form states that you agreeto accept all financial obligations to the Commonwealthincurred by the applicant arising out of the applicant’s stay inAustralia. You are responsible for compliance by the person youare sponsoring with all conditions under which that person isallowed to enter Australia.

Note: Holders of Visitor visas – Sponsored Family stream arenot permitted to work in Australia.

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Form

1149Application for sponsorship forSponsored Family Visitors

1 These persons are only eligible to sponsor applicants under the

Sponsored Family stream.

What is the security bond?As the sponsor of the visa applicant, you may be requested toarrange for the lodgement of a security bond. A security bondmay be requested for each individual visa applicant, includingany travelling family members of the relative included in yoursponsorship. The amount of security bond is determined on acase by case basis by a delegated officer and is generally betweenAUD5,000 and AUD15,000 per person. It should be noted,however, under the Migration Act 1958 the decision to requesta security bond is at the discretion of the delegated officer.Therefore, depending on the circumstances of the individualcase, the delegated officer may ask for a security bond of anyamount that they see as appropriate. You will be informed inwriting if a bond is requested. The request will include detailsof where the security should be lodged, the amount requested,and information relating to refund arrangements.

Note:

• A security bond can be provided by a third party who is not thesponsor, however, this person should be aged 18 years or older.

• Your sponsorship, and any security bond requested, does notguarantee the grant of any visa. Each Visitor visa applicantmust meet all visa requirements individually. The sponsorshipyou provide in this form is only one of the criteria whichmust be met by the visa applicant for a Visitor visa –Sponsored Family stream.

What happens to the security bond?The security bond will be refunded after the visitor you havesponsored has left Australia, provided they do not breach anyvisa conditions.

Conditions applying to Visitor visas – Sponsored FamilystreamVisitors to Australia must comply with the conditions of theirvisa. As a sponsor, you are responsible for ensuring that yourvisitor(s) complies with their visa conditions.

Visitor visas granted to sponsored family visitors will requirethat your visitor:

• must not work in Australia (8101);

• must not engage, for more than 3 months, in any studies ortraining while in Australia (8201);

• cannot apply for a further stay in Australia2 (8503);

• must not remain in Australia after the expiry of the period ofstay of the visa on which they entered Australia (8531).

If a visitor you have sponsored breaches any visa conditions, itmay lead to cancellation of their visa and other penalties,including being detained. If the visitor you have sponsoredbreaches any visa conditions, including if they do not departbefore the expiry of the period of stay of their Visitorvisa :

• you will be ineligible to sponsor another visitor for5 years under the same visa class, unless you cansatisfy the department that your sponsored visitorbreached condition 8531 due to circumstances beyondtheir control and those circumstances arose after theirarrival in Australia; and

• the security bond lodged to support your sponsoredvisitor will normally be forfeited.

If your visitor requests a waiver of the 8503 ‘No Further Stay’condition and this results in your visitor remaining in Australiaafter their Visitor visa expires, they will still be taken to havebreached the 8531 ‘Must leave before visa expiry’ condition,and you will still incur the penalties listed above, even if the8503 is waived and a further visa is granted.

If you have any questions or concerns about the conditions,you should ask for more information from your nearest officeof the department in Australia.

Visa validityThis visa generally allows stays of up to 3 months in Australia,although a stay of up to 12 months can be granted in certaincircumstances.

Under Australia’s migration regulations, decision-makers maygrant a Visitor visa permitting the visa holder to travel to, andto remain in, Australia for a specified period that they see asappropriate. In some circumstances, the stay period grantedmay be less than the stay period requested.

What documents do you need?Proof of your relationship to the applicant must be providedwith this form. For example, if you are sponsoring your sibling,you should provide a certified copy of your full birth certificate,showing details of your parents. If you are also sponsoring yoursibling’s spouse, you should provide a certified copy of theirmarriage certificate.

If you have changed your name since birth (for example,through marriage), you should also provide evidence of this.

You will also need to provide evidence of your Australiancitizenship or permanent residence status. If you are anAustralian citizen you will need to provide a certified copy ofyour citizenship certificate or, if Australian-born, a certified copyof your full birth certificate. If you are an Australian permanentresident you will need to provide a copy of your permanentresidence visa. If you are unsure about the documents neededplease contact your nearest office of the department in Australia.

If you are providing copies of documents they will need to becertified as true copies of the original by a Justice of the Peace,Commissioner for Declarations or a person authorised towitness Statutory Declarations.

Communication with the sponsor of Visitor visa –Sponsored Family streamIn order for this application to proceed, the visa applicant willneed to authorise you, the sponsor, to receive all writtencommunications about the visa application, and to act on behalfof the visa applicant. The department will communicate withyou about the visa application and will send you any writtencommunications relating to the visa application that wouldotherwise have been sent to the visa applicant. The visa applicantwill be taken to have received any documents sent to you, thesponsor, as if they had been sent to the visa applicant. Theexchange of information may include personal information. Toauthorise you to receive all communications about the application,your sponsored visitor will need to complete the sections withthe headings Options for receiving written communicationsand Authorising sponsor in their application form 1418.

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2 Except in limited circumstances which are outside their control, or to engageAustralia’s protection obligations under the 1951 Convention Relating to theStatus of Refugees.

Immigration assistanceA person gives immigration assistance to you if he or she uses,or claims to use, his or her knowledge or experience inmigration procedure to assist you with your visa application,request for ministerial intervention, cancellation reviewapplication, sponsorship or nomination.

In Australia a person may only lawfully give immigrationassistance if he or she is a registered migration agent or isexempt from being registered. Only registered migration agentsmay receive a fee or reward for providing immigrationassistance.

If an unregistered person in Australia, who is not exempt fromregistration, gives you immigration assistance they arecommitting a criminal offence and may be prosecuted.

Sponsors of applicants for Visitor visas are exempt fromthe requirements to be registered as a migration agentin order to assist applicants in relation to Visitor visas.

Migration agents in Australia

Migration agents in Australia must be registered with the Officeof the Migration Agents Registration Authority (Office of theMARA) unless they are exempt from registration.

Migration agents outside Australia

Migration agents who operate outside Australia do not have tobe registered. The department may give some overseas agentsan ID number. This number does not mean that they areregistered.

Note: Some Australian registered migration agents operateoverseas.

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 yourapplication;

• 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 assumethat your migration agent will be your authorised recipient,unless you indicate otherwise.

Your migration agent will be the person with whom thedepartment will discuss your application and from whom it willseek further information when required.

You are not required to use a migration agent. However, if youuse a migration agent, the department encourages you to usea registered migration agent. Registered agents are bound bythe Migration Agents Code of Conduct, which requires them toact professionally in their clients’ lawful best interests.

Information on migration agents, including a list of registeredmigration agents, is available on the Office of the MARA websitewww.mara.gov.au

You can also access information about migration agents on thedepartment’s website www.immi.gov.au

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Exempt persons

The following people do not have to be a registered migrationagent in order to provide immigration assistance, but they mustnot charge a fee for their service:

• a close family member (spouse, de facto partner, child,parent, brother or sister);

• a member of parliament or their staff;

• an official whose duties include providing immigrationassistance (eg. a Legal Aid provider);

• a member of a diplomatic mission, consular post orinternational organisation.

Appointing a migration agent/exempt person

To appoint a migration agent/exempt person you shouldcomplete Question 21 Options for receiving writtencommunications.

Your migration agent/exempt person should complete form 956Advice by a migration agent/exempt person of providingimmigration assistance.

Form 956 is available from the department’s websitewww.immi.gov.au/allforms/

Options for receiving written communicationsIf you do not appoint a migration agent/exempt person youmay still authorise another person, in writing, to receive writtencommunications on your behalf. This person is called theauthorised recipient.

Authorised recipient information

All written communication about your application will be sent toyour authorised recipient, unless you indicate that you wish tohave health and/or character information sent directly to you.

The department will communicate with the most recentlyappointed authorised recipient as you may only appoint oneauthorised recipient at any time for a particular application.

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

To appoint an authorised recipient you should complete:

• Question 21 Options for receiving writtencommunications; and

• form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorisedrecipient.

Note: Migration agents/exempt persons do not need tocomplete form 956A.

Form 956A is available from the department’s websitewww.immi.gov.au/allforms/

Telephone 131 881 during business hoursin Australia to speak to an operator (recordedinformation available outside these hours).If you are outside Australia, please contactyour nearest Australian mission.

Generalenquiry line

Home page www.immi.gov.au

Consent to communicate electronicallyThe department may use a range of means to communicatewith you. However, electronic means such as fax or email willonly be used if you indicate your agreement to receivingcommunication in this way.

To process your application the department may need tocommunicate with you about sensitive information, for example,health, police checks, financial viability and personalrelationships. Electronic communications, unless adequatelyencrypted, are not secure and may be viewed by others orinterfered with.

If you agree to the department communicating with you byelectronic means, the details you provide will only be used bythe department for the purpose for which you have providedthem, unless there is a legal obligation or necessity to use themfor another purpose, or you have consented to use for anotherpurpose. They will not be added to any mailing list.

The Australian Government accepts no responsibility for thesecurity or integrity of any information sent to the departmentover the internet or by other electronic means.

If you authorise another person to receive documents on yourbehalf and they wish to be contacted electronically, theirsignature is required on form 956 or 956A to indicate theirconsent to this form of communication.

Note: Electronic communication is the fastest means ofcommunication available and the department prefers tocommunicate electronically because this results in fasterprocessing.

Important information about privacyYour personal information is protected by law, including thePrivacy Act 1988. Important information about the collection,use and disclosure (to other agencies and third parties,including overseas entities) of your personal information,including sensitive information, is contained in form 1442iPrivacy notice. Form 1442i is available from the department’swebsite www.immi.gov.au/allforms/ or offices of thedepartment. You should ensure that you read and understandform 1442i before completing this form.


Please keep these information pages for your reference

Yes

No

Have you previously sponsored a visitor as a short stay sponsoredvisitor or a sponsored family visitor, and that visitor is still in Australia?

Have you previously sponsored a visitor as a short stay sponsored visitoror a sponsored family visitor, and that visitor did not comply with theconditions of their visa?

Give details of the visa applicant(s) you are sponsoring assponsored family visitor(s)

Given names

Sponsorship details

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Country of birth

Relationship status

Yes

No

1

2

3

Family name

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Passport number

Date of issueDAY MONTH YEAR

Details from passport

Country of passport

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/Place of issue as shown in their passport

The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are applying for.

What documents are you providing as evidence of your relationship tothis applicant?(eg. marriage certificate or birth certificate etc.)

Please attach certified copies of certificates of the relationshipincluding any translations.

Are you related to this visa applicant?

Yes

No

What is your relationship to this visa applicant?(eg. brother, sister, parent)

What is your government position?(eg. Member of Parliament, Mayor)

Go to next Applicant (if applicable)

You may wish to seek advice from thedepartment before lodging this application.

Application for sponsorship forSponsored Family Visitors

Tick where applicable �

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

Married Never married orbeen in a de facto

relationship

Separated

De facto

Engaged

Widowed

Divorced

Applicant 1

Date of birth

DAY MONTH YEAR

Sex Male Female


Given names

Country of birth

Relationship status

Family name

Passport number



Country of passport

Date of expiry






Yes

No





relationship

Separated

De facto

Engaged

Widowed

Divorced

Applicant 2

Given names

Country of birth

Relationship status

Family name

Passport number



Country of passport

Date of expiry






Yes

No





relationship

Separated

De facto

Engaged

Widowed

Divorced

Applicant 3

Date of birth

DAY MONTH YEAR

Sex Male Female

Date of birth

DAY MONTH YEAR

Sex Male Female

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Given names

Country of birth

Relationship status

Family name

Passport number



Country of passport

Date of expiry






Yes

No





relationship

Separated

De facto

Engaged

Widowed

Divorced

Applicant 4

Given names

Country of birth

Relationship status

Family name

Passport number



Country of passport

Date of expiry






Yes

No





relationship

Separated

De facto

Engaged

Widowed

Divorced

Applicant 5

Date of birth

DAY MONTH YEAR

Sex Male Female

Date of birth

DAY MONTH YEAR

Sex Male Female

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Given names

Country of birth

Relationship status

Family name

Passport number



Country of passport

Date of expiry






Yes

No





relationship

Separated

De facto

Engaged

Widowed

Divorced

Applicant 6

Given names

Country of birth

Relationship status

Family name

Date of birth

Passport number



Country of passport

Date of expiry






Yes

No



Go to Question 4


relationship

Separated

De facto

Engaged

Widowed

Divorced

DAY MONTH YEAR

Applicant 7

Sex Male Female

Details of any further applicants should be attached on a separatesheet of paper.

Date of birth

DAY MONTH YEAR

Sex Male Female


Have you previously sponsored any visitors?

Your full name

Family name

Given names

Place of birth

Town or city

Relationship

Family name

Given names

Purpose of stay in Australia

Country of birth

Details of any further sponsorships should be attached on a separatesheet of paper.

Give details

Have you been known by any other names?(including name at birth, previous married names, legal name change,aliases)

Yes

No

5

6

7

8

9

Sex Male Female

Date of birthDAY MONTH YEAR

4

Give detailsYes

No

Sex Male Female


Country

Your personal details

1.

Date of arrivalDAY MONTH YEAR

Date of departure

Relationship

Family name

Given names


Country of birth

Sex Male Female


2.


Date of departure

Relationship

Family name

Given names


Country of birth

Sex Male Female


3.


Date of departure

Relationship

Family name

Given names


Country of birth

Sex Male Female


4.


Date of departure


Your current residential address in AustraliaNote: A post office box address is not acceptable as a residentialaddress.

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

Note: Correct address is important for mailing of any securitybond request, and thus to ensure visa application is processedin as timely a manner as possible.

Are there documents that you can provide as evidence of your citizenshipor permanent residence?

(eg. Australian citizenship certificate and number, Australian passportand number, a permanent resident visa and number or Australian birthcertificate and number)

Please attach certified copies of certificates of your citizenshipor evidence of your permanent residence including any translations.

Country of citizenship as shown in your passport

Yes

No

Give details

10

11 Your telephone numbers

Office hours

After hours (AREA CODE )

POSTCODE

POSTCODE

13

14

15

(AREA CODE )

Mobile/cell

Passport number


Passport details

Country of passport

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/Place of issue as shown in your passport

Yes

No

Give details

Fax number

Email address

Do you agree to the department communicating with you by fax, emailor other electronic means?

12

(AREA CODE )

Employment status

16 What is your employment status?

Employed/self employed

POSTCODE

Employer/business address

Name of employer/business

Phone number

Position you hold

How long have you been employed by this employer/business?

Years Months

Your ABN/ACN/ARBNYes

No

Are you self employed?

Please provide a copy of your businessregistration certificate

Retired

Date of retirement

Details of your last employment

DAY MONTH YEAR

(AREA CODE )


Sponsorship undertaking for a sponsoredfamily visitor

I agree to accept responsibility for:

• all financial obligations to the Commonwealth incurred by those I amsponsoring arising out of the applicant’s stay in Australia; and

• unless the Minister decides otherwise, compliance by those I amsponsoring with the conditions under which they may be allowed toenter Australia.

I understand that the following visa conditions will be imposed onthe visa:

• the visitor must not work in Australia;

• the visitor cannot apply for a further stay in Australia;1

• the visitor must not remain in Australia after the expiry of the periodof stay of the visa on which they enter Australia;

• the visitor must not engage, for more than 3 months, in any studiesor training while in Australia.

I understand that any breach of the above visa conditions will preventme from being approved as a sponsor for 5 years.2

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1 Except in limited circumstances which are outside their control, or toengage Australia’s protection obligations under the 1951 ConventionRelating to the Status of Refugees.

2 Except if the breach was of condition 8531 (must not remain in Australiaafter the expiry of the period of stay of the visa on which they enteredAustralia) and I can satisfy the department that my visitor breached thiscondition due to circumstances that:

• were beyond their control; and

• arose after their arrival in Australia.

Options for receiving writtencommunications

Sponsor All written communications will be sent tothe address for communications that youhave provided in this form.

WARNING: Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence.

Assistance with this form

Is the person an agent registered with the Office of the Migration AgentsRegistration Authority (Office of the MARA)?

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Yes

No

Go to Question 21

Did you receive assistance in completing this form?17

Yes

No

Please give details of the person who assisted you

Did you pay the person/agent and/or give a gift for this assistance?20

Yes

No

Go to Question 21

Mr Mrs Miss MsTitle: Other

Family name

Given names

Address

Telephone number or daytime contact

Office hours

Mobile/cell

( )

COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE

( )

NUMBER

Is the person/agent in Australia?19

Yes

No Go to Question 21

POSTCODE

Student

Your current course

Name of educational institution

How long have you been studying at this institution?

Years Months

Other – please give details

Unemployed

Give details of your last employment

Explain why you are unemployed

Migration agent

Authorisedrecipient

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

Exempt person

You should complete form 956A Appointmentor withdrawal of an authorised recipient

OR

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Your migration agent/exempt person shouldcomplete form 956 Advice by a migrationagent/exempt person of providingimmigration assistance

OR

OR


I confirm that I will arrange for the lodgement of a security bond for eachapplicant I have sponsored if requested to do so.

I understand that any visa application(s) being lodged pursuant to thissponsorship may:• be refused, regardless of my sponsorship;• be refused, regardless of my sponsorship and any security

bond I lodge;• be approved on the basis of this sponsorship and any security

bond lodged pursuant to this sponsorship.

I understand that the Minister must not approve this sponsorship:• if I am already the sponsor for another person who holds a Sponsored

(Visitor) (Class UL) visa or a Visitor (Class FA) visa (unless the newapplicant is a member of the family unit of the previous applicant,and is travelling for the same purpose as the previous applicant); or

• if I have previously sponsored another applicant who held a Sponsored(Visitor) (Class UL) visa or a Visitor (Class FA) visa and that applicantdid not comply with a condition of the visa, 5 years has not passedsince that applicant was granted their visa and I am still subject to a5 year bar.

I understand that:• the security bond(s), if requested and lodged, may be forfeited

should any visitor I support not comply with any of their visa conditionseven if the 8503 ‘No Further Stay’ condition is waived and a furthervisa is granted.

Security bond and sponsorship limitation

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DAY MONTH YEAR

declare that:

• the information I have supplied on this form and in all attachmentsis true and correct;

• I understand and will honour all obligations in respect of the visitorsI sponsor in this form;

• I understand that failure to provide correct information may lead torefusal of the Visitor visa application, or cancellation of any Visitorvisas granted;

• I agree to accept all financial obligations to the Commonwealthincurred by the applicant arising out of the applicant’s stay inAustralia;

• I agree to accept responsibility for compliance with all conditionsunder which the applicant I am sponsoring was allowed to enterAustralia;

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

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

Note: Before you sign this application, please ensure that you haveread and understand all of the above statements and conditions.

Declaration

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Your signature

Date

I, (Family name)

(Given names)

POSTCODE

of

DAY MONTH YEAR

Your signature

Date

We strongly advise that you keep a copy of your applicationand all attachments for your records.

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