Australian Immigration Forms

What each Department of Home Affairs form is for, when it applies, and how to complete it.

• Form 1022: Notification of Changes in Circumstances Form 1022 notifies circumstances that changed after you lodged. Not for an answer wrong when given, that is Form 1023. Upload through ImmiAccount.
• Form 1023: Notification of incorrect answer(s) Form 1023 corrects an answer that was wrong when you gave it. What to state for each item, why every error goes in one form, and how to lodge it.
• Form 1195: The Identity Declaration Form 1195 is the Identity Declaration. Your endorser must be an Australian citizen, unrelated to you, known you a year, in an occupation the form lists.
• Form 1221: Additional personal particulars information Form 1221 collects additional personal particulars for visa processing. An immigration lawyer explains how it differs from Form 80 and where it bites.
• Form 1300t: Application for Australian citizenship — General eligibility Form 1300t is the paper citizenship application, general eligibility. Four years lawful residence, the final year a permanent resident. Most apply online.
• Form 1409: the Temporary Graduate visa paper form — and why you can't find it Form 1409 was the paper application for the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485). It is no longer published. Here is how 485 applications work now.
• Form 80: Personal Particulars for Character Assessment What Form 80 is, when the Department requires it, and how to complete the 10-year history and character sections. By immigration lawyer Nilesh Nandan.
• Form 888: Supporting statement for a Partner or Prospective Marriage visa Form 888 is the supporting statement for partner and prospective marriage visas. An immigration lawyer explains who signs, how many, and what changed.
• Form 929: it's gone — here's how to update your contact and passport details now Paper Form 929 was withdrawn in November 2024. A lawyer explains how to update your contact and passport details now — and the traps that still bite.
• Form 956: Appointing Your Immigration Lawyer What Form 956 does, when to lodge it, and how to appoint an Australian legal practitioner to act for you before the Department. By Nilesh Nandan.
• Form MR5: Appointment of representative at the Administrative Review Tribunal Form MR5 tells the ART who acts for you and where notices are sent. The authorised recipient box is what decides when your review deadline starts.
• The ART General Division: section 501 character reviews Some visa cancellations go to the ART's General Division, not Migration & Refugee. A lawyer explains the 9-day deadline, the fee, and what differs.
• ART migration and refugee review: the forms, fees and deadlines The ART's migration and refugee forms, fees and deadlines. A lawyer maps M1, M2, R1 and MR5, the 1 July 2026 fees, and the deadlines that decide cases.
• Federal Circuit Court: judicial review of a migration decision Judicial review of a migration decision runs in the Federal Circuit and Family Court. A lawyer explains the 35-day limit, the filing fee, and appeals.
• Ministerial intervention: why there is no application form There is no application form for ministerial intervention. A lawyer explains ss 351, 501J and 48B, the 2025 criteria, and how to make a written request.
• Form 118: Application for Australian citizenship by descent Form 118 is the application for Australian citizenship by descent, for people born overseas to an Australian parent. A lawyer explains the traps.
• Form 119: Application for evidence of Australian citizenship Form 119 applies for evidence of Australian citizenship — a certificate proving you are already a citizen. A lawyer explains when you need it.
• Form 1290: Application for Australian citizenship — Other situations Form 1290 is the citizenship application for other situations that do not fit standard conferral. A lawyer explains who it is for and the traps.
• Form 1399: Declaration of Service Form 1399 is the Declaration of Service — your military, police and security service history for character assessment. A lawyer explains the traps.
• Form 1436: Adding an additional applicant after lodgement Form 1436 adds an applicant to a visa application after lodgement. A lawyer explains the two conditions, the timing, and the traps.
• Form 1446: Withdrawal of a visa application Form 1446 withdraws a visa application under s 49. A lawyer explains the no-refund rule, the section 48 bar interaction, and when withdrawing helps.
• Form 40SP: Sponsorship for a Partner to Migrate to Australia Form 40SP is the partner visa sponsorship, now completed online. A lawyer explains who can sponsor, the two-sponsorship limit, and the traps.
• Form 47A: Details of child or other dependent family member aged 18 years or over Form 47A gives details of a child or other dependent family member aged 18 or over. A lawyer explains who must be included — even non-migrating members.
• Form 47SP: Application for Migration to Australia by a Partner Form 47SP is the partner visa application, now completed online. A lawyer explains the four pillars, consistency with Form 40SP, and the traps.
• Form 815: Health undertaking Form 815 is the health undertaking that lets a visa be granted subject to health monitoring. A lawyer explains what you are agreeing to, and the traps.
• Form 842: Application for an Offshore Humanitarian visa Form 842 applies for an Offshore Humanitarian visa (Class XB). A lawyer explains the subclasses, the proposer role, and that it is free to lodge.
• Form 990i: the "Charges" booklet — and where visa charges actually live now Form 990i was the Charges booklet. It is no longer published. Here is where visa application charges live now and the key 1 July 2026 figures.
• Form M1: Application for review — migration (Administrative Review Tribunal) Form M1 applies to the ART for review of a migration decision. A lawyer explains the deadline, the fee, and M1 vs the M2 detention form.
• Form R1: Application for review — refugee (Administrative Review Tribunal) Form R1 applies to the ART for review of a protection visa decision. A lawyer explains the deadline and the fee that is payable only if you lose.