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Important – Please read this information carefully before you Who cannot sponsor?
complete your application. Once you have completed your
There are no provisions for fiancés, cousins, friends or in-laws
application we strongly advise that you keep a copy for your
and New Zealand citizens to sponsor.
records.
If you have previously sponsored a visitor as a sponsored
visitor, and your visitor did not abide by the conditions
This form is for a Sponsored Family Visitor visa –
of their visa, you will be ineligible to sponsor another
subclass 679 visitor in the same visa class for 5 years. There is only
This form is for the sponsor of visitor visa applicants applying one exception, see ‘Conditions applying to Sponsored
for a Sponsored Family Visitor visa. Family Visitor visas’.
A person coming to Australia as a Sponsored Family Visitor will
generally be able to stay in Australia for a period of up to How to sponsor your visitor
3 months. In certain circumstances the period may be longer, • All Sponsored Family Visitor visa applications must be lodged
usually up to 6 months, but no more than 12 months. in Australia by the sponsor. As the sponsor, you will need to
Their visa, if granted, will only allow them to travel to Australia complete this form.
once on that visa. • Each of your visitors will need to complete form 48S
Application to visit Australia as a sponsored family visitor.
Integrity of application • To make a valid application you must lodge form 48S and this
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (the form 1149 at a regional office of the department in Australia.
department) is committed to maintaining the integrity of the • Some offices may require an appointment to be made prior
visa and citizenship programs. Please be aware that if you to lodgement.
provide us with fraudulent documents or claims, this may result
in processing delays and possibly your application being refused. • The following offices of the department process Sponsored
Family Visitor visa applications:
– ACT Regional;
Who can be a sponsor?
– Adelaide;
In all cases, the sponsor must be an Australian citizen or
– Brisbane;
permanent resident aged 18 years or over and settled in
Australia. – Dandenong (Victoria);
– Darwin;
If you are sponsoring someone who is a family visitor
you must be one of the following: – Hobart;
– Perth;
• a relative (parent, child, spouse, de facto partner, brother,
sister, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew – Sydney CBD.
or ‘step’ equivalent of any of these); or Completed forms must be accompanied by the required Visa
• a member of an Australian parliament (Commonwealth, state Application Charge or evidence that the charge has been paid.
or territory); or
• an authorised person representing a Commonwealth, state Your sponsorship undertaking
or territory government agency or instrumentality; or The undertaking you must sign in the form states that you agree
• a local government mayor. to accept all financial obligations to the Commonwealth
incurred by the applicant arising out of the applicant’s stay in
You are only able to sponsor one person (or one family unit) at Australia. You are responsible for compliance by the person you
a time. If you have already provided a sponsorship for another are sponsoring with all conditions under which that person is
visitor, you must wait until their visa ceases to be in effect before allowed to enter Australia.
you can be eligible to provide another sponsorship.
Note: Holders of Sponsored Family Visitor visas are not
Note: A ‘family unit’ normally includes the head of the family, permitted to work in Australia.
spouse or de facto partner and dependent children.
To change or end the appointment of your migration agent or Migration agents outside Australia
exempt agent or authorised recipient you must promptly advise Migration agents who operate outside Australia do not have to
the department in writing. You can do this by using form 956 be registered. The department may give some overseas agents
Appointment of a migration agent or exempt agent or other an ID number. This number does not mean that they are
authorised recipient. registered.
Note: Some Australian registered migration agents operate
Authorised recipient information overseas.
An authorised recipient is someone you appoint to receive
written communications about your sponsorship with the Exempt agents
department. The following people do not have to be a registered migration
All written communication about your sponsorship will be sent agent in order to provide immigration assistance, but they must
to your authorised recipient. not charge a fee for their service:
The department will communicate with the most recently • a close family member (spouse, de facto partner, child,
appointed authorised recipient as you may only appoint one parent, brother or sister);
authorised recipient at any time for a particular application. • a sponsor or nominator for this visa application;
• a member of parliament or their staff;
Authorisation of a migration agent to act on behalf of • an official whose duties include providing immigration
assistance (eg. a Legal Aid provider);
the sponsor
• a member of a diplomatic mission, consular post or
A migration agent is someone who can: international organisation.
• advise you on visas and sponsorship;
• tell you the documents you need to submit with your Further information on migration agents
sponsorship application;
Information on migration agents, including a list of registered
• help you fill in the sponsorship application and submit it;
migration agents, is available on the Migration Agents
• receive written communications about your sponsorship Registration Authority (MARA) website www.themara.com.au
application with the department; and
You can also access information about migration agents on the
• discuss your sponsorship application with the department. department’s website www.immi.gov.au
You are not required to use a migration agent. However, if you
use a migration agent, the department encourages you to use Consent to communicate electronically
a registered migration agent. Registered agents are bound by
the Migration Agents Code of Conduct, which requires them to The department may use a range of means to communicate
act professionally in their clients’ lawful best interests. with you. However, electronic means such as fax or e-mail will
only be used if you indicate your agreement to receiving
To change or end the appointment of your migration agent you communication in this way.
must promptly advise the department in writing. You can do
this by using form 956 Appointment of a migration agent or To process your application the department may need to
exempt agent or other authorised recipient. communicate with you about sensitive information, for example,
health, police checks, financial viability and personal
Immigration assistance relationships. Electronic communications, unless adequately
A person gives immigration assistance to you if he or she uses, encrypted, are not secure and may be viewed by others or
or claims to use, his or her knowledge or experience in interfered with. If you agree to the department communicating
migration procedure to assist you with your visa application, with you by electronic means, the details you provide will only
request for ministerial intervention, cancellation review be used by the department for the purpose for which you have
application, sponsorship or nomination. provided them, unless there is a legal obligation or necessity to
use them for another purpose, or you have consented to use
In Australia a person may only lawfully give immigration for another purpose. They will not be added to any mailing list.
assistance if he or she is a registered migration agent or is
exempt from being registered. Only registered migration agents The Australian Government accepts no responsibility for the
may receive a fee or reward for providing immigration security or integrity of any information sent to the department
assistance. over the internet or by other electronic means.
Please use a pen, and write neatly in English using BLOCK LETTERS.
4 Are you related to the main visa applicant?
Tick where applicable
No What is your government position?
(eg. Member of Parliament, Mayor)
Sponsorship details
1 Have you previously sponsored a visitor as a short stay sponsored Go to Question 6
visitor or a sponsored family visitor, and that visitor is still in Australia?
Yes What is your relationship to the main visa applicant?
No (eg. brother, sister, parent)
Yes
2 Have you previously sponsored a visitor as a short stay sponsored visitor 5 What documents are you providing as evidence of your family
or a sponsored family visitor, and that visitor did not comply with the relationship to the main applicant?
conditions of their visa? (eg. marriage certificate or birth certificate etc.)
No
Yes You may wish to seek advice from the
department before lodging this application.
3 Give details of the main visa applicant you are sponsoring as a Please attach certified copies of certificates of the relationship
sponsored family visitor including any translations.
Family name 6 Please give details of all family unit members travelling to Australia as
Given names sponsored family visitors sponsored by you.
Note: If you are sponsoring more than one person, all others must be
members of the same family unit.
Sex Male Female
DAY MONTH YEAR 1. Family name
Date of birth Given names
Country of Date of birth (DAY/MONTH/YEAR)
birth
Relationship to main applicant
Relationship status
Married Separated Never married or Details from passport
been in a de facto
Engaged Divorced Passport number
relationship
De facto Widowed Country of passport
Details from passport DAY MONTH YEAR
Date of issue
Date of expiry
The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are
Issuing authority/Place of issue as shown in their passport applying for.
The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are applying for.
The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are
applying for. applying for.
The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are
applying for. applying for.
The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are The passport should be valid for the period of stay they are
applying for. applying for.
Date of arrival (DAY/MONTH/YEAR) Details of any further sponsorships should be attached on a separate
sheet of paper.
Date of departure (DAY/MONTH/YEAR)
2. Family name
Your personal details
Given names 8 Your full name
POSTCODE
Please attach certified copies of certificates of your citizenship
Note: Correct address is important for mailing of any security or evidence of your permanent residence including any translations.
bond request, and thus to ensure visa application is processed
in as timely a manner as possible.
Assistance with this form
14 Your telephone numbers
19 Did you receive assistance in completing this form?
Office hours (AREA CODE )
No Go to Question 23
After hours (AREA CODE ) Yes Please give details of the person who assisted you
Family name
15 Do you agree to the department communicating with you by fax, e-mail
or other electronic means? Given names
No Address
Yes Give details
POSTCODE
E-mail address
Telephone number or daytime contact
16 Passport details COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER
Date of issue 20 Is the person an agent registered with the Migration Agents Registration
Authority (MARA)?
Date of expiry
No
Issuing authority/Place of issue as shown in your passport Yes Go to Question 23
22 Did you pay the person/agent and/or give a gift for this assistance?
No
Yes
Your signature
We strongly advise that you keep a copy of your application DAY MONTH YEAR