Australian High Commission

Singapore

High Commission address: 25 Napier Rd, Singapore - Telephone: 6836 4100 - Fax: 6737 5481

Family Stream

For general information about family visas (spouse, fiancé, child, parent migration), visit the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's website

See: www.immi.gov.au/migrants/index.htm.

The Department produces a series of booklets designed to help you understand requirements for migration and how to make applications. Each booklet contains the necessary information, together with the relevant application forms.

• Booklet 1, Partner Migration - for migration by spouses, fiancés and interdependent partners.

• Booklet 2, Child Migration - dependent children, orphan relatives or adopted children.

• Booklet 3, Parent Migration - aged parents and working-age parents. (Parent migration applications are processed in Australia, not Singapore.)

• Booklet 4, Other Family Migration - aged dependent relative, remaining relative or carers.

For access to the on-line booklets

See: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/booklets/booklets.htm

RECENT CHANGES

The Australian Government considers the safety of children is paramount and is strengthening the policies around the sponsorship of minors for visas. In particular it wishes to ensure that children migrating to Australia are protected from high risk situations, such as when the sponsor has convictions or outstanding charges for offences of a sexual or violent nature and it is likely the child will be residing with that sponsor. Consequently the Australian Government has introduced under policy a requirement that when an applicant under the age of 18 is included in an application for a Child or Partner category visa, the sponsor is to provide a National Police Check (NPC). The information contained in the NPC will assist the Department to determine whether there is any compellling reason to believe that the grant of the visa would not be in the best interests of the visa applicant.

See: www.immi.gov.au/migrants/_pdf/child-protection-qa.pdf

Lodging Family Stream Visa Applications

The following is an overview of arrangements for local lodgment of applications for spouse, fiancé and child migration visas.

Checklist for Spouse or Prospective Spouse Migration

1. Original Application Form 47SP. For an electronic copy of the 47SP form

See: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/47sp.pdf

2. Provide documents required as per the checklist

See: Migration checklist (partner, prospective spouse, other family)

3. Sponsorship form 40SP – must be completed by your sponsor and submitted at the time of lodgement of your application. For an electronic copy of the 40SP

See: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/40sp.pdf

4. Form 80 “Personal Particulars for Character Assessment” – to be completed for each family member included in the application aged 16 years or over.
For an electronic copy of the Form 80

See: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/80.pdf

See information below if you have lodged an application for the Spouse visa and you wish to add a Dependent Child.

Checklist for Child Migration

Please note:

a) This is NOT for Adoption Visas - for adoption visa requirements

See: www.singapore.embassy.gov.au/sing/Adoption_visa.html

b) Instructions also include information concerning adding a dependent child to a subclass 309, 310, 445, 820 and 826 application. Please follow the instructions noting the differing requirements for the Dependent Child visa)

1. Original Application Form 47CH. For an electronic copy of the 47CH form

See: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/47ch.pdf

For a person lodging a Dependent Child visa application please provide original Application Form 918. For an electronic copy of the 918 form

See: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/918.pdf

2. Provide documents required as per the checklist

See: Migration checklist (child)

3. Sponsorship form 40CH – must be completed by your sponsor and submitted AT THE TIME OF LODGEMENT of your application. For an electronic copy of the 40CH (for a Dependent Child visa application the sponsorship is included within the form 918, hence a separate sponsorship is not required)

See: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/40ch.pdf

4. Form 80 “Personal Particulars for Character Assessment” – to be completed for each family member included in the application aged 16 years or over.
For an electronic copy of the Form 80

See: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/80.pdf

Applications can be submitted in person during our normal office counter hours.

Submitting your application

See: www.singapore.embassy.gov.au/sing/aboutus.html

A Visa Application Charge (fee) is payable.

See: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/990i.htm for fees.

Currency converter

See: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/990i/converter.htm

When you lodge the application you will receive a receipt for the fee and a letter of acknowledgment. The letter will contain a contact name and telephone number and file reference number.