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Permanent Visas

 Partner Migration

For information about applying for a Partner Visa that allows you to enter or to remain permanently in Australia as the partner of an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, please download Form 971i from our website at www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/971i.pdf 

Explanatory notes are also available in booklet 1, Partner Migration, that will help you understand the steps for applying for partner migration. The booklet includes a checklist of documents you need to support your application. The booklet is available for free from the department’s website at www.immi.gov.au/allforms. You may also purchase the booklet through our Service Delivery Partner by calling their Call Centre.

Important: In the Philippines, additional documents/information may be required for your application and should be included along with the documents listed in the checklist mentioned above.

To download the Philippine addendum to the checklist, please click here : Addendum to the checklist – Philippine requirements

National Statistic Office (NSO) documents - The process to be followed for applying for any requested NSO documents is set out in the link provided below. These documents will be sent directly to the Australian Embassy in Manila. This ensures document integrity and avoids the need for additional checks which may lead to delays in processing. Please note that NSO documents submitted directly by clients will not be accepted.  See: NSO documents

Child Migration

For information about applying for a Child Visa, please download Form 1126i from our website at www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1126i.pdf.
 

For detailed information about child migration visas are available in booklet 2, Child Migration. The booklet includes a checklist of documents you need to support the application. The booklet is available for free from the department’s website at www.immi.gov.au/allforms. You may also purchase the booklet through our Service Delivery Partner by calling their Call Centre.
 

Important: In the Philippines, additional documents/information may be required for your application and should be included along with the documents listed in the checklist mentioned above.

To download the Philippine addendum to the checklist, please click here : Addendum to the checklist – Philippine requirements

 Partner Visa and Child Visa Applicants

The Australian Government considers the safety of children paramount and is strengthening 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 a sponsor has convictions or outstanding charges for offences of a sexual or violent nature, and it is likely that a child will be residing with that sponsor. Consequently the Australian Government has introduced 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 Clearance (NPC). The information contained in the NPC will assist the Department to determine whether there is any compelling reason to believe that the grant of the visa would not be in the best interest of the visa applicant.
 

In this regard, all sponsors involved in the sponsorship of Partner Visa or Child Visa applicants with migrating children under the age of 18 are to provide a National Police Clearance (NPC) with the application. Details on how to obtain this clearance is available from the AFP website at: AFP National police checks
 

When completing the NPC application form, please use Code 33 at question 1 on the form and include details of any, and all, names you have been known by. If an AFP certificate is provided based on incorrect information, the department may request another certificate. Please note that fingerprints are not required for the NPC.

Please provide this clearance with the application to assist in prompt processing.
 

Other Family Migration

For information about applying for Other Family migration (including Aged Dependent Relative, Remaining Relative and Carer), please download Form 1126i from our website at www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1126i.pdf
 

For detailed information about other family migration visas are available in booklet 4, Other Family Migration. The booklet includes a checklist of documents you need to support the application. The booklet is available for free from the department’s website at www.immi.gov.au/allforms. You may also purchase the booklet through our Service Delivery Partner by calling their Call Centre.
 

Important: In the Philippines, additional documents/information may be required for your application and should be included along with the documents listed in the checklist mentioned above.

To download the Philippine addendum to the checklist, please click here : Addendum to the checklist – Philippine requirements
 

Resident Return Visas
 

For information about return documents for Australian citizens and permanent residents, please download Form 968i from our website at: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/968i.pdf.
 

Parent Migration

For information about eligibility, application requirements and procedures, please visit our website at www.immi.gov.au/migrants/family/parent-outside.htm and www.immi.gov.au/migrants/family/parent-inside.htm.

You may also download Booklet 3 Parent Migration for free from our website at www.immi.gov.au/allforms/booklets/1129.pdf.

Skilled Migration

For information about Skilled Migration See: General Skilled Migration. 

 The Skilled Migration Booklet can be downloaded from the DIAC website free of charge, or a hard copy of the package can be purchased from the Call Centre. See: Skilled Migration Booklet No. 6

All Skilled Migration visa applications from applicants outside Australia must be lodged at the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre in Australia. Skilled Migration applications cannot be lodged in Manila.

Business Skills Migration

For information about eligibility, application requirements and procedures for a number of visa options for business people, please visit our website at www.immi.gov.au/skilled/business.
 

All Business Migration applications for applicants usually resident in the Philippines must be lodged at the Perth Business Skills Processing Centre in Australia. Business Migration applications cannot be lodged in Manila.