Regional Provisional stream

Get help with your application

Only some people can help you with your application. If you appoint someone to give you immigration assistance they must be:

• a registered migration agent
• a legal practitioner, or
• an exempt person.

You can appoint anyone to receive documents on your behalf relating to your visa matter.

Check your passport is up-to-date

You and your all family members must have valid passports or travel documents to be able to submit an application for this visa.

Provide accurate information

Provide accurate information. See what happens if you can't prove your identity or do not provide true information.

Work and residence documents

You must provide proof that, as the holder of your eligible visa, you lived, worked and studied in a designated area of Australia.

Proof of residence can include but is not limited to:

• leases or rental agreements
• utility bills such as telephone, gas or electricity that show your home address(es)
• school reports
• title deeds to your home
• any other evidence that demonstrates you and any family members are resident in a designated area.

Proof of work can include but is not limited to:

• reference letters
• payslips.

Proof of study can include but is not limited to:

• school reports
• academic transcripts
• letters of completion.

Evidence of income

There is no minimum income requirement.

You must provide notices of assessment issued by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for three income years out of the five years of your eligible visa.

If you owe money to the ATO, you must have paid it back or have an approved payment plan in place to pay it back. You should provide evidence of this.

Identity documents

Provide the pages of your current passport showing your photo, personal details, and passport issue and expiry dates.

Also provide:

• a national identity card, if you have one
• proof of change of name.

Documents that prove a change of name include:

• a marriage or divorce certificate
• change of name documents from an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, or the relevant overseas authority
• documents that show other names you have been known by.

Relationship documents

If you are or have been married, widowed, divorced or permanently separated, provide proof such as marriage certificates, divorce documents, death certificates, separation documents or statutory declarations.

If your partner or dependent children are not included in this application, tell us the reason why (for example, they already hold Australian citizenship or are a permanent resident).

Character documents

Provide an Australian police certificate if you have spent a total of 12 months or more in Australia in the last 10 years since you turned 16.

We only accept complete disclosure National Police Certificates issued by the Australian Federal Police. We do not accept standard disclosure certificates or national police certificates issued by Australian state or territory police.

For immigration purposes, Australian police certificates are valid for 12 months from the date of issue.

Also provide:

• an overseas police certificate from every country, including your home country, where you spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since you turned 16.
• military service records or discharge papers if you served in the armed forces of any country.

Complete and provide the following forms:

• Form 80 – Personal particulars for character assessment
• Form 1221 Additional personal particulars information

Partner documents

We need to see evidence of your partner's identity and relationship with you.

Provide:

• identity documents and photos
• character documents
• marriage certificate, if applicable
• documents about other relationships, if applicable.

For de facto relationships, provide either:

• evidence that your relationship is registered by an Australian State or Territory
• documents to prove you have been in a de facto relationship with your partner for at least 12 months before you apply.

For both married and de facto applicants you must provide evidence that you are in a genuine and continuing relationship. Evidence can include but is not limited to:

• joint bank account statements
• billing accounts in joint names
• joint leases or mortgages
• documents that show your partner has lived at the same address as you.

Dependants under 18 documents

For every dependant 18 years old or younger who is applying with you, provide:

• copies of birth certificates or the family book showing the names of both parents of all your dependent children
• copies of the adoption paper, if applicable
• parental responsibility documents, if applicable.

Parental responsibility documents

You must get consent for any applicant under 18 years of age to migrate to Australia from anyone who:

• has a legal right to decide where the child lives and
• is not coming to Australia with the child.

They must complete either:

• Form 1229 Consent form to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years, or
• a statutory declaration giving their consent for the child to migrate to Australia on this visa.

Alternatively, you can show us:

• an Australian court order that allows your child to migrate to Australia, or
• that the laws of your home country allow them to migrate.

Include:

• an identity document that shows the signature and photo of the person who completed the form or declaration, such as a passport or driver’s licence
• adoption papers or other court documents, if applicable.

Dependants over 18 documents

To include your child who is over 18 in your visa application, they must hold an eligible visa that was granted on the basis that they were a member of your family unit.

Provide:

• identity documents
• proof of your relationship with the dependant such as a birth certificate or adoption papers
• character documents
• marriage certificate, if applicable
• documents about other relationships, if applicable.

Tell us you are getting help

To nominate someone to:

• receive your correspondence, use Form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient
• provide immigration assistance, use Form 956 Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person.

Upload your written notification or your forms to ImmiAccount.

Prepare your documents

Provide accurate information

Provide accurate information. See what happens if you can't prove your identity or do not provide true information.

Apply for this visa online in ImmiAccount

1. Log in or create an ImmiAccount
2. Attach your documents
3. Pay the first application charge. We will not process your application until you pay this first instalment of the visa application charge.
4. Note your transaction reference number (TRN).

Status updates

We do not give updates on applications under assessment.

You can check if we need more information from you in ImmiAccount.

Travel after you apply

You don't have to tell us if you want to travel outside Australia while we process your application.

If you leave Australia, make sure you have a valid visa to return. To see if you can return on your current visa, check VEVO.

Learn about visa expiry.

Health exams

We will let you know if you need health examinations.

Biometrics

We might ask for biometrics (fingerprints and photo). We will let you know if you need to provide them.

Attach more information

If you did not attach all documents when you applied, attach them as soon as you can in ImmiAccount.

We might also ask you to provide more information; however we are not obliged to do so and we may make a decision on your application without asking for more documents.

Stay lawful

You can apply for this visa in or out of Australia.

If you apply for the visa in Australia, make sure you stay lawful by holding a valid visa while we process your application.

If you apply for the visa in Australia, you may be granted a bridging visa (BV). If your current visa expires before we decide on your application, the BV will come into effect. You can stay in Australia on the BV while we process your new visa application.

Do not ask to have the visa you currently hold cancelled. If your visa is cancelled:

• you will be staying in Australia unlawfully
• your BV will cease.

Learn more about visa expiry.

Add family

You can add members of the family unit to your application after you apply but before we decide on your visa.

Complete Form 1436 - Adding an additional applicant after lodgement, pay using ImmiAccount, attach the form and supporting documents to your ImmiAccount.

Family members who apply for the visa must meet our health and character requirements.

Family members who are not coming to Australia do have to meet our character requirement and might have to meet our health requirement.

Newborn child

If your child is born after you submit your application but before we decide on your visa, you must tell us as soon as possible.

Find out what to do if your child is born after you apply.

Mistakes on your application

You must tell us as soon as possible if you made a mistake on your application.

Complete Form 1023 Notification of incorrect answers and attach it in ImmiAccount.

Help with your application

Let us know if you no longer want someone to:

• receive your correspondence - complete Form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient
• provide immigration advice - complete Form 956 Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person.

Upload your written notification or your forms to ImmiAccount.

For more information see Who can help you with your application.

Tell us if things change

Things you need to let us know about after you have applied include:

• changes to your phone number, email, address or passport
• changes to your marital or de facto status
• the birth of a child
• you want to withdraw your application. Removing your application from ImmiAccount does not withdraw it.

See how to tell us if your situation changes.