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For lodgement of Child migration visa, please complete the following forms:

Form 47CH - Application for migration to Australia by a child (signed and dated by the applicant). A separate application form for each child included in the application. Siblings cannot apply on the same form. No further visa application charge is required.

Form 40CH - Sponsorship for a child to migrate to Australia (signed and dated by the sponsor, i.e. an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen).

For lodgement of Extended Eligibility (temporary) visa, please complete the only form below.

Form 918 - Sponsorship for a child to migrate to Australia under an extended eligibility temporary visa (signed and dated by the sponsor, i.e. an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen). Form 918 is a form for Extended Eligibility (temporary) visa (Subclass 445 - Dependent Child). This form may be used by a dependent child of a parent who has been granted:

• an Extended Eligibility (temporary) visa (Subclass 445); OR

• a temporary Spouse or Interdependency visa in Australia; OR

• a provisional Spouse or Interdependency visa overseas.

Other documentation

Siblings must complete a separate form but only one application charge is payable if they apply at the same time and same place.

The above forms can be downloaded free of charge from DIAC website
See: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/booklets/  
 

Consent to Obtain Personal Information, signed and dated by the applicant
See: http://www.hcmc.vietnam.embassy.gov.au/files/hchi/Consent%20to%20obtain%20personal%20information%20_230212_%20_3_.pdf   

Documents relating to the Applicant(s):

Four passport size photographs (4cm x 6cm) of each applicant. Photographs must not be more than 6 months old

Certified copies of each applicant’s passport or travel documents, if any

Certified copies of all pages of current Household Registration Book

Certified copies of Birth Certificate(s) for each applicant

Original Curriculum Vitae certified by the local People’s Committee for each applicant aged 16 years or over (no more than 6 months old).

Certified copy of Identity Card for each applicant aged 15 years or over

Original police certificate of No Criminal Record issued by the local Service of Justice for each applicant aged 16 years or over. Applicants who have lived in any other country for 12 months or more in the last 10 years, must provide police certificates from those countries

Single Status Certificate issued by the local authorities for applicants aged 18 years and over

Certified copy of the Divorce Certificate or a Court Order (if parents are divorced) specifying who has custody of the child

A signed and witnessed statement from the non-sponsoring parent, consenting to the child’s migration to Australia. The statement must be accompanied by certified copies of his/her Identity Card and current Household Registration Book

A signed and witnessed statement from the legal guardian (if applicable), consenting to the child’s migration to Australia. The statement must be accompanied by certified copies of his/her Identity Card and current Household Registration Book

Certified copy of the official Decision on Recognition of a Child Adoption, including a Record of Receipt and Handing-over a Child Adoption, if applicable

Certified copy of the parent(s)’ Death Certificate(s), if applicable

Court Order from the People’s Court if non-migrating parent is claimed to be missing, stating that no person other than the legal guardian and the sponsor have any rights in respect of the child

Evidence of study, if aged 18 years and over

Evidence of contact with the sponsor, if aged 18 years and over

Evidence of any financial support, if aged 18 years and over

Documents relating to the Sponsor:

If children under 18 years old are included in the application, a police certificate for Australia and each country other than Australia in which the sponsor has spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since turning 16 years old.

If the sponsor has a spouse or defactor partner, that person is also required to provide a police certificate for Australia and each country other than Australia in which they have spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since turning 16 years old.

See:

http://www.afp.gov.au/business/national_police_checks

http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/character-requirements/

Certified copy of Birth Certificate

Certified copy of visa document on which sponsor first travelled to Australia

Certified copy of the sponsor’s Australian passport, Australian Citizenship certificate or foreign passport containing evidence of permanent Australian residence

If the sponsor has changed name, a certified copy of the evidence of name change

Statutory declaration about the relationship with the child