PARTNER MIGRATION: GENERAL INFORMATION

  
PART ONE: INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM THE APPLICANT                                                                                                              

   CHECK BOX

Form 47SP: Application for migration to Australia by a partner
see: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/47sp.pdf

Form: Consent to Obtain Personal Information
see: www.vietnam.embassy.gov.au/files/hnoi/Consent%20Form.%20v1109.pdf

One (1) passport size photograph (4cm x 6cm) of the main applicant and all dependant applicants.

Please note that photographs must have been taken in the last six (6) months.

A certified copy of the Birth Certificate for every person included in the visa application.

A certified copy of the passport or travel document bio-data page for every person included in the visa application.

Please do not submit original passports with your application.

A certified copy of each passport page where there is a visa or entry/exit stamp for Australia or another country (for every person included in the visa application).

A certified copy of all pages of the current Household Registration Book.

An original Curriculum Vitae* certified by the local People’s Committee for each person (over the age of 16 years old) included in the application.

Please note that this document should not be more than six (6) months old.

* This document provides full details about yourself, your partner and your family members. A standard form can be easily purchased locally (e.g. bookstores, etc.)

A certified copy of the Identity Card for each person (aged 15 years and over) included in the visa application.

If you were previously married, engaged or living in a De facto relationship – a written statement that clearly lists your former partners name, date of birth and residential address where you both lived (where applicable), AND details of why your relationship ended and the date (or approximate date) that it ended.

If you were previously married, a certified copy of your Divorce Certificate.

If you are a widower, a certified copy of your former partners Death Certificate.

An original Police Certificate of No Criminal Record (issued by the Service of Justice at the Provincial or Municipal level) for Vietnam.

Original Police Certificates from any country that you have spent a cumulative time of 12 months or more in, over the last ten (10) years.

Please note that for Australia, you are required to obtain a certificate from the Australian Federal Police.

A written statement signed by you and your sponsor detailing the history of your relationship with the sponsor and evidence of ongoing communication, including email correspondence, letters and other communication (filed in chronological order). Where a joint statement is not possible, we will accept separate statements.

Photographs of your time spent together, including holidays and other social, cultural or religious occasions.

Where possible, please provide these photographs on CD or DVD.

Please note that the Australian Embassy and Consulate-General will not accept studio albums as evidence of your relationship. Please do not submit these with your application.

If you are living with your sponsor, evidence of this cohabitation, such as details of your sponsors temporary residence in Vietnam.

Evidence of any joint financial undertakings, where relevant to your application.

If you have children

For all children under the age of eighteen (18) years (migrating or non-migrating), we require:

a. A certified copy of each child’s Birth Certificate and a recent passport size photograph (4cm x 6cm) of each child;

b. Evidence of custody and access arrangements (court order);

Additionally, for the children you have included for migration in your application, we require:

a. A written declaration from their natural (non-migrating) parent allowing the child to migrate to Australia. Signature on the declaration must have been certified by the local authorities;

b. A certified copy of the natural (non-migrating) parent’s Identity Card;

c. A certified copy of all pages of the natural (non-migrating) parent’s Household Registration Book; and

d. For any adopted children, a certified copy of the official Decision on Recognition of Child Adoption, including a Record of Receipt and Handing-Over a Child Adoption.

e. For migrating children aged 17 years and above, we will require an original Police Certificate of No Criminal Record (issued by the Service of Justice at the Provincial or Municipal level) for Vietnam.

f. A original Police Certificate from any country that they have spent a cumulative time of 12 months or more in, over the last ten (10) years since turning 16.
 

For any migrating children aged over eighteen (18) years that you consider as dependants, we require:

a. Form47A: Details of Child or other dependent family member aged 18 years or over
see: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/47a.pdf

b. Evidence to support their claim of being dependent on you and an original Single Status Certificate;

c. An original Police Certificate of No Criminal Record (issued by the Service of Justice at the Provincial or Municipal level) for Vietnam.; and

d. A original Police Certificate from any country that they have spent a cumulative time of 12 months or more in, over the last ten (10) years since turning 16.

Information on the process of obtaining this clearance is available from the website of the Australian Federal Police.
see: www.afp.gov.au/what-we-do/police-checks/national-police-checks.aspx
 

If you are applying for a subclass 300 (Prospective Marriage) visa:

a. A signed and dated letter (on official letterhead) from the authorised marriage celebrant in Australia who will conduct the marriage ceremony, that clearly states the date and place of the planned marriage ceremony and confirms that a Notice of Intended Marriage has been lodged with them; and

b. An original Single Status Certificate that shows that you are free to marry.
 

If you are applying for a subclass 309 (Partner) visa:

a. If already married to the sponsor, a certified copy of the Marriage Certificate.
 

PART TWO: INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM THE SPONSOR

CHECK BOX

Form 40SP: Sponsorship for a partner to migrate to Australia
See: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/40sp.pdf

A recent passport size photograph (4cm x 6cm) of the sponsor.

Please note that photographs must have been taken in the last six (6) months.

A certified copy of your Birth Certificate that clearly lists your name at birth, the place and date of your birth and the full names of your parents.

If you do not have a Birth Certificate: you will need to provide a Statutory Declaration that lists your name at birth, the date and place of your birth and the full names of your parents.

If you have changed your name: a certified copy of the Evidence of Name Change.

A certified copy of your passport bio-data page or Certificate of Australian citizenship.

If you are not an Australian citizen: a certified copy of your foreign passport bio-data page and any pages containing Australian permanent residency visas.

If you were not born in Australia: a certified copy of the visa used for your first entry into Australia.

If you were previously married, engaged or living in a De facto relationship: a written statement that clearly lists your former partners name, date of birth and residential address where you both lived (where applicable), AND details of why your relationship ended and the date (or approximate date) that it ended.

If you were previously married: a certified copy of your Divorce Certificate.

If you are a widower: a certified copy of your former partners Death Certificate.

A written statement signed by you and the person you are sponsoring detailing the history of your relationship with the applicant and evidence of ongoing communication, including email correspondence, letters and other communication (filed in chronological order). Where a joint statement is not possible, we will accept separate statements.

If the person you are sponsoring has migrating children that are aged 18 years or under, you must provide:

a. An original Australian Federal Police National Police Check, if you have spent a cumulative time of 12 months or more in Australia since turning 16 years of age.

b. You will also need to provide a police clearance from each country (other than Australia) that you have spent a cumulative time of 12 months or more in the last ten (10) years since turning 16 years of age.

Information on the process of obtaining this clearance is available from the website of the Australian Federal Police.
See: www.afp.gov.au/what-we-do/police-checks/national-police-checks.aspx
 

If you are sponsoring someone for a subclass 300 (Prospective Marriage) visa:

a. An original Single Status Certificate that shows that you are free to marry.

The certificate can be obtained by mail from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the state in which you are/were resident in Australia.