Form 1022 · Character or identity
Notification of Changes in Circumstances
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Purpose
A form for telling the Department that a change in the person's circumstances now affects an answer they previously gave in a visa application. It fulfils the notification obligation under section 104 of the Migration Act 1958.
Who lodges it
The visa applicant or visa holder whose circumstances have changed.
When it is used
Used when something about the applicant's or holder's situation changes so that an answer given on a lodged application (or during a matter such as a proposed visa cancellation) is no longer accurate. A separate form is used to correct information that was incorrect when given rather than changed later.
Visas that commonly use this form
- Parent visa (103)
- Contributory Parent visa (143)
- Employer Nomination Scheme visa (186)
- Skilled Independent visa (189)
- Skilled Nominated visa (190)
- Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) visa (400)
- Training visa (407)
- Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408) (408)
- Working Holiday visa (417)
- Special Category visa (subclass 444) (444)
- Dependent Child visa (subclass 445) (445)
- New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship (temporary) visa (subclass 461) (461)
- Work and Holiday visa (462)
- Skills in Demand visa (482)
- Temporary Graduate visa (485)
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (491)
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (494)
- Student visa (500)
- Student Guardian visa (590)
- Electronic Travel Authority (601)
- eVisitor (651)
- National Innovation visa (858)
- Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa (870)
- Business Innovation and Investment (permanent) visa (subclass 888) (888)
The official visa page lists what an application actually requires.
Official form
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