Form 1259i · Character or identity
Information about DNA testing for visa and citizenship applicants
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Form 1259i - This information sheet explains why and how DNA testing is undertaken when documentary evidence of a claimed biological relationship is unreliable or unavailable.
Purpose
This is an information sheet explaining how DNA testing can be used as one form of evidence of a claimed biological family relationship for visa and citizenship-by-descent purposes. It explains that testing is voluntary, how it works, and how results are used, rather than collecting applicant details.
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Who lodges it
No party lodges it - it is an explanatory document provided to visa and citizenship-by-descent applicants who may be invited to undertake DNA testing.
When it is used
It is provided when the Department is not satisfied with documentary evidence of a claimed biological relationship and offers DNA testing as an optional way to help establish that relationship.
Other languages
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