Form 1412 · Visa support
Deed of Acknowledgement, Undertaking and Release
What this official form is for and who lodges it. The form itself is only ever the Department's own document; nothing is completed or submitted here.
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Purpose
This is a deed poll in which visa applicants acknowledge the financial and legal risks of a complying investment and release the Commonwealth from liability for any loss connected with that investment.
Who lodges it
It is executed by the primary visa applicant and signed by each secondary applicant aged 18 or over, with an independent witness who cannot be one of the applicants.
When it is used
It is used in connection with business and investment visa applications that rely on a complying investment or complying significant investment under the Migration Regulations 1994, where applicants must formally acknowledge the associated risks and release the Commonwealth.
Official form
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