Form 40 · Join or bring family
Sponsorship for migration to Australia (parent, aged dependent relative, remaining relative, carer)
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.
Dated factual snapshot · captured 2026-07-15
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Original factual summaries describing what each official form is for and who lodges it. No form fields, layout or text are reproduced; the official PDF remains the only form.
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Purpose
Allows an eligible person in Australia to formally sponsor a relative migrating under specific family visa categories and to give the required sponsorship undertakings supporting that person's application.
Who lodges it
The prospective sponsor (an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen), completed in support of the relative's visa application.
When it is used
Used when sponsoring a parent, aged dependent relative, remaining relative or carer applying for one of the listed migrant, residence or contributory parent visa subclasses; a different form applies for partners or children.
Visas that commonly use this form
The official visa page lists what an application actually requires.
Official form
Open the Department's own PDF or instructions page.
Open official form 40 ↗Genuine PDF held here
An unmodified copy of the Department’s file as captured on 2026-09-17 (directory listing dated 2024-04-12, 15 pages, 469 KB). The Department may have published a newer version since; check the official link above before relying on it.
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