Form 40CH · Join or bring family
Sponsorship for a child to migrate to Australia
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
Enables a parent, relative or guardian to sponsor a child migrating to Australia and to give the written undertaking to support that child, including accommodation and financial assistance during their first years in Australia.
Who lodges it
The sponsor (parent, relative or guardian), lodged together with the child's application; where the child is under 18 the sponsor or guardian typically completes the accompanying application on the child's behalf.
When it is used
Used when sponsoring a dependent child, adopted child or orphan relative to migrate, lodged at the same time as the child's application form and Visa Application Charge with the relevant processing centre.
Official form
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