Form 40CH · Join or bring family
Sponsorship for a child to migrate to Australia
What the form is for and who lodges it. The form itself is the Department's own PDF; nothing is completed or submitted here.
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Form 40ch - Complete this form if you are sponsoring a child for a visa to migrate to Australia as their parent, relative or guardian, as specified in this form.
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.
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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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