Form 47of · Join or bring family
Application for migration to Australia by other family members
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 47of - Complete this form if you are applying for other Join or bring family members to migrate to Australia.
Purpose
This is the departmental application form for permanent migration to Australia under the Other Family visa category, which covers family relationships such as remaining relative, carer, aged dependent relative and similar streams. The applicant indicates the specific visa class on the form.
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Who lodges it
The family-member applicant lodges the form; it is intended to be submitted alongside a completed sponsorship form provided by the applicant's sponsor.
When it is used
Used when a person is sponsored by an eligible relative to migrate permanently to Australia under an Other Family visa, applying either from outside Australia (as migration) or within Australia (as permanent residence), and lodged as a paper application with the sponsorship form and fee evidence.
Official form
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