Form 54 · Join or bring family
Family Composition
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 short supporting form used to record details of an applicant's family members. It supplements a visa application (for example, a Visitor visa) by giving the department a picture of the applicant's immediate and extended family.
Who lodges it
The visa applicant completes and signs the form; where another person assists in completing it, that assistance is acknowledged in the declaration, and a witness also signs.
When it is used
Used as an attachment to a visa application when the department requires a consolidated summary of an applicant's family members (including half, step and adopted relatives), completed in English.
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.
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An unmodified copy of the Department’s file as captured on 2026-09-17 (directory listing dated 2023-09-20, ? pages, 284 KB). The Department may have published a newer version since; check the official link above before relying on it.
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