Applying for this Visa

These pages provide information to help you understand and apply for this visa. Before applying for this visa, applicants and sponsors should also read the Partner Migration information booklet.
See: Booklet 1 Partner Migration

Application charge

There is an application charge for this visa. This will usually not be refunded if the application is unsuccessful, or if the application is withdrawn after it has been lodged.

Only one application charge is payable if dependents of the child are included in the application, or siblings apply together, at the same time and place.
See: Fees & Charges

Other costs

In addition to the application charge the applicant will need to pay for any health examinations. The applicant may also be required to pay a charge for obtaining police checks. This charge varies from country to country. When the applicant is required to obtain their own police checks, they are personally responsible for all arrangements. There may be other costs associated with the application, such as translating documents into English.

Application checklist

The Application Checklist details the information and supporting documents that must be provided with the visa application.
See: Application Document Checklist 445 ( 41KB PDF file)

Application forms

The table below provides details of the forms required for this visa application.

Who completes	Form details
The child and their sponsor	See: Form 918 Application for a Subclass 445 (Temporary) Visa by a Dependent Child (320KB PDF file)

Application for permanent visa

If this visa is granted, the child must lodge a separate application for the same permanent visa as their parent, before a decision is made on the parent's permanent visa application.
See: Form 1002 Application to add a dependent child to a partner visa application (subclass 445 visa holder only) (178KB PDF file)

Information to help prepare your application

More information is available on certifying and translating documents, communicating with the department, using a migration agent, authorising another person to receive information from the department, and receiving assistance with your application.
See: Information to Help Prepare Your Application

How and where to lodge your application

If the child is in Australia when their application is lodged the application must be lodged in Australia and the child must be in Australia when the visa is granted.

If the child is outside Australia when their application is lodged the application must be lodged outside Australia and the child must be outside Australia when the visa is granted.

In Australia

Applicants in Australia must lodge their application together with all necessary supporting documentation and application charges, by post or courier at the Child and Other Family Processing Centre in Perth.
See: Child and Other Family Processing Centre

Note: Failure to lodge a Dependent Child (Subclass 445) visa application in Australia at the Child and Other Family Processing Centre will mean that no valid Dependent Child (Subclass 445) application has been made. Applications for this visa cannot be lodged in person.

Outside Australia

Applicants should lodge their application together with all necessary supporting documentation and application charges, with the nearest Australian mission:

• by post
• by courier
• in person.

See: Immigration Offices outside Australia
Note: At some departmental offices outside Australia, an appointment must be made to lodge applications in person.

If you are lodging a paper-based visa application in certain countries you will need to provide biometrics.
See: Countries and Visa Subclasses Included in the Biometrics Program

After lodging an application

Information about what happens after an application is lodged is available.
See: After Lodging an Application

More information

If you have read all of the available information for this visa and you still require assistance.
See: More Information