Professionals and other Skilled Migrants

Including secondary applicants in your application


You can include the following secondary applicants in your visa application:

Spouse

A spouse is the person that you live with as husband or wife. This relationship may be a legal marriage or a de facto/common law relationship which involves members of the opposite sex.

Evidence to attach to your application
If you are legally married, you must include a certified copy of your marriage certificate issued by an official registry office. If you are in a de facto/common law relationship, you must provide evidence to demonstrate that you have been in a genuine and ongoing relationship for the 12 months immediately before making the application, unless there are compelling reasons.
See: Fact sheet 35 One-Year Relationship Requirement

In all instances, you must include evidence that your relationship is genuine and continuing and you have a commitment to a shared life together. This may include:

Evidence of the history of your relationship
Both you and your spouse should provide a statement including all of the following:

Note: Your statement does not need to be made on a statutory declaration form. Your statement or statutory declaration must, however, be signed by the author.

Evidence of a genuine and continuing relationship
There are four broad categories of evidence that you need to provide.

Interdependent partner

An interdependent partner is a same sex partner with whom you have a mutual commitment to a shared life to the exclusion of all others. The relationship between you and your partner must be genuine and continuing, and you must live together, or not live separately and apart on a permanent basis.

Evidence to attach to your application
You must include evidence that your relationship is genuine and continuing and that you and your partner have a commitment to a shared life together. You must also be able to show that you and your partner have been in an interdependent relationship for the entire 12 months immediately prior to lodging your application.
See: Fact sheet 35 One-Year Relationship Requirement

Note: The 12-month relationship requirement may be waived if you can demonstrate compelling and compassionate circumstances, such as if cohabitation was not permitted under the law of the country where you lived for the 12 months before you applied for your visa.

Evidence of the history of your relationship
Both you and your interdependent partner should provide a statement including all of the following:

Note: Your statement does not need to be made on a statutory declaration form. Your statement or statutory declaration must, however, be signed by the author.

Evidence of a genuine and continuing relationship
There are four broad categories of evidence that you need to provide.

Dependent child

A dependent child is the natural, adopted, or step-child, of the main applicant, the main applicant's spouse or interdependent partner. They must have legal responsibility for the child. The child must:

Note: You may include in your application a child that is born after you lodge your application but before your application is decided. Your child is automatically taken to have applied at birth and to have made a combined application with you.

Evidence to attach to your application
You will need to show evidence that the child is your or your spouse's or interdependent partner's:

'Step-child' means a natural or adopted child of your current spouse or a natural or adopted child of your former spouse where the child is under 18 years and you have a legal responsibility to care for them.

You should provide a certified copy of each child's birth certificate or adoption papers. If you have a step-child, you should provide evidence that you have legal responsibility for that child.

Custody requirement

If your application includes a child under 18 years of age and the child's other parent is not migrating with you, or there is any other person who has the legal right to determine where the child can live, you will need to provide:

For a step-child, you will need to provide evidence that you were in a spouse relationship with the child's natural parent and that you have one of the following:

Other dependent relatives

Other relatives of you or your spouse may be considered in the application if they meet all of the following:

Example: an aged, unmarried relative.

Evidence to attach to your application

You must complete Form 47A for each dependant aged 18 years or over, whether they are migrating with you or not. You cannot lodge this form electronically. You must send the form and all supporting documentation by post or courier directly to the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre.
See: Form 47A Details of child or other dependent family member aged 18 years or over (248KB PDF file)

You will also need to provide:

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