1149 - Application for sponsorship for sponsored family ...

1 This form is for a sponsored family Visitor visa subclass 679 This form is for the sponsor of visitor visa applicants applyingfor a sponsored family Visitor person coming to Australia as a sponsored family Visitor willgenerally be able to stay in Australia for a period of up to3 months. In certain circumstances the period may be longer,usually up to 6 months, but no more than 12 visa , if granted, will only allow them to travel to Australiaonce on that can be a sponsor?In all cases, the sponsor must be an Australian citizen orpermanent resident aged 18 years or over and settled you are sponsoring someone who is a family visitoryou must be one of the following: a relative (parent, child, adopted child, spouse, brother, sister,grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew or step equivalent of any of these); or a member of an Australian parliament (Commonwealth, Stateor Territory); or an authorised person representing a Commonwealth, Stateor Territory government agency or instrumentality.

2 Or a local government are only able to sponsor one person (or one family unit) ata time. If you have already provided a sponsorship for anothervisitor, you must wait until their visa ceases to be in effect beforeyou can be eligible to provide another : A family unit normally includes the head of the family ,spouse and dependent cannot sponsor?There are no provisions for fianc s, partners of the same sex,cousins, friends or in-laws and New Zealand citizens to you have previously sponsored a visitor as a sponsoredvisitor, and your visitor did not abide by the conditionsof their visa , you will be ineligible to sponsor anothervisitor in the same visa class for 5 years.

3 There is onlyone exception, see Conditions applying to SponsoredFamily Visitor visas .How to sponsor your visitorAll sponsored family Visitor visa applications must be lodgedin Australia by the sponsor. As the sponsor, you will need tocomplete this form. Each of your visitors will need to completeform 48S Application to visit Australia as a sponsored familyvisitor. To make a valid Application you must lodge form 48 Sand this form 1149 at a regional office of the Department ofImmigration and Citizenship (the department) in offices may require an appointment to be made prior tolodgement. The following offices of the department processSponsored family Visitor visa applications : ACT Regional; Sydney CBD; Darwin; Brisbane; Adelaide; Hobart; Dandenong (Victoria); forms must be accompanied by the required VisaApplication Charge (or evidence that the charge has been paid).

4 Your sponsorship undertakingThe undertaking you must sign in the form states that you agreeto accept all financial obligations to the Commonwealthincurred by the applicant arising out of the applicant s stay inAustralia. You are responsible for compliance by the person youare sponsoring with all conditions under which that person isallowed to enter : Holders of sponsored family Visitor visas are notpermitted to work in is the security bond?As the sponsor of the visa applicant, you may be requested toarrange for the lodgement of a security bond. A security bondmay be requested for each individual visa applicant, includingany travelling family members of the relative included in yoursponsorship.

5 The amount of security bond is determined on acase by case basis by a delegated officer and is generally betweenAUD5,000 and AUD15,000 per person. It should be noted,however, under the Migration Act 1958 the decision to requesta security bond is at the discretion of the delegated , depending on the circumstances of the individualcase, the delegated officer may ask for a security bond of anyamount that they see as appropriate. You will be informed inwriting if a bond is requested. The request will include detailsof where the security should be lodged, the amount requested,and information relating to refund (Design date 01/08) - Page 1 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, 2008 Continued on the next pageForm1149 Application for sponsorshipfor sponsored family visitorsNote: A security bond can be provided by a third party who is notthe sponsor, however, this person should be aged 18 yearsor older.

6 Your sponsorship , and any security bond requested, does notguarantee the grant of any visa . Each Visitor visa applicantmust meet all visa requirements individually. The sponsorshipyou provide in this form is only one of the criteria whichmust be met by the visa applicant for a sponsored FamilyVisitor happens to the security bond?The security bond will be refunded after the visitor you havesponsored has left Australia, provided they do not breach anyvisa applying to sponsored family Visitor visasVisitors to Australia must comply with the conditions of theirvisa. As a sponsor, you are responsible for ensuring that yourvisitor(s) complies with their visa family Visitor visa conditions imposed will requirethat your visitor: must not work in Australia (8101); must not engage, for more than 3 months, in any studies ortraining while in Australia (8201); must undergo and pass a chest x-ray examination beforecommencing study if they intend to study for more than4 weeks while in Australia (8205); cannot apply for a further stay in Australia1 (8503).

7 Must not remain in Australia after the expiry of the period ofstay of the visa on which they entered Australia (8531).If a visitor you have sponsored breaches any visa conditions, itmay lead to cancellation of their visa and other penalties,including being detained. If the visitor you have sponsoredbreaches any visa conditions, including if they do not departbefore the expiry of the period of stay of their SponsoredFamily Visitor visa : you will be ineligible to sponsor another visitor for5 years under the same visa class, unless you cansatisfy the department that your sponsored visitorbreached condition 8531 due to circumstances beyondtheir control and those circumstances arose after theirarrival in Australia.

8 And the security bond lodged to support your sponsoredvisitor will normally be your visitor requests a waiver of the 8503 No Further Stay condition and this results in your visitor remaining in Australiaafter their sponsored family Visitor visa expires, they will stillbe taken to have breached the 8531 Must leave before visaexpiry condition, and you will still incur the penalties listedabove, even if the 8503 is waived and a further visa is you have any questions or concerns about the conditions,you should ask for more information from your nearest officeof the department in documents do you need?

9 If you are a relative of the visa applicant, proof of yourrelationship to your relative must be provided with this example, if you are sponsoring your brother or sister, youshould provide a certified copy of your full birth certificateshowing details of your you have changed your name since birth (for example,through marriage), you should also provide evidence of will also need to provide evidence of your Australiancitizenship or permanent residence status. If you are anAustralian citizen you will need to provide a certified copy ofyour citizenship certificate or, if Australian-born, a certified copyof your full birth certificate.

10 If you are an Australian permanentresident you will need to provide a copy of your permanentresidence visa . If you are unsure about the documents neededplease contact your nearest office of the department in you are providing copies of documents they will need to becertified as true copies of the original by a Justice of the Peace,Commissioner for Declarations or a person authorised towitness Statutory with the sponsorIn order for this Application to proceed, the visa applicant willneed to authorise you, the sponsor, to receive all writtencommunications about the visa Application , and to act on behalfof the visa applicant.