What To Know
Up until the time a decision is made on your Temporary or Permanent visa application for Australia, you as the Primary Visa Applicant and all Secondary Visa Applicants of your family unit are required to tell the Department of Home Affairs about any changes to your circumstances that may affect any answer to a question in your application form including your name, passport, contact details, address or family members as soon as possible.
What To Do
You are required to do this in writing and can use Form 1022 Notification of changes in circumstances (Section 104 of the Migration Act 1958).
Looking At It More Closely
The MIGRATION ACT 1958 – SECT 104 states the following: –
Changes in circumstances to be notified
(1) If circumstances change so that an answer to a question on a non-citizen’s application form or an answer under this section is incorrect in the new circumstances, he or she must, as soon as practicable, inform an officer in writing of the new circumstances and of the correct answer in them.
(2) If the applicant is in Australia at the time the visa is granted, subsection (1) only applies to changes in circumstance before the visa is granted.
(3) If the applicant is outside Australia at the time the visa is granted, subsection (1) only applies to changes in circumstances after the application and before the applicant is immigration cleared.
(4) Subsection (1) applies despite the grant of any visa.
What Are The Consequences
Failure to notify the department of your new circumstances can have serious consequences and even if the visa you have applied for is granted, it may later be cancelled.
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