Department of Home affairs on its website informed that from 1st July 2018, one will no longer be able to lodge an application in person in Australia for certain Family visa :
- Partner and Prospective Marriage (subclass 820, 801, 309, 100 & 300)
- Parent visa applicants (subclasses 103, 804, 173, 143, 884 and 864)
- Carer (subclass 116 and 836) visas,
- Remaining Relative (subclass 115 and 835) visas, and
- Aged Dependent Relative (subclass 114 and 838) visas
Partner and Prospective Marriage:
From 1st July 2018, Applications for Partner and prospective Marriage (subclass 820, 801, 309, 100 & 300) cannot be applied in person or via paper applications. All the application under these family stream visas must be lodged online via ImmiAccount. Applicants have to pay the fees online via the ImmiAccount portal.
Parent:
Parent visa applicants for subclasses 103, 804, 173, 143, 884 and 864 must send their completed visa applications to the Perth Visa and Citizenship Office by post or courier. A Parent visa application is no longer be lodged in person.
Other Family
All applications for Other Family visas will need to be sent by post or courier service to the Perth Visa and Citizenship Office. The applications are no longer be able to lodge at one of Department overseas offices or contracted Service Delivery Partners. These changes apply to - Carer (subclass 116 and 836) visas, Remaining Relative (subclass 115 and 835) visas, and Aged Dependent Relative (subclass 114 and 838) visas.
Application and sponsorship forms for Other Family visas are available on the Home Affairs website. Completed applications forms must be sent to the processing office in Perth.
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