KENYA PROCESSED AT NAIROBI POST VISA APPLICATION

CHILD VISA (SUBCLASS 101 – CHILD, 102 – ADOPTION, 117 - ORPHAN

RELATIVE, 445 - EXTENDED ELIGIBILITY)

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KENYA

PROCESSED AT NAIROBI POST

VISA APPLICATION CHE

CKLIST

(SUBCLASS 101 – CHILD, 102 – ADOPTION, 117 –

ORPHAN RELATIVE, AND 445 - EXTENDED ELIGIBILITY)

Applicant Name:

Passport Number:

Email Address:

Phone No:

VLN:

(Office use only)

The visa application checklist helps you check that you have included all of the necessary documentation required by the

Australian Department of Home Affairs to process your visa application. For detailed information about visas and citizenship

please consult the following websites:

www.immi.homeaffairs.gov.au

www.kenya.embassy.gov.au

www.vfsglobal.com/australia/kenya

How to use the checklist

1. Before you sign your visa application form, use this checklist to make sure your application is complete.

2. When you are satisfied that you have correctly completed your visa application form and all of the relevant

documentation is included, you should sign and date your visa application form.

3. Include the completed visa application checklist when you lodge your visa application form and relevant documentation

at the Visa Application Centre. See www.vfsglobal.com/australia/kenya

Important information

Please be aware that the decision on your visa application may be based on the information and documentation that you

include at the time of lodgement. Applicants should not make arrangements to travel to Australia until advised that their

visa has been approved. You may be asked to provide information in addition to that provided in your application. If this is

the case, you will be given a date by which you will have to provide the information.

The provision of false or misleading information or documents may have an adverse effect on the outcome of the application

and will delay processing.

You must provide a certified copy of the documents, not the originals. Please be aware that any original documents you

choose to provide may not be returned to you. If an original is required, the Immigration processing office will request this

from you. All documents must be certified by the relevant authority. Documents not in English must be accompanied by

accredited English translations.

Delivery and courier charges

Applications can be lodged at the Visa Application Centre in Nairobi operated by VFS Global. To make an appointment and

find the location, go to:

VFS Global Kenya website: www.vfsglobal.com/australia/kenya

You are responsible for all costs of delivering information to the Immigration processing office by mail or courier, including

any additional information that may be requested by this office. If you give additional information to the Australian Visa

Application Centre, you may be charged a courier fee for delivery to the Immigration processing office.

For more information

See the Home Affairs website:

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-finder

for more information on

these visas.

Please ensure the latest version of the application form is used.

See: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-support/departmental-forms

The Visa Application Charge will not be refunded if a decision is made to refuse to grant the visa because the applicant did

not satisfy the criteria for grant of the visa.

CHILD VISA (SUBCLASS 101 – CHILD, 102 – ADOPTION, 117 - ORPHAN

RELATIVE, 445 - EXTENDED ELIGIBILITY)

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Please note that separate application and sponsorship forms must be completed for each migrating child. A copy of all

supporting documents must be provided for each migrating child.

Complete this checklist and attach all documentation – in the order provided below. The checklist should be placed to the front of your

application.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

Tick the

documents

you are

submitting

Official

use

only

Forms and Fees

For subclass 101, 102 and 117 visa applicants only:

A completed and signed Form 47CH - Application for migration to Australia by a child.

Note: question 15 in form 47CH must be answered to make the application valid.

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For subclass 101, 102 and 117 visa applicants only:

A completed and signed Form 40CH - Sponsorship for a child to migrate to Australia.

To be completed and signed by the child’s sponsor.

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For subclass 445 visa applicants only:

A completed and signed Form 918 - Application for a subclass 445 (temporary) visa by a dependent child.

To be completed by the Sponsor of the child’s parent who is residing in Australia.

Note: question 8 must be answered to make a valid application

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A completed and signed Form 80 – Personal particulars for character assessment for each visa applicant

aged 16 years or older. Applicants must list full details of all addresses they have lived at for 12 months or

more during the last 10 years and provide full details of all employment and / or education since leaving

school. If you believe a question is not relevant write “not applicable” and explain why.

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Payment of the Australian Government Visa Application Charge at the Visa Application Centre or if the Visa

Application Charge has been paid at a Departmental office in Australia, a copy of the receipt.

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Whichever is applicable, a completed and signed:

Form 956 - Advice by a migration agent/exempt person of providing immigration assistance or

Form 956A - Appointment or withdrawal of Authorised Recipient

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Personal Documents – Applicant/s

Certified copies of the biographical pages of the current passports or travel documents of all people

included in the application. Include copies of all pages that contain visas and stamps.

Note: your passport must have at least six months left before the expiry date.

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Two recent passport-sized photographs, no more than six months old, of you and any migrating dependents

travelling with you.

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A certified copy of your unabridged/full birth certificate along with the same for all persons included in the

application.

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If the applicant is 18 years of age or over and is a full time student, evidence of their enrolment status.

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If the applicant is 18 years of age or over, evidence that they are financially dependent on their sponsor for

the basic needs of food, shelter and clothing, and how long this support has been provided. Evidence may

include bank statements, money transfers, rent receipts etc.

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Police certificate from countries where the applicant has resided for 12 months or more during the last 10

years (applicable to applicants 16 years old or over).

See: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-support/meeting-our-requirements/character

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Personal Documents - Sponsor

Two recent passport-size photographs of your sponsor.

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Evidence that the sponsor is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand

citizen (certified copy of the birth certificate, Australian passport or foreign passport containing evidence of

permanent residence); for New Zealand citizens – evidence of length of residence in Australia and of

continuing links with Australia.

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Evidence that the sponsor has the legal right to determine where the child shall live.

• Form 1229 completed by both parents of the child. The parent’s passport to verify signatures.

• Statutory declaration from each person with legal responsibility for the child stating that they have

no objection to the child migration, signed by a Notary Public.

• Evidence of Custody

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Certified copies of the following documents demonstrating your sponsor’s employment: and income:

• Australian income and/or overseas tax assessment notice and

• a letter from their employer confirming length of employment and annual salary

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RELATIVE, 445 - EXTENDED ELIGIBILITY)

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If your sponsor is self-employed or self-funded from other sources, business documents or a letter from

your sponsor’s accountant.

If the applicant is under 18 years of age, their sponsor and his/her partner must provide the following:

• an AFP (Australian Federal Police) National Police Check, if the sponsor has lived in for more than

12 months or more (cumulatively and continuously) in Australia since turning 16 years of age.

• Police certificates from each country in which the sponsor has lived for more than12 months or more

(cumulatively and continuously) in the last 10 years since turning 16 years of age.

See:

AFP (Australian Federal Police) National Police Checks: www.afp.gov.au/what-we-do/police-

checks/national-police-checks.aspx

Sponsor Eligibility: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/child-101#Eligibility

Character Requirements Penal Clearance Certificates: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-

support/meeting-our-requirements/character

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Necessary Requirements – Specific to Adoption visa Applicants – Subclass 102

The adoption papers or compliance certificate (for signatories to the Hague Convention on Inter-country

Adoptions) including evidence that the competent authority permits the child to migrate to Australia.

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A letter from the Australia State/Territory adoption authority supporting the adoption (if applicable).

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Evidence of the adoptive parent(s)’ residence outside Australia for more than 12 months at the time of

application.

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Necessary Requirements – Specific to Orphan Relative visa Applicants – Subclass 117

If one or both parents are deceased, a death certificate or other official documentation to verify this.

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If one or both parents’ whereabouts are unknown, evidence of how long they have been missing and what

efforts have been made to contact or find them.

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If one or both parents are permanently incapacitated, evidence showing why they are unable to care for the

child. For example, if a parent has a physical or mental illness, which stops them from being able to care for

the child, provide a medical report to verify this.

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Documents to show the applicant’s relationship to the sponsor.

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Necessary Requirements – Specific to Extended Eligibility visa Applicants – Subclass 445

Evidence to show that applicant’s parent has been granted either of the following visa:

• subclass 445 visa; OR

• a temporary Partner visa in Australia; OR

• a provisional Partner visa overseas.

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Health Requirement – Applicant

Evidence of polio vaccination

If you have spent 28 days or longer since 5 May 2014, in any of the countries listed by the

Department. Please see: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-support/meeting-our-

requirements/health/threats-to-public-health#content-index-3

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I hereby acknowledge that:

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 I have provided all necessary documentation for a decision to be made on my visa application. Or

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 I have not provided all the information requested on this checklist and I am aware that a decision may be made based

on the information I have provided.

I also acknowledge that I am responsible for any related mail, courier and document handling charges, including cost for

providing any additional information that may be requested by the Department.

Applicant name:

…………………………..…..

Signature:

…………………………..……..

Date:

……./……./…….

Visa Application Centre Use Only

VFS Global Officer name: VFS Global officer signature: