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Form 1022: Notification of changes in circumstances
Form 1022 is the Department of Home Affairs' Notification of changes in circumstances. Use it to tell the Department about any change that makes an answer on your visa application no longer correct.
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Form Overview
Home Affairs Form 1022 - Notification of changes in circumstances
Form 1022 is the Department of Home Affairs' Notification of changes in circumstances. Use it to tell the Department about any change that makes an answer on your visa application no longer correct.
Risk Radar
Scan points- 1Leaving any question blank can cause the form to be rejected.
- 2Failing to submit the form promptly
- 3Providing a post‑office box instead of a residential address
- 4Omitting a signature or date
- 5Sending the form to the wrong Department office
Plain English
If something about your visa application has changed – for example a new address or a new partner – you fill out this form and send it to the Department. It lets them update your record before they decide on visa cancellation or a new application.
Submission Date
- Filing date: Submit the form as soon as you become aware of the change. The Department expects notification promptly under section 104 of the Migration Act.
- Preparation window: collect IDs, supporting records, and signatures in advance.
- Final review: verify names, dates, and required fields before submission.
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What this form is for
- You have a change that makes an answer on your visa application no longer correct.
- Your visa has not yet been granted and the change could affect the assessment.
- Your visa is granted but the change may be considered in a possible cancellation decision.
- You need to inform the Department before any cancellation or refusal process starts.
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Use this form or another form?
You supplied an incorrect answer on a previous form
Specifically for correcting wrong information, not for general changes
✓ Verify the error relates to an answer, not a new circumstance
Form 1023 Notification of incorrect answer(s)
You want to update personal details after visa grant (applied in Australia)
Changes after grant are exempt unless they affect a previous answer
✓ Confirm the change actually affects a prior answer
You are unsure which office handles your matter
The form allows submission to any nearest office if you cannot identify the correct one
✓ Check the address of the nearest office before mailing
Form 1022 can be sent to the nearest Department office
Deadline or filing window
There is no fixed calendar deadline; you must notify the Department immediately after the change occurs.
Before you submit
- 1Answer every question on the form.
- 2Enter the identity number from the passport of the country you live in.
- 3Provide a residential address that is not a post office box.
- 4List old details and corresponding new details in the tables on page 4.
- 5Indicate Yes/No for electronic communication and give fax or email if Yes.
- 6Include your client or file number if you know it.
- 7Attach extra pages if there is not enough space for changes.
- 8Sign and date the form for each adult applicant.
- 9Send the completed form to the office where you lodged your original application or the nearest Department office.
- 10Make and keep a copy of the completed form and any attachments.
How to file this form
- 1Download or obtain a clean copy of Form 1022.
- 2Gather details of the information that has changed and the new correct details.
- 3Fill in all sections, including identity numbers, residential address, and electronic communication consent.
- 4Attach extra sheets for additional changes if needed.
- 5Sign, date, and include your client/file number.
- 6Post or deliver the form to the appropriate Department office and retain a copy for your records.
Known limitations
- 1Only changes that affect answers on your original application are required.
- 2Changes that occur after a visa is granted (when applied in Australia) are exempt.
- 3Electronic communication consent is optional and not secure.
- 4The form does not automatically cancel a visa; a decision process follows.
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Applicant
3 items
Your name exactly as shown in your passport.
Your date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY).
Passport number, country of issue, and expiry date.
Contact
1 items
Current residential address, postal address, email, and phone number.
Request
1 items
The visa, citizenship, or sponsorship request this form relates to.
Evidence
1 items
Certified copies of identity and other documents required for the request.
Declaration
1 items
Declare that the information is true and correct, then sign and date.
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What changed or needs a fresh check
- Confirm the design date (03/18) matches the version you have.
- Check the electronic communication consent question is still present.
- Verify the residential address field still disallows PO boxes.
- Ensure the ‘new correct details’ tables are on page 4.
- Confirm signature lines for applicant and any other adult applicant.
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- SRCDesign date 03/18verified from source page 1.
- SRCPurpose: notify changes that affect any answer on the applicationverified from source page 1.
- SRCExemptions after visa grant (in Australia) or after immigration cleared (outside Australia)verified from source page 1.
- SRCMust answer all questionsverified from source page 1.
- SRCUse Form 1023 for incorrect answersverified from source page 1.
- SRCResidential address cannot be a PO boxverified from source page 3.
- SRCElectronic communication consent question and its optional natureverified from source page 1.
- SRCSignature and date fields on page 5verified from source page 5.
Common confusion points
Using Form 1023 instead of Form 1022 for a general change.
Leaving a PO box in the residential address field.
Not indicating a choice for electronic communication when a fax or email is provided.
Failing to fill both the ‘old’ and ‘new’ detail tables completely.
Sending the form to the wrong Department office.
Omitting the client or file number when known.
Not attaching extra pages when the tables run out of space.
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