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Form 1436: Adding an additional applicant to a visa application
Form 1436 is the Department of Home Affairs’ form for adding an extra person to an already‑lodged visa application. Use it when you need to include someone who isn’t a dependent child or partner of the main applicant.
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Form Overview
Home Affairs Form 1436 - Adding an additional applicant to a visa application
Form 1436 is the Department of Home Affairs’ form for adding an extra person to an already‑lodged visa application. Use it when you need to include someone who isn’t a dependent child or partner of the main applicant.
Risk Radar
Scan points- 1Most people forget to pay the full visa fee, making the form invalid.
- 2Missing required supporting documents
- 3Failing to pay the total visa application charge
- 4Leaving required signatures blank
- 5Providing inaccurate or false information
Plain English
If you’ve already applied for a visa and later need to add another person – for example a sibling or parent – you fill out this short paper, attach the required documents and send it back to the same address you used for the original application.
Submission Date
- Filing date: Submit the form as soon as you decide to add the person – before the visa decision is made, otherwise the addition may be refused or delayed.
- 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
- Use only before a decision is made on the original visa application.
- Use only if the visa subclass permits adding applicants after lodgement (check the visa subclass page).
- Use when you need to add a person who is not already listed as a dependent child or partner.
- Use after you have gathered the additional applicant’s identity, health, and character details.
- Use when you are ready to pay the additional applicant charge(s) and attach the payment receipt.
Form selector
Use this form or another form?
Decision already made on original visa
Cannot add after decision
✓ Verify decision status on ImmiAccount
Visa subclass does not allow extra applicants
Form 1436 cannot be used
✓ Check visa subclass eligibility on www.homeaffairs.gov.au
Adding a dependent child or partner (already covered by main visa)
Different eligibility criteria
✓ Confirm which form the visa subclass requires
Form 1229 (or other dependent form)
Deadline or filing window
The form should be sent promptly after deciding to add the person; any delay may push back the visa processing timeline.
Before you submit
- 1Complete Part A – applicant details exactly as they appear on official documents.
- 2Provide any national identity document details (type, number, country of issue).
- 3Answer all health and character questions and attach required court or protection order documents if applicable.
- 4Calculate the correct additional applicant charge(s) using the reference table for your visa subclass.
- 5Make the payment via ImmiAccount My Payments or another accepted method and obtain a receipt.
- 6Attach a copy of the payment receipt (or other evidence of payment).
- 7Obtain signatures: main applicant, additional applicant (if 18+), or parent/guardian if under 18.
- 8Keep a complete copy of the filled form and all attachments for your records.
How to file this form
- 1Gather identity, health, character, and any court documents for the additional applicant.
- 2Log into ImmiAccount and note the visa subclass fee amounts from the Department’s website.
- 3Fill in all sections of Form 1436, including payment details and method of payment.
- 4Pay the required charge(s) and download/print the payment receipt.
- 5Attach the receipt and any supporting documents to the completed form.
- 6Lodge the form and attachments within 30 days of the payment.
- 7Save a copy of the lodged form and all evidence for your records.
Known limitations
- 1Form can only be used before a decision is made on the original application.
- 2Only visas that explicitly allow post‑lodgement additions are eligible.
- 3All required fees must be paid in full; otherwise the application is invalid.
- 4False or misleading information is a serious offence.
- 5If the additional applicant is under 18 or lacks legal capacity, a parent or legal guardian must sign.
Field map
Compact field-by-field guide
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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Fillable formOpen in Editor->Form 1436 (Design date 11/2020) is the current Department of Home Affairs form for adding an additional applicant after a visa has been lodged.
What changed or needs a fresh check
- Confirm the form version is the 2020 design (page header shows 11/20).
- Check the visa subclass fee table on www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/visa/fees for the correct charge amounts.
- Verify whether the visa subclass allows additional applicants after lodgement.
- Ensure you have the latest payment method details from the ‘How to pay for an application’ page.
- Confirm that the ImmiAccount ‘My Payments’ section is still the electronic payment option.
Quick Facts
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Sources
- SRCForm number 1436 and design date 11/20 confirmed on page 1.
- SRCForm purposeadding an additional applicant after lodgement confirmed on page 1.
- SRCRequirement to use form only before a decision and only if visa allows extra applicants confirmed on page 1.
- SRCPayment details and need to refer to visa fee tables confirmed on page 6.
- SRCElectronic payment via ImmiAccount ‘My Payments’ confirmed on page 6.
- SRC30‑day lodging deadline after payment confirmed on page 6.
- SRCSignature requirements for main applicant, additional applicant, and parents/guardian confirmed on page 7.
- SRCPrivacy notice reference (form 1442i) and offence for false information confirmed on page 7.
Common confusion points
Assuming the visa subclass automatically allows extra applicants without checking the subclass page.
Leaving the payment receipt off the submission package.
Not signing the form for the additional applicant when they are 18 or older.
Using an outdated fee amount instead of the current reference table.
Failing to attach court or protection order documents when a character question is answered ‘Yes’.
Misreading the 30‑day deadline for lodging after payment.
Providing health details that include time spent in Australia (which should be excluded).
Confusing the ‘My Payments’ section with other ImmiAccount features.
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