Subclass 101 visa document checklist (Child)

The Child visa (subclass 101) is a permanent visa that lets a child outside Australia move to Australia to live with a parent who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. This checklist is a starting point as at November 2026; confirm each item on the Home Affairs subclass 101 page before lodging.

Key numbers (as at November 2026)

• Age: under 18; or 18 to under 25 and studying full time, financially dependent on the parent; or 18 or over with a disability that stops them working full time.
• Study gaps: any gap of more than 6 months between the end of school and further study must be explained.
• Relationship status: the child must never have been married, engaged or in a de facto relationship.
• Lodgement: on paper, with Form 47CH and the sponsor's Form 40CH, sent to the Child and Other Family Processing Centre in Perth. Documents and translations must be certified copies.

Documents from the sponsor

• Identity: passport bio pages; evidence of any change of name
• Relationship to the child: birth, marriage, death or adoption certificates, or an officially issued family book. A former step-parent also shows the past relationship with the child's parent and legal parental responsibility
• Residence and citizenship: birth certificate, Australian passport, citizenship certificate or evidence of permanent residence; for a New Zealand citizen, how long they have lived in Australia and their ties here
• Financial: income and tax records or other evidence they can support the child; a statement of any child support paid or assurances of support given
• Character: if the child will be under 18 at decision, an Australian Federal Police check (Code 33) if the sponsor has lived in Australia at any time since turning 16, and police certificates from each country where they spent 12 months or more in the last 10 years since turning 16. A spouse or de facto partner provides the same
• Sponsorship: Form 40CH

Documents from the applicant

• Identity: passport bio pages, a certified copy of the travel document for entry to Australia, national identity card; evidence of any change of name
• Photographs: 4 recent passport-size photos (45 mm × 35 mm), certified
• Relationship to the parent: birth or adoption certificate, or an officially issued family book
• Consent: for a child under 18, Form 1229 or a statutory declaration from each person who can legally decide where the child lives, with their signed photo ID; or an Australian court order
• Study: for ages 18 to 25, evidence of full-time enrolment and attendance, and a statement explaining any gap of more than 6 months
• Disability: for ages 18 or over with a disability, a report from a qualified medical practitioner
• Financial dependency: for a child 18 or over, bank statements, money transfers or rent receipts showing the parent covers basic needs, and for how long
• Character: for a child 16 or over, Police certificates from each country where the applicant has spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since turning 16, including an Australian Federal Police check where it applies; Form 80
• Health: Health examinations, when Home Affairs asks for them
• Dependants: identity, travel and relationship documents for each dependant under 18 included

Collect it with Immiluma

Set this checklist up once as a visa template in Immiluma, or ask the assistant to draft it from this page. Each matter sends it to the parent's portal, the family uploads against each item, and you review every document beside it before the paper application is certified and posted. See all visa checklists.