Form
Withdrawal of a visa application
1446
Legal requirements
Important information about privacy
Under section 49 of the Migration Act 1958, an applicant for a
visa may by written notice, withdraw their visa application.
Your personal information is protected by law, including the
Privacy Act 1988. Important information about the collection,
use and disclosure (to other agencies and third parties, including
overseas entities) of your personal information, including
sensitive information, is contained in form 1442i Privacy notice.
Form 1442i is available from the department’s website
www.border.gov.au/allforms/ or offices of the department.
You should ensure that you read and understand form 1442i
before completing this form.
How can I withdraw my visa application or withdraw a
visa application on behalf of another person?
This form can be used to provide written notice for withdrawal of
a visa application. Prior to submitting this form, you should
ensure that you have filled out all of the necessary sections and
signed and dated the declaration.
Withdrawal of a visa application by one applicant (such as the
main applicant) does not constitute withdrawal of the visa
applications of other applicants. Generally written notice of
withdrawal must be given by each applicant.
This form can be used by multiple applicants who made a
combined visa application.
Please either attach the completed withdrawal form within your
ImmiAccount or send to the relevant processing centre. The
address of the relevant processing centre dealing with your
application can be obtained from the application
acknowledgement correspondence sent to you. If the relevant
processing centre has not been specified please send to your
nearest office of the department.
Home page www.border.gov.au
General Telephone 131 881 during business hours
enquiry line in Australia to speak to an operator (recorded
information available outside these hours).
If you are outside Australia, please contact
your nearest Australian mission.
Who can withdraw a visa application?
• Any applicant who has made a visa application.
• Any persons with clear authority to act on the applicant’s
behalf (eg. a migration agent).
If the applicant is under 18 years of age, a parent or guardian
must sign this form on their behalf.
Application status
Once a visa application has been withdrawn, no further action
can be taken on the withdrawn application. If a person wants to
be considered for a visa in the future, they will need to make a
new visa application.
All remaining applicants in the combined visa application (if any)
will continue to have a visa application that must be considered.
Your immigration status (for applicants in Australia) after
withdrawal of your visa application
If you hold a bridging visa that was granted in association with
the application being withdrawn, that bridging visa will cease to
be in effect 35 calendar days from the date of the withdrawal.
Unless you are the holder of another visa or you have been
granted Australian citizenship, you will be an unlawful non-citizen
and subject to immigration detention and removal from Australia.
Application charge
The visa application charge already paid for by an applicant
applies regardless of the visa application outcome.
There are very limited circumstances in which a refund may be
given. For information about refunds please refer to form 1424
Refund request.
Please keep this information page for your reference
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Form
1446
Withdrawal of a visa application
IMPORTANT: After a visa application has been withdrawn, no further
action can be taken on the withdrawn application.
Please use a pen, and write neatly in English using BLOCK LETTERS.
Tick where applicable 3
Part A – Application details
1
Part B – Authority to withdraw
Details of the visa application that is being withdrawn
Application ID/File reference number/Transaction reference number
3
Are you applying to withdraw the visa application on behalf of another
person(s)?
No
Go to Part C
Yes
Visa type
4
Visa subclass
Day
Month
Year
Have you been given authority to withdraw the visa application, by the
visa applicant(s)?
No
Date of lodgement
Yes
Place of lodgement
Visa application charge receipt number (if known)
2
See ‘Who can withdraw a visa application?’
on page 1 of this form.
5
Indicate if you are withdrawing the visa application as:
(select one only)
a visa applicant
a registered migration agent
Main applicant’s details
a non-registered migration agent outside Australia
Family name
an authorised exempt person
Given names
Day
Date of birth
Passport number
Go to Part C
Month
Year
6
Details of authority withdrawing the visa application
Family name
Given names
Organisation name (if applicable)
Current address
Postcode
Email address
Telephone numbers
Office hours
(Area code
)
After hours
(Area code
)
Mobile/cell
Migration Agent Registration Number (MARN) or Offshore Agent ID Number
(if applicable)
Note: You must sign this form at Question 9.
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Part C – Applicant details
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Details of the visa applicant(s) withdrawing the visa application
Applicant 1
Applicant 3
Client ID
Client ID
Family name
Family name
Given names
Given names
Day
Month
Year
Day
Date of birth
Date of birth
Passport number
Passport number
Nationality
Nationality
Current address
Current address
Month
Year
Postcode
Postcode
Email address
Email address
Telephone numbers
Telephone numbers
Office hours
(Area code
)
Office hours
(Area code
)
After hours
(Area code
)
After hours
(Area code
)
Mobile/cell
Mobile/cell
Applicant 2
Applicant 4
Client ID
Client ID
Family name
Family name
Given names
Given names
Day
Month
Year
Day
Date of birth
Date of birth
Passport number
Passport number
Nationality
Nationality
Current address
Current address
Month
Year
Postcode
Postcode
Email address
Email address
Telephone numbers
Telephone numbers
Office hours
(Area code
)
Office hours
(Area code
)
After hours
(Area code
)
After hours
(Area code
)
Mobile/cell
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Mobile/cell
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Part D – Reason(s) for withdrawal
Applicant 5
Client ID
8
Family name
Given names
Day
Month
Year
Reason(s) the visa application is being withdrawn
Although you do not need to provide reasons for why the visa
application(s) are being withdrawn, the department may use this
information to organise its programmes more effectively in the future.
Date of birth
Passport number
Nationality
Current address
Postcode
Email address
Telephone numbers
Office hours
(Area code
)
After hours
(Area code
)
Mobile/cell
Applicant 6
Client ID
Family name
Given names
Day
Month
Year
Date of birth
Passport number
Nationality
Current address
Postcode
Email address
Telephone numbers
Office hours
(Area code
)
After hours
(Area code
)
Mobile/cell
If insufficient space, attach a signed sheet with details
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Part E – Declaration
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WARNING: Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence.
Signature of authority completing this form on behalf of the visa
applicant(s) (if applicable)
I declare that:
• all information provided in this form is true and correct.
I acknowledge that:
• after the visa application has been withdrawn, the application is
taken to have been disposed of, and no further consideration will be
given to it.
I understand that:
• if I am the holder of a bridging visa, my bridging visa that was granted
in association with the visa application, will cease 35 calendar days
from the date that my visa application is withdrawn.
• if I am in Australia and I am not the holder of another visa or have not
been granted Australian citizenship, I will be an unlawful non-citizen,
subject to immigration detention and removal from Australia after my
visa application is withdrawn and my bridging visa ceases.
• withdrawing my application will not automatically entitle me to a refund
of the visa application fee.
This declaration must be signed and dated by the authority completing
this form on behalf of the visa applicants included in this form.
Signature of
authority
Day
Month
Year
Date
Signature of
applicant 2
(Parent/Guardian
if under 18)
Day
Month
Year
Date
Signature of
applicant 3
(Parent/Guardian
if under 18)
Day
Month
Year
Date
Signature of
applicant 4
(Parent/Guardian
if under 18)
Day
Month
Year
Date
Signature of
applicant 5
(Parent/Guardian
if under 18)
Day
Month
Year
Date
Signature of
applicant 6
(Parent/Guardian
if under 18)
Day
Month
Year
Date
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Year
We strongly advise that you keep a copy of this application
and all attachments for your records.
Day
Month
Date
Signature of visa applicant(s)
This declaration must be signed and dated by all visa applicants aged
18 years or over, included in this form. A parent or guardian must sign
for each visa applicant under 18 years of age.
Signature of
applicant 1
(Parent/Guardian
if under 18)
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