Form

Change of address and/or

passport details 929

Important Please read this information carefully before you Updating authorised recipients contact details
complete this form. Once you have completed this form we
To update your authorised recipients contact details please
strongly advise that you keep a copy for your records.
complete form 956 or form 956A and provide it to the
If you intend to change your residential address for department.
more than 14 days while your application is being
Form 956 and form 956A are available from the departments
processed, you must tell the Department of Immigration and
website www.immi.gov.au/all forms/
Border Protection (the department) your new address prior to
moving, and how long you will be there.
You need to advise the department of any changes to
Important information about privacy
your passport details before and after a visa is granted Your personal information is protected by law, including the
to you. Privacy Act 1988. Important information about the collection,
use and disclosure (to other agencies and third parties,
Where a new passport has been issued or you hold an additional
including overseas entities) of your personal information,
passport(s), you need to provide a certified copy of the
including sensitive information, is contained in form 1442i
bio-data page of this new or additional passport(s) with this
Privacy notice. Form 1442i is available from the departments
form in order for the department to confirm your new details.
website www.immi.gov.au/allforms/ or offices of the
Where a new passport has been issued with a new name, you department. You should ensure that you read and understand
should provide certified copies of the Bio-data page of the form 1442i before completing this form.
previous passport, new passport and official evidence of name
change (eg. change of name certificate, marriage certificate)
with this form in order for the department to confirm your new
details.
If you have an endorsement in your current passport with your
new name as the principal name, you need to provide certified
copies of relevant pages of the current passport and official
evidence of name change with this form in order for the
department to confirm your new details.
If you wish to lodge this form in person at an office listed on
page 2 of this form, you can show the originals of the
documents that are needed for the department to be satisfied
of your identity. The department will make a copy of these
documents.
Your departmental records will be updated and new details
linked to your record on the departments systems to facilitate
your travel.
Please use this form to advise of any change to your:
address; and/or
passport details.
Return the completed form to the office where you lodged your
application or if your visa has been granted, to the nearest office
of the department.
Note: Questions 16 are mandatory. These questions must be
completed regardless of the details you are changing as
they contain essential information necessary to process
the change of contact details and to ensure that you will
receive all written communications about the application.

Home page www.immi.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.

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 Offices of the department in Australia

New South Wales Tasmania Western Australia

Parramatta Office Hobart Office Perth Office
9 Wentworth Street Ground Floor Wellington Central
PARRAMATTA NSW 2150 188 Collins Street Level 3
Postal address: HOBART TAS 7000 836 Wellington Street
GPO Box 9984 Postal address: WEST PERTH WA 6005
SYDNEY NSW 2001 GPO Box 794 Postal address:
Fax: (02) 8861 4422 HOBART TAS 7001 Locked Bag 7
Fax: (03) 6281 9579 NORTHBRIDGE WA 6865
Sydney CBD Office Fax: (08) 9415 9766
Ground Floor Queensland
26 Lee Street Brisbane Office South Australia
(near Railway Square) Adelaide Office
SYDNEY NSW 2000 299 Adelaide Street
BRISBANE QLD 4000 Level 3
Postal address: 55 Currie Street
GPO Box 9984 Postal address:
GPO Box 9984 ADELAIDE SA 5000
SYDNEY NSW 2001
BRISBANE QLD 4001 Postal address:
Fax: (02) 8862 6096 GPO Box 2399
Fax: (07) 3136 7473
ADELAIDE SA 5001
Australian Capital Territory Cairns Office Fax: (08) 7421 7653
ACT Regional Office Level 2
3 Lonsdale Street GHD Building Northern Territory
BRADDON ACT 2612 85 Spence Street Darwin Office
Postal address: CAIRNS QLD 4870
Pella House
GPO Box 717 Postal address: 40 Cavenagh Street
CANBERRA ACT 2601 PO Box 1269 DARWIN NT 0800
Fax: (02) 6248 0479 CAIRNS QLD 4870
Postal address:
Fax: (07) 4051 0198 GPO Box 864
Victoria DARWIN NT 0801
Thursday Island Office
Melbourne CBD Office Fax: (08) 8981 6245
Commonwealth Centre
Ground Floor Hastings Street
Casselden Place THURSDAY ISLAND QLD 4875
2 Lonsdale Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000 Postal address:
PO Box 299
Postal address: THURSDAY ISLAND QLD 4875
GPO Box 241
MELBOURNE VIC 3001 Fax: (07) 4069 1884

Fax: (03) 9235 3300

Dandenong Office
Level 5
76 Thomas Street
DANDENONG VIC 3175
Postal address:
GPO Box 241
MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Fax: (03) 8762 2600

Please keep these information pages for your reference

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 Form
Change of address and/or
passport details 929

Please use a pen, and write neatly in English using BLOCK LETTERS.
Tick where applicable 

1 Which of the following details have changed?

Contact details Complete Part A, Part B and Part D
Passport details Complete Part A, Part C and Part D

Part A Applicants details Part B Applicants new contact details

2 Applicants full name 7 Residential address

Family name

Given names
POSTCODE

DAY MONTH YEAR

COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER
3 Date of birth Telephone number ( ) ( )

4 Provide one of the following: 8 Address for correspondence

Client number issued (If the same as your residential address, write AS ABOVE)
to the applicant by the
department
File number issued to
the applicant by the POSTCODE
department
Application receipt 9 Do you agree to the department communicating with you by fax,
number issued to the
email or other electronic means?
applicant by the
department No

Passport/travel document number (previously provided to Yes Give details

COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER
the department)
Passport Fax number ( ) ( )

number
Email address
If granted a visa without a label, please provide the 13-digit visa grant
number (as shown on the letter notifying the applicant of the grant of
DAY MONTH YEAR DAY MONTH YEAR
the visa). 10 Effective dates for
new contact details to
Visa grant
number

5 Does the applicant have an application in progress?

No Visa currently held

Yes Details of visa applied for

Type

Class

6 At which office was the application lodged?

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 Part C New passport details Part D Declaration
11 Details of the applicants/visa holders new passport 14 WARNING: Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence.
Name as it appears I declare that:
in passport
I have read the information contained in form 1442i Privacy notice.
Passport number
I understand the department may collect, use and disclose my
Country of personal information (including biometric information and other
passport
DAY MONTH YEAR sensitive information) as outlined in form 1442i Privacy notice.
Date of issue Signature
of applicant
Date of expiry

Issuing authority/ DAY MONTH YEAR
Place of issue as
Date
shown in passport

We strongly advise that you keep a copy of this form and all
12 Is the name in your passport different to what you have previously attachments for your records.
advised the department?
No
Yes You must submit evidence of name change as listed on page 1
in order for the department to confirm your new details.

13 Details of other passport(s) held by the applicant/visa holder

1. Name as it appears
in passport
Passport number
Country of
passport
DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of issue
Date of expiry

Issuing authority/
Place of issue as
shown in passport

2. Name as it appears
in passport
Passport number
Country of
passport
DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of issue
Date of expiry

Issuing authority/
Place of issue as
shown in passport

Office use only

Details shown on record
DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of last departure

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