Legal help: An Australian migration lawyer with Australian Migration Lawyers can complete, check and lodge Form 47SP with the rest of the partner visa application.
Sources checked: 3 October 2026
As at 3 October 2026, Home Affairs no longer publishes the Form 47SP PDF: its former PDF address returns 404 and Form 47SP is absent from the Department’s PDF forms list. The supplied sources do not establish when the PDF was removed.
Form 47SP information card — not a form to complete
| Full label | Information |
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| Form name | Form 47SP; the approved online version is named “47SP (Internet)” in IMMI 18/103. |
| Who signs / makes the application | The visa applicant, rather than the sponsor, makes the application. Current electronic declaration and paper signature wording has not been verified and is not reproduced here. |
| Visa subclasses covered | 820/801; 309/100; Prospective Marriage visa 300. |
| Ordinary application route | Online through ImmiAccount, as directed by Home Affairs’ Partner visa FAQs. |
| Paper application condition | Written authorisation from the Department, followed by its specified lodgement directions and date. |
| Public PDF availability | No Form 47SP PDF published in the Department’s forms list as checked on 3 October 2026. |
IMMI 18/103 specifies the approved forms, subclasses and authorised-paper arrangements; Home Affairs’ Partner visa FAQs direct ordinary applications to ImmiAccount. The Department’s subclass 820 application and sponsorship instructions distinguish the applicant’s application from sponsorship.
The PDF availability entry records publication status on 3 October 2026, based on Home Affairs’ PDF forms list and the checked former PDF address.
What is Form 47SP?
Form 47SP is the approved application form named in IMMI 18/103 for the partner and prospective marriage visa classes covered by this page. The instrument names the ordinary online version “47SP (Internet)” and permits paper “47SP” only when authorised by the Department.
“47SP” therefore remains a legal form name, not merely an obsolete PDF-search term. For broader pathway context, see the spouse visa Australia guide; IMMI 18/103 covers both partner pathways and the Prospective Marriage visa.
Form 47SP is applicant-facing. Separately, Home Affairs’ subclass 820, 309 and 300 instructions direct the sponsor to complete “Sponsorship for a Partner to Migrate to Australia” online, using the applicant’s TRN or Application ID. See Form 40SP partner visa for the sponsorship distinction.
Paper form or ImmiAccount?
Form 47SP is ordinarily lodged online through ImmiAccount, according to Home Affairs’ Partner visa FAQs. A paper application requires written authorisation under IMMI 18/103 and must follow the Department’s directions and specified date.
- Firstly, use the online route. Follow Home Affairs’ instructions for the relevant subclass and complete the application in ImmiAccount.
- Secondly, check any paper invitation. The Department must authorise paper in writing; follow that authorisation rather than instructions from an old downloaded form.
- Thirdly, follow the specified lodgement arrangements. For authorised paper applications, use the place, manner and date directed by the Department.
These steps follow IMMI 18/103, Schedule 1, Column D, and Home Affairs’ Partner visa FAQs. They do not establish an entitlement to a paper invitation.
Can you download Form 47SP as a PDF?
Form 47SP is not available as a publicly published PDF from Home Affairs as at 3 October 2026. Its former PDF address returns 404, and the Department’s PDF forms list does not include it.
If you are looking for a “partner visa 820 form pdf” or “form 309 partner visa pdf”, Home Affairs’ Partner visa FAQs direct those applications to ImmiAccount. PDF non-publication does not remove the authorised-paper exception in IMMI 18/103.
What happens if you lodge paper without an invitation?
An uninvited paper partner visa application is invalid and will not be processed, according to Home Affairs’ Partner visa FAQs. Use ImmiAccount unless the Department has authorised paper Form 47SP in writing under IMMI 18/103.
What Form 47SP asks
Form 47SP is the application form, while the Home Affairs subclass 820, 309 and 300 pages identify the information and supporting documents applicants need to prepare. The six topics below summarise that preparation, not a verified transcription of the current ImmiAccount questions.
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Identity and passport details. Prepare identity information and passport documents using the document guidance on Home Affairs’ subclass 820, 309 or 300 page.
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Partner and sponsorship details. Keep the applicant and sponsor roles separate. Home Affairs’ subclass 820, 309 and 300 sponsorship instructions connect the separate sponsorship to the application through the applicant’s TRN or Application ID.
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Relationship information and evidence. For 820/801 and 309/100, regulations 1.09A and 1.15A of the Migration Regulations 1994 identify financial aspects, the household, social aspects and commitment. Subclass 300 has a prospective-marriage context: its criteria concern matters including meeting in person, intending to marry and intending to live together as spouses, rather than indiscriminately applying the spouse/de facto test.
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Family members. Identify included family members and prepare their supporting documents according to Home Affairs’ subclass 820, 309 or 300 document guidance. This is a preparation topic, not a dependent-child eligibility assessment.
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Character information and documents. Home Affairs’ subclass 820, 309 and 300 pages include character-document guidance and Form 80. It is a separate supporting form, not a replacement for Form 47SP.
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Health requirements and supporting information. Health remains part of the assessment under the Migration Regulations 1994, including public interest criterion 4007. Follow the relevant Home Affairs visa page’s health guidance; this summary does not establish a universal pre-lodgement examination requirement.
Is Form 80 part of Form 47SP?
Form 80 is a separate personal-particulars and character-assessment form, not the Form 47SP visa application. Home Affairs’ subclass 820, 309 and 300 pages instruct applicants to complete and attach Form 80 under their character-document guidance.
Form 80 itself describes applicants aged 16 and over. Although its standalone wording refers to a processing-office request, Home Affairs’ partner visa pages direct applicants to complete and attach it; do not wait solely because of the standalone wording.
Form 47SP for the 820/801 and the 309/100
Form 47SP is the approved application form for both the 820/801 and 309/100 pathways under IMMI 18/103. The same instrument also specifies it for the Prospective Marriage visa subclass 300.
| Application pathway | Subclasses | Approved online form | Paper exception |
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| Onshore Partner visa application | 820/801 | 47SP (Internet), under IMMI 18/103; ordinary lodgement through ImmiAccount. | Department authorisation in writing, followed by its directions and specified date. |
| Offshore Partner visa application | 309/100 | 47SP (Internet), under IMMI 18/103; ordinary lodgement through ImmiAccount. | Same written-authorisation condition. |
| Prospective Marriage visa application | 300 | 47SP (Internet), under IMMI 18/103; ordinary lodgement through ImmiAccount. | Same written-authorisation condition. |
The table reflects IMMI 18/103 and Home Affairs’ Partner visa FAQs. The Migration Regulations 1994 provide for combined 820/801 and 309/100 applications; subclass 300 is not a combined application for an eventual 820/801 visa.
Is permanent-stage assessment another Form 47SP?
Form 47SP belongs to the combined 820/801 or 309/100 application described by IMMI 18/103 and the Migration Regulations 1994. For the onshore permanent stage, Home Affairs’ subclass 801 page directs applicants to “Stage 2 – Permanent Partner Visa Assessment” in ImmiAccount.
That subclass 801 instruction concerns later assessment of the permanent stage, not fresh paper Form 47SP lodgement. Its exact interface wording should not be assumed to describe the subclass 100 process.
When the application form needs a lawyer
An Australian migration lawyer can check the application route, eligibility issues and consistency between Form 47SP information and supporting evidence before lodgement. Home Affairs’ Using a legal practitioner page states that a lawyer cannot fast-track processing or guarantee a visa.
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Application-route check. The lawyer confirms whether online lodgement or written paper authorisation follows IMMI 18/103, including any specified directions and date.
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Applicant/sponsor consistency check. The lawyer compares application information, sponsorship and relationship documents. Home Affairs’ subclass 820 instructions distinguish the two applications.
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Eligibility and required-document check. The lawyer identifies issues such as no substantive visa or a previous refusal before lodgement is treated as clerical. Clause 820.211(2)(d) of the Migration Regulations 1994 addresses Schedule 3 criteria for relevant applicants without a substantive visa.
The legal triggers an Australian migration lawyer checks are set out in do you need a lawyer for a partner visa.
Ask an Australian migration lawyer to check the application route, missing documents and inconsistent answers before you lodge.