Advice by a migration agent/exempt person
of providing immigration assistance
Form
956
Non-registered migration agents outside Australia
Migration agents operating outside Australia do not have to be registered with the Office of the MARA. The department may issue offshore agents with an identification number for administrative purpos only. This number does not mean that the agent is registered and it does not reprent endorment of the agent by the Australian Government.
Exempt persons
The following people do not have to be registered as
migration agents in order to provide immigration assistance: • a clo family member (spou, child, adopted child, parent, brother or sister of a visa applicant);• a sponsor or nominator for a visa applicant;• a member of parliament or their staff;
• an official who duties include providing immigration assistance;• a member o意义英语
f a diplomatic mission, consular post or international organisation.As an exempt person you must not charge a fee for your rvice. In Australia, if you do charge a fee you are committing an offence and penalties of up to 10 years jail can apply.
Authorid recipient
An authorid recipient is a person appointed to receive all written communications from the department on behalf of another person.
If you are not appointed as the authorid recipient, all written communication will be nt to the client or their appointed authorid recipient.
Roles and responsibilities
The department
The department will:
• discuss the client’s ca with you;
• nd written communications to you (if you are also appointed as the authorid recipient);• ek information from you.
Registered migration agents
If you are giving immigration assistance to a visa applicant in relation to a visa application and give that assistance after having agreed to reprent the applicant, ction 312A of the Migration Act 1958 and regulation 7G of the Migration Agents Regulations 1998 require you to inform the department. One way you can do this is by nding a completed form 956 to the department.
Who should u this form?
This form can only be ud by: • a registered migration agent;
• a non-registered migration agent outside Australia; or • an exempt person.
This form should be ud to notify the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (the department) that:
• you have been appointed by a client (eg. a visa applicant) to provide immigration assistance with matters under the Migration Act 1958 and, if applicable, to also act as the that person’s authorid recipient; or • your appointment has ended . (Y差异的意思
ou may notify the department of this in writing if you prefer.) A parate form 956 Advice by a migration agent/exempt person of providing immigration assistance must be completed for each matter.
Do not u this form if:
• you have only been appointed as快速致富
an authorid recipient (ie. you are not providing any immigration assistance); or • your appointment as an authorid recipient has ended.In the cas, the person for whom you are the authorid recipient should complete form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorid recipient .
What is immigration assistance?
A person gives immigration assistance if he or she us, or claims to u, his or her knowledge or experience in migration procedure to assist a person with matters related under the Migration Act 1958.
The most common times assistance is provided is during visa application process, visa cancellation process,
sponsorship process (including monitoring or sanctions) or ministerial intervention requests.
Note : Immigration assistance does not include simply filling in an application form, translating or interpreting or passing on information about an application without comment or explanation.
Registered migration agents
A registered migration agent is a person who is registered with the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (Office of the MARA) to provide immigration assistance. If operating in Australia, migration agents must be registered with the Office of the MARA.
Information on migration agents is available on the Office of the MARA website v.au
Immigration Advice and Assistance Scheme (IAAAS)
If you are a registered migration agent who is assisting a client under this scheme, plea indicate this on the form at Question 8.
About the information you give
The department is authorid under the Migration Act 1958 to collect information provided on this form. The information provided will be ud by the department to communicate with you, and to monitor agents for integrity purpos.It may also be disclod to agencies authorid to receive information relating to adoption, border control, business skills, citizenship, education, health asssment, health insurance, health rvices, law enforcement, payment of pensions and benefits,
taxation, review of decisions and regulation of migration agents and other professionals.The information form 993i Safeguarding your personal information , available from the department’s website v.au/allforms/ or from any office of the department or Australian mission overas, gives details of agencies to which your personal information might be disclod.
Under the migration agents Code of Conduct you must :• provide your client with an estimate of fees and a statement of rvices;• act with honesty, integrity and in a timely manner when dealing with clients or the department;• maintain a sound and up to date knowledge of migration law a六种物态变化
nd procedure;• act lawfully in the best interests of your clients;• provide relevant information with applications;
• notify clients and the department promptly of any changes to contact details;• avoid or manage conflicts of interest.You must not :
• intimidate or coerce any person for your benefit;• encourage vexatious or grossly unfounded applications; • reprent that you can obtain a particular decision under the Migration Act or the Migration Regulations; or • engage in misleading advertising.
Connt to communicate electronically
The department may u a range of means to communicate with you. However, electronic means such as fax or e-mail will only be ud if you indicate your agreement to receiving communication in this way.
Electronic communications, unless adequately encrypted, are not cure and may be viewed by others or interfered with. If you agree to the department communicating with you by electronic means, the details you provide will only be ud by the department for the purpo for which you have provided them, unless there is a legal obligation or necessity to u them for another purpo, or you have connted to u for another purpo. They will not be added to any mailing list.The Australian Government accepts no responsibility for the curity or integrity of any information nt to the department over the internet or by other electronic means.
v.au
Telephone 131 881 during business hours in Australia to speak to an operator (recorded
information available outside the hours). If you are outside Australia, plea contact your nearest Australian mission.
Home page General enquiry line Plea keep the information pages for your reference
Advice by a migration agent/exempt person
of providing immigration assistance
Form
956
Migration agent/exempt person’s details
Family name Family name
Given names
Given names 2
Migration agent/exempt person’s full name Tick where applicable
Plea u a pen, and write neatly in English using BLOCK LETTERS.3
4
Organisation name (if applicable)
Business or residential address
5
Address for correspondence
(If the same as business or residential address, write
‘AS ABOVE’)
Office hours Office hours Telephone numbers
Telephone numbers
6
Mobile/cell
Mobile/cell
7
10Do you agree to the department communicating with you by fax, e-mail or other electronic means?Is there another registered migration agent from your organisation who
the department may discuss this ca with if you are unavailable?Give details
Give details of the other agent
Go to Question 13
Go to Question 13
Go to Question 13
No No Yes Yes
Fax number
8
1
129
11In what capacity are you providing assistance?Are you notifying the department that you have been appointed to provide immigration assistance, or that速记
your appointment has ended?
Reason you are exempt from registration
Go to Question 12
Go to Question 9Go to Question 11Complete Part B and Part C You do not need to complete Part A.
Complete Part A and Part C You do not need to complete Part B Registered migration agent
IAAAS
New appointment
partner, child, parent, brother or sister)
post or international organisation
immigration assistance
Sponsor
Nominator
Member of parliament or their staff
agent outside Australia
Appointment has ended
Exempt person
Migration Agent Registration
Number (MARN)
Offshore Agent ID Number
(if allocated by the department)Migration Agent Registration
Number (MARN)Title:
Mr
Mrs
Miss
Ms
Other
Part A – New appointment
1613Client’s details
Type of assistance
Are you providing assistance with an application process, a cancellation
process or specific matter? (tick one only)
The person receiving immigration assistance
(ie. the client) is a: (tick one only)
Application process Cancellation process
Specific matter – give details (eg. sponsorship monitoring and sanction activity by the department, or for only one stage of a two stage visa, ministerial intervention)
visa applicant
sponsor or sponsor applicant nominator or nominator applicant propor or propor applica绘本推荐
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visa holder who visa is being considered for
cancellation or has been cancelled
person requesting ministerial intervention
Not yet lodged
Date lodged Date visa granted
Type of application
Subclass of visa
Family name Full name (If the client is an organisation, provide the name of the contact person)Given names
14Client 1
Family name
Given names Date of birth
1.Family name
Family name
Family name
Family name
Given names Given names Given names Given names
2.3.4.5.15Names of other clients you are providing immigration assistance to in
relation to the same matter (eg. dependant applicants) Organisation name (if applicable)
Business or residential address
Office hours Telephone numbers
Mobile/cell
DIAC Client ID number (if known)
17Provide at least one of the following numbers (if known)
DIAC Request ID number (RID)DIAC Transaction Reference Number (TRN)
Authorid recipient
1819Go to Part C
Go to Part C
Have you also been appointed as the authorid recipient?
Have you been authorid to receive health and character information
about the client(s) you are providing assistance to, their spou, de facto partner or dependants, that may ari, or be revealed in the cour of this matter?No No Yes
Yes
Organisation name (if applicable)
Office hours Telephone numbers
Mobile/cell
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n Agent Registration Number (MARN)If applicable:
Offshore Agent ID Number
22
Provide at least one
of the following numbers
DIAC Request ID number (RID)
DIAC Transaction Reference
Number (TRN)
Family name Full name (If the client is an organisation, provide the name of the contact person) Given names
21Client’s details
Date of birth
Organisation name (if applicable)
Part B – Ending appointment
Family name Given names
20Migration agent/exempt person’s details
Part C – Declarations
2324Declaration by migration agent/exempt person
Declaration by client
Tick one only
Tick one only
Appointment – I花生猪肚汤
declare that I have appointed the migration agent/exempt person named in Part A of this form to provide assistance with matters as indicated on this form.
Appointment – I declare that I have been appointed by the client named in Part A of this form as a migration agent/exempt person and that I will act on the client’s behalf as permitted by law.Ending appointment – I declare that the migration agent/exempt person named in Part B is no longer acting on my behalf.Ending appointment – I declare that I am no longer acting on behalf of the client named in Part B and I have advid the client accordingly.
Signature of migration agent/exempt person
Date
Signature of client
Date
