Application for Sponsorship for Visitor Visa (Subclass 600) - Sponsored Family Stream - Form 1149

Sep 24, 2026

Sponsorship form 1149 for the Visitor visa (subclass 600) in the Sponsored Family stream, used when sponsoring a visitor or when the Department of Home Affairs requests sponsorship in a specified stream. The form explains eligibility criteria for sponsors, who may or may not sponsor, and prior sponsorship limits. It also covers how visitors must apply online, how to attach the scanned completed form in ImmiAccount, integrity warnings, and key obligations, including financial responsibility and security bond information.

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Pages10

Reading Time4 min

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Who can use this form?

Who can be a sponsor?

Who cannot be a sponsor?

How to sponsor your visitor

Integrity of application

Your sponsorship undertaking

What is a security bond?

Application for sponsorship for Sponsored Family Visitors Department of Home Affairs Form 1149 Important – Please read this information carefully before you complete your application. Once you have completed your application we strongly advise that you keep a copy for your records. Who can use this form? Use this form if you are seeking to be a sponsor of a Visitor visa (subclass 600) applicant in the Sponsored Family stream. You can also use this form if you have been requested by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) to be a sponsor for a Visitor visa (subclass 600) applicant in the Tourist stream. Who can be a sponsor? In all cases, the sponsor must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident aged 18 years or over and settled in Australia. If you wish to sponsor a family visitor, you must be one of the following: • a relative (parent, child, spouse, de facto partner, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew or‘step’ equivalent of any of these) of the applicant; or • a relative of another applicant who is a member of the family unit of the applicant (such as the spouse of your sibling); or • a relative of another applicant in relation to whom the applicant is a member of the family unit (such as your cousin who is the daughter of the other applicant, your uncle); or • a member of the Commonwealth or a State Parliament1; or • a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory; or • an authorised person representing a Commonwealth, state or territory government agency or instrumentality1; or • a government mayor1. Who cannot be a sponsor? You cannot be a sponsor if you are the applicant’s fiance, in-law, cousin or friend. If you have already provided a sponsorship for another visitor, you normally need to wait until their visa ceases to be in effect before you can be eligible to provide another sponsorship. If you have previously sponsored a visitor, and your visitor did not abide by the conditions of their visa, you may be ineligible to sponsor another visitor in the same visa subclass for 5 years. More information on sponsorship eligibility is available on the Department’s website [https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa](https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa)listing/visitor-600/sponsored-family-stream Personalise the page for sponsors and go to Eligibility. 1 These persons are only eligible to sponsor applicants under the Sponsored Family stream. How to sponsor your visitor Each of your visitors needs to submit their own application for a Visitor visa (subclass 600) -Sponsored Family stream online using ImmiAccount. This completed form 1149 must then be scanned and attached in ImmiAccount to each online application. Further information on the Visitor visa (subclass 600)– Sponsored Family stream is available on the Department’s website [https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/](https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/)[ ](https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/)[visa-listing/visitor-600/sponsored-family-stream](visa-listing/visitor-600/sponsored-family-stream)[ ](visa-listing/visitor-600/sponsored-family-stream)[You can personalise this page for](You can personalise this page for Applicants or for Sponsors.)[ Applicants](You can personalise this page for Applicants or for Sponsors.)[ or for](You can personalise this page for Applicants or for Sponsors.)[ Sponsors](You can personalise this page for Applicants or for Sponsors.)[.](You can personalise this page for Applicants or for Sponsors.)[ ](You can personalise this page for Applicants or for Sponsors.)If the Department has requested sponsorship in relation to an application for a Visitor visa (subclass 600)–Tourist stream, this completed form 1149 must be scanned and attached in ImmiAccount to the online application. Integrity of application The Departme

FAQs

Who can use sponsorship form 1149?

Use form 1149 when seeking to sponsor a Visitor visa (subclass 600) applicant in the Sponsored Family stream, or when the Department requests you to be a sponsor for a Visitor visa (subclass 600) applicant in the Tourist stream.

What are the eligibility requirements for a sponsor?

In all cases, the sponsor must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident aged 18 years or over and settled in Australia. For family visitors, the sponsor must fit listed relationship categories or be a Commonwealth/state parliament member, an eligible territory legislative member, an authorised government representative, or a government mayor (with the specified stream limitations).

How should the visitor application and the completed form be submitted?

Each visitor must submit their own Visitor visa (subclass 600) - Sponsored Family stream online using ImmiAccount. After completing form 1149, scan it and attach it to each online application in ImmiAccount.

Sep 24, 2026

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