Departmental form 1563
Statement of Character
Character or identity · PDF form · updated 19/12/2023
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- What it is for
- This form is used to declare character-related matters relevant to a visa application, allowing an applicant to disclose criminal history, security concerns, and related background so the department can consider character requirements.
- Who completes it
- The visa applicant completes and signs the form, and the declarations may also cover other people included in the same visa application.
- Information it collects (in general terms)
- It gathers character declarations across categories such as criminal charges and convictions, family or domestic violence matters and protection orders, national-security and serious-international-crime concerns, military or paramilitary service and training, immigration-history matters such as removals or overstays, outstanding government debts, and a signed truthfulness declaration.
- When it is used
- It is used during a visa application when character information must be declared, with supporting court or order documents attached where any matter is disclosed.
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