Departmental form 956
Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person
Visa support · PDF form · updated 11/08/2022
Important notice: General information only — not immigration assistance or legal advice. For advice about your circumstances, book a verified practitioner.
Compiled from official Department of Home Affairs sources — practitioner verification pending.
- What it is for
- This form notifies the Department of Home Affairs that a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person has been appointed by a client to provide immigration assistance, and where applicable to act as authorised recipient. It can also notify that such an appointment has ended.
- Who completes it
- The appointed registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person completes the form; the client completes a declaration confirming the appointment or its withdrawal.
- Information it collects (in general terms)
- The appointee's professional and registration details, the client's identifying information, the specific matter or application concerned, and declarations covering the appointment and any authorised-recipient arrangement.
- When it is used
- It is used when a client engages a migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person for a particular immigration matter, with a separate form for each matter, and when that appointment or an authorised-recipient role is withdrawn.
Visas that commonly use this form
- Subclass 100
- Subclass 103
- Subclass 143
- Subclass 155
- Subclass 186
- Subclass 189
- Subclass 190
- Subclass 200
- Subclass 300
- Subclass 309
- Subclass 400
- Subclass 407
- Subclass 408
- Subclass 417
- Subclass 445
- Subclass 461
- Subclass 462
- Subclass 482
- Subclass 485
- Subclass 491
- Subclass 494
- Subclass 500
- Subclass 590
- Subclass 600
- Subclass 790
- Subclass 801
- Subclass 820
- Subclass 858
- Subclass 866
- Subclass 870
- Subclass 888
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