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Travel documentation details
Personal details
Personal details - other names
Existing TFN or ABN information
Address details
Contact details
Travel documentation details
We will use the information you enter here to verify your details with the
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC).
Please make sure you enter the information exactly as it appears on your
passport or travel document.
Passport or travel document number
This is a unique number given to you when you are issued a passport or other
travel documentation from the issuing country. The passport number is generally
found on the passport forming part of the personal information. It may also be
listed or perforated on every page of the passport. Where you do not have a
passport but you do have some other form of travel documentation, such as a
certificate of identity, provide the number found on this document.
Country of origin
This is the name of the country from which the passport or travel document
originates. Select the country of origin from the drop down box.
If your country of origin does not appear on the list
If your country of origin does not appear on the list, please contact DIAC, as
we cannot process your application.
Previously visited Australia
Select 'Yes' if you have visited Australia on any previous occasion.
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Personal details
On this page, we ask you to give us these details about yourself:
. Name
. Other names
. Date of birth
. Sex
. Spouse name
Your name
Title
Use the drop down menu to select one of the options provided. For example, your
title could be Mr, Mrs, Miss, Doctor or some other title. This field is
mandatory.
Family name or
surname
Enter your family name or surname as it appears on your passport or travel
document. (This is the name you share with other family members or the name you
have changed by marriage or deed poll.) This field is mandatory. It can be
between 1 and 30 characters long. It must
not
contain:
. the characters ~@#$%^&*()+[]{}\ /;:?<>=."
. numbers only
. two or more hyphens (-), apostrophes ('), spaces or punctuation marks in a
row.
First given name
Enter your first given name as it appears on your passport or travel document.
The first given name details can be between 1 and 15 characters long. It must
not
contain:
. the characters ~@#$%^&*()+[]{}\ /;:?<>=."
. numbers only
. two or more hyphens (-), apostrophes ('), spaces or punctuation marks in a
row.
Other given name/s
If you have more than one given name, enter your other given name/s here, as it
appears on your passport or travel document. The other given name field can be
between 1 and 30 characters long. It must
not
contain:
. the characters ~@#$%^&*()+[]{}\ /;:?<>=."
. numbers only
. two or more hyphens (-), apostrophes ('), spaces or punctuation marks in a
row.
Other names
Select
'Yes'
if you are, or have been, known by other names, for example your name before
marriage or an English version of your first given name.
Select
'No'
if you are not, or have never been, known by other names.
Date of birth
Please enter your date of
birth as it appears on your passport or travel documents. Your date
of birth must be in the format DD/MM/CCYY where DD =
day, MM =
month, CC = century, YY = year. This date must
not
be a future date. If you do not know your full date of birth please leave
blank.
Sex
Please select Male or Female.
Spouse name
If you have a spouse either married or in a de facto relationship, enter their
name details here. A spouse is the person you are married to
or
living with on a bona fide domestic basis as husband and wife even though you
are not legally married.
Title
Use the drop down menu to select one of the options provided. For example your
spouse's title could be Mr, Mrs, Miss, Doctor or some other title.
Family name or surname
Enter your spouse's family name or surname. (This is the name your spouse
shares with other members of their family or the name changed by marriage or
deed poll.) This field is mandatory. It can be 1 to 30 characters long. It must
not
contain:
. the characters ~@#$%^&*()+[]{}\ /;:?<>=."
. numbers only
. two or more hyphens (-), apostrophes ('), spaces or punctuation marks in a
row.
First given name
Enter your spouse's first given name. It can be 1 to 15 characters long. It
must
not
contain:
. the characters ~@#$%^&*()+[]{}\ /;:?<>=."
. numbers only
. two or more hyphens (-), apostrophes ('), spaces or punctuation marks in a
row.
Other given name(s)
If your spouse has more than one given name, enter your spouse's other given
name(s) here. The other given name field can be 1 to 30 characters long. It
must
not
contain:
. the characters ~@#$%^&*()+[]{}\ /;:?<>=."
. numbers only
. two or more hyphens (-), apostrophes ('), spaces or punctuation marks in a
row.
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Personal details - other names
On this page, we ask you for details of any other names that you are known by,
or have been known by in the past. They could be your:
. Name at birth
. Maiden name
. Indigenous name
. Assumed name (known as)
. Previous married name
. Shortened version
. Anglicised name
Note: if you have more than three other names, please select 'More names' at
the bottom of the page and additional fields will be provided.
Title
The title field is mandatory - you must fill it in. Use the drop down menu to
select one of the options provided. For example your title could be Mr, Mrs,
Miss, Doctor or some other title.
Surname or family
name
Enter any other surname or family name that you have been known by. This field
is mandatory. It can be 1 to 30 characters long. It must
not
contain:
. the characters ~@#$%^&*()+[]{}\ /;:?<>=."
. numbers only
. two or more hyphens (-), apostrophes ('), spaces or punctuation marks in a
row.
First given
name
Enter any other first name that you have been known by. It can be 1 to 15
characters long. It must
not
contain:
. the characters ~@#$%^&*()+[]{}\ /;:?<>=."
. numbers only
. two or more hyphens (-), apostrophes ('), spaces or punctuation marks in a
row.
Other given name/s
Enter any other given name that you have been known by. It can be 1 to 30
characters long. It must
not
contain:
. the characters ~@#$%^&*()+[]{}\ /;:?<>=."
. numbers only
. two or more hyphens (-), apostrophes ('), spaces or punctuation marks in a
row.
Type of name
The type of name field is mandatory. Use the drop down menu to select one of
the options provided. For example, your type of name may be Name at birth,
Maiden name, Indigenous name, Anglicised name etc.
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Existing TFN or ABN information
What to Enter
On this page, we ask for details of any previous registrations or obligations
you have had with the Tax Office. This will help us identify you.
Have you had a TFN
or ABN before?
Select 'Yes' if you have had a tax file number (TFN) or Australian business
number (ABN) before.
Select 'No' if you have never had a TFN or ABN before.
TFN/ABN
If you answer
'Yes'
to the question 'Have you ever had a TFN or ABN before?' place your TFN and/or
ABN in the fields provided. The TFN is a nine-digit number and the ABN is an
eleven-digit number.
Please note that it is not an offence if you do not quote your TFN or ABN but
not quoting it may cause delays in processing your application.
Have you ever lodged a tax return in
Australia?
Select
'Yes'
if you have lodged a tax return in Australia.
Select
'No'
if you have never lodged a tax return in Australia.
Do you own property
or have other business interests in Australia?
Select
'Yes'
if you own property or have other business interests in Australia.
Select
'No'
if you do not own property or have other business interests in Australia.
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Address details
On this page, we ask for details of your postal and home address.
Postal
address
Your postal address will be the address we send the tax file number (TFN)
advice to. Your postal address must be an Australian address.
Postal address fields are mandatory.
Street 1 and street
2 fields
. may include one of the following: C/, C/-, CO, Care Of, GPO, GPO Box, PO, PO
Box, Post Box, Box, Post Office, P/-, Locked Bag, Private Bag, RMB, RSD, RMD
. should not have a blank line for street 1
. should not contain 'corner' of two streets as this is not a valid postal
address
. should not contain numbers only
Town or suburb
field
. should not contain ~'!@#$%^&*_+[]{}\:;?/><=
. should not contain numbers only
. should not contain three or more repeated characters
State field
. must contain a valid State option from the drop down menu (that is, New South
Wales = NSW, Victoria = VIC, Queensland = QLD, Western Australia = WA, South
Australia = SA, Tasmania = TAS, Northern Territory = NT, Australian Capital
Territory = ACT or Australian Antarctic Territory = AAT)
Postcode
field
. are valid if they range from 0200-0299, 0800-7499, and 7800-9799
. should be four numerics
Country field
This field defaults to Australia and can not be changed.
Home address
If you are applying as a temporary visitor, your home address may be your
address in your home country. Your home address cannot be a Post Office (PO)
Box number.
Home address same as postal address
field
If your home address is the same as your postal address select
'Yes'.
If your home address is not the same as your postal address leave at, or
select,
'No'
and enter your home address details.
Street 1 and street 2 fields
. should not contain C/, C/-, CO, Care Of, GPO, GPO Box, PO, PO Box, Post Box,
Box, Post Office, P/-, Locked Bag, Private Bag, RMB, RSD, RMD
. should not have a blank line for street 1
. should not contain the words 'as above'
. should not contain numbers only
Town or suburb
field
. should not be blank (for Australian addresses)
. should not contain ~'!@#$%^&*_+[]{}\:;?/><=
. should not contain numerics only
. should not contain three or more repeated characters
State field
. should contain a valid State option from the drop down menu (that is, NSW,
VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, NT, ACT or AAT), and
. should be blank if the address is outside Australia.
Postcode
field
. is mandatory for Australian addresses
. are valid if they range from 0200-0299, 0800-7499, and 7800-9799 (excluding
2001, 3001, 4001), and
. should have four numbers (for Australian addresses)
Country field
Select the country for the home address from the drop down menu.
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Contact details
On this page, we ask for your contact details or those of any relative or
friend who can be contacted if we need more information to process your TFN
application. You may nominate a relative or friend as a contact for reasons
such as language difficulties, age, illness or infirmity.
Would you like the Tax Office to contact a
relative or friend?
Select
'Yes'
if you want to nominate a relative or friend as a contact.
If 'Yes', you must enter the full contact details of the nominated relative or
friend in the fields provided. You must also select from the drop down menu a
reason why the applicant is not the contact.
Select
'No'
if you do not want to nominate a relative or friend as a contact.
If 'No', you must enter the full contact details of the applicant in the fields
provided.
Contact name
Enter the full name of the contact. The contact name details are mandatory.
They can be 1 to 50 characters long. They must not contain:
. the characters ~@#$%^&*()+[]{}\ /;:?<>=."
. numbers only
. two or more hyphens (-), apostrophes ('), spaces or punctuation marks in a
row.
Contact telephone numbers
You must provide at least one telephone number, for example business, after
hours, mobile, fax or all four. Each field should contain:
. a prefix (area code) of 2 numbers
. a telephone number of 8 numbers.
The mobile telephone field should contain:
. a telephone number of 10 numbers.
Contact email
address
The contact's email address is an electronic address. We need it as an
alternative contact point.
The email field
must:
. be in lower case
. contain a dot (.)
. include the @ symbol as part of the address.
The email field
must not:
. contain adjacent dots (..)
. include more than one @ symbol
. contain()<>';:\"{}/ or 'space'
. have a dot (.) as the leading character
. have a dot (.) as the trailing character
. have a dot (.) next to the @ symbol
. have a leading or embedded space (or spaces)
. have an @ symbol as the leading character
. have an @ symbol as the trailing character
. contain quotation marks (") following the @ symbol.
The email field
may:
. contain spaces only where the spaces are enclosed in quotation marks " ".
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