Form 424A: Request Access to Documents AU

What is Form 424A?

Form 424A, Request for access to documents or information, lets a person ask the Department of Home Affairs to release documents or information it holds. It collects the requester's details, what is being requested, and the reason for the request so the Department can process it under the relevant access arrangements.

The form is a standard fillable PDF, so you can complete the request fields here in your browser and download the finished file. Depending on what you ask for, a request may be handled under freedom of information or other departmental access processes, and identity or authority checks may apply.

Who files Form 424A?

People seeking documents or information the Department holds about their matter
Applicants or visa holders requesting access to their own records
Authorised representatives making a request on someone's behalf
Anyone the Department has directed to use this form to request access

How to fill out Form 424A

Enter your details as the person making the request.
Describe the documents or information you are asking to access as clearly as you can.
State the reason for the request and your relationship to the information.
Read the declaration, then sign and date the form.
Lodge the completed request with the Department of Home Affairs through the channel it directs.

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These are the form's own fields, in the order they appear on the pages. Fill in what you know; anything left blank stays a fillable field in the PDF, so you can finish it in any PDF reader. Nothing you type here is sent to Home Affairs.

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Your title

Your title (other)

Your full family name

Your full given names

Have you been known by any other names? (including name at birth, previous married names, aliases)

Family name you have been known by

Given names you have been known by

Your date of birth

Your Client ID number (CID)

Your Client file number (CFN)

Your Permission Request ID Number (PRID)

Your Boat ID

Date of your signing

Your postal street address

Your postal suburb and city

Your postal address country

Your postal address postcode

Country code of your office hours telephone number

Area code of your office hours telephone number

Your office hours telephone number

Country code of your after hours telephone number

Area code of your after hours telephone number

Your after hours telephone number

Your mobile number

Your email address for communication

Preferred method of communication

Do you need an interpreter

Language of interpreter

Please provide as much detail as you can to help us quickly identify your document(s) or the information you seek, including any reference

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Do the requested document(s) or information relate to another person (eg. spouse, dependants and other parties involved in your application)

Please advise if you have an application at the following

Date of Administrative Review Tribunal (ART)

Please advise if you have an application at the following

Give details of court application

Court hearing date

Please advise if you have an application at the following

Date of visa cancellation

Please advise if you have an application at the following

Give details of other applications

Reason for urgency

Date you require information by

How would you like to receive your decision

Give details of how you would like to receive your decision

Date of your signing

Email address for communication

Preferred method of communication

Do you want to authorise someone to obtain access to the document(s) described in Part B

Title of other person

Title of other person (other title)

Full family name of other person

Full given names of other person

Migration Agent Registration Number (MARN) (if this person is an Australian registered migration agent)

Legal Practitioner Number (LPN)

Street address of other person

Suburb and city of other person

Country of address of other person

Address postcode of other person

Area code of other person's telephone number

Phone number of other person

Email address of other person

Date of other person's signing

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Are you requesting document(s) and/or information about another person

Is your request on behalf of a person you represent (eg. an executor or receiver)

Provide details of your capacity to act for them and attach evidence of your appointment (eg. probate of a will or court order)

Do you want to access information about child(ren), under the age of 18 years, in your role as parent or guardian

Title of third party person

Title of third party person (other)

Full family name of third party person

Full given names of third party person

Date of birth of third party person

Street address of third party person

Suburb and city of third party person

Country of address of third party person

Address postcode of third party person

Country code of office hours phone number of third party person

Area code of office hours phone number of third party person

Office hours phone number of third party person

Country code of after hours phone number of third party person

Area code of after hours phone number of third party person

After hours phone number of third party person

By what authority are you requesting this person’s document(s) or information

Full name of third party person

Date of signing of third party person

Provide the basis of request or other authority (eg. for law enforcement purposes, required by law)

Date of your signing

Child's full family name

Child's full given names

Child's date of birth

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Date of your signing

Proof of identity documents attached to this request

Please specify other proof of identity documents attached to this request

Lock the PDF after filling (values become permanent, fields are removed)

Processed on our own servers, never sent to a third-party service. Files are deleted automatically after two hours, and you can delete them sooner from the result screen.

Frequently asked questions

Is this a freedom of information request?

A request for departmental documents may be handled under freedom of information law or another access process, depending on what you ask for. Check the Home Affairs website for how your request will be treated.

Will I have to prove my identity?

The Department may need to confirm your identity or your authority to act for someone before releasing documents. Follow the instructions on the form and any request from the Department.

Form 424A: Request for access to documents or information

What is Form 424A?

Who files Form 424A?

How to fill out Form 424A

Quick fill Form 424A on this page

Frequently asked questions

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