If we have not yet granted the visa
If you applied online, you can withdraw your visa application in ImmiAccount before we make a decision.
You cannot withdraw your application by removing the application.
To withdraw your application:
- Log in to ImmiAccount
- Select ‘view’ to open your application
- Select ‘Update details’
- Select ‘withdrawal of a visa application’
If you can’t see the link to the withdrawal of visa application form, complete Form 1446 Withdrawal of a visa application. Everyone in the application aged 18 or older must sign the form.
Attach the form to your application. If you applied on paper, email the completed form to the place processing your application. Once we have received the request to withdraw a visa application, it takes effect immediately. The application status in ImmiAccount however may take a bit longer to show as ‘Finalised’.
Your Immigration Status (for applicants in Australia) after the withdrawal of your visa application
If you hold a bridging visa that was granted before 19 November 2016, in association with the application being withdrawn, that bridging visa will cease to be in effect 28 calendar days from the date that you notify us of the withdrawal.
If you hold a bridging visa that was granted on or after 19 November 2016, in association with the application being withdrawn, that bridging visa will cease to be in effect 35 calendar days from the date that you notify us of the withdrawal.
Unless you are the holder of another visa or you have been granted Australian Citizenship, you will be an unlawful non-citizen following the cessation of your bridging visa and may be subject to Immigration detention and removal from Australia
Visa application charges are paid to assess your application. You can’t get a refund just because your application was withdrawn.
Form 1424 - Refund request) lists the limited situations that refunds can be granted.
For more information, see Getting a refund
Withdrawing as a proposer of an applicant for a Global Special Humanitarian visa
If you wish to withdraw your proposal, write us a letter that includes:
- your full name and date of birth
- the file reference number (FRN) for the application
- a statement that you withdraw your proposal
Email the letter to the place processing your application.
If we have granted the visa
You can't withdraw an application after we have granted the visa. All you can do is apply for a different visa.
Withdrawing as a proposer of an applicant for a Global Special Humanitarian visa
If we have already granted the visa, you can't withdraw as a proposer.