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 (338KB PDF). 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If you hold a bridging visa that was granted before 19 November 2016, in association with the application being withdrawn, that bridging visa will cease to be in effect 28 calendar days from the date that you notify us of the withdrawal.
If you hold a bridging visa that was granted on or after 19 November 2016, in association with the application being withdrawn, that bridging visa will cease to be in effect 35 calendar days from the date that you notify us of the withdrawal.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 and citizenship application fees are paid to assess your application. You can’t get a refund just because your application was withdrawn.
Form 1424 - Refund request (461KB PDF) lists the limited situations that refunds can be granted.
For more information, see Getting a refund
Withdrawing as a sponsor of a former partner or spouse
If your relationship ends, you can withdraw as the sponsor of their visa. Write us a letter that includes:
your full name and date of birth
transaction reference number (TRN) or file reference number (FRN) for the application
a statement that you withdraw sponsorship from the Partner visa application
Email the letter to the place processing your application.
Removing an online application from ImmiAccount does not withdraw it. You must tell us in writing that you no longer want to sponsor your former partner or spouse.
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 sponsor of a former partner or spouse
If we have already granted a permanent partner visa, you can't withdraw as the sponsor of that visa.
