Electronic record creation of a permanent visa - request form

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Only use this form if you do not have an electronic visa record and need evidence of your existing permanent visa. Reasons for needing evidence of your permanent visa include:

• proof of permanent residency for Australian government agencies
  • Federal government agencies - such as Services Australia (Centrelink/Medicare), and Department of Jobs, including claims under the Fair Entitlement Guarantee Act
  • State and Territory government agencies – such as Births, Deaths and Marriages, Service NSW, Service Victoria
  • Local government.
• proof of permanent residency (which can be used as evidence of not being an Australian citizen) for the purpose of obtaining a foreign passport.
• proof of permanent residency for the purpose of purchasing a property, obtaining an employment offer or a bank loan.​

​​​Use this form if you meet all of the below:

• you are a permanent visa holder
• you last entered Australia before 1990
• you do not have an electronic visa record of your permanent visa
• you would like us to create an electronic visa record for you
• you are not applying for a Resident Return (RRV) visa, Australian citizenship or being actively managed by another area of the Department. 

Before completing this form, please ensure you have read the additional information in:

• Permanent resident service including:
  • Application for Authority to Return or Return Endorsement (Transitional (permanent) visa) recorded as a BF-111 visa
• ImmiCard service i​ncluding eligibility criteria 

For the purposes of completing this form, a migrant visas​, permanent visas or permanent entry permits before 1990 will be referred to as a ‘permanent visa’.

Do not use this form if you last arrived in Australia before:

• 1 June 1959 and have not travelled since
• 1990 as a temporary visa/permit holder and were not subsequently granted a permanent visa or a permanent entry permit. This includes if you arrived from New Zealand as exempt non-citizen during that period.
  

If you fall under either category above and you are not applying for a Resident Return (RRV) visa or Australian citizenship or being actively managed by another area of the Department, please email residentsreturn@homeaffairs.gov.au so that we can look further into your circumstances.​

Do not ​​use this form if you want to get an:

• ImmiCard – see ImmiCard service
• electronic record of your Authority to Return or Return Endorsement issued between 1/3/1976 and 31/12/1986 – see Application for Authority to Return or Return Endorsement (Transitional (permanent) visa) recorded as a BF-111 visa
• electronic record for the sole purpose of applying for a Resident Return (RRV) visa or Australian citizenship. In such circumstances, we will advise you if we need any further information from you to process your RRV or citizenship application. 
  
• u​pdate to your passport information against your existing electronic record.

Ensure that you have all of the documents required before completing the form.

Read the instructions in this form carefully.

Questions marked with * are mandatory.​

You will find useful information to help you complete this form on this HELP page link.​​