Australian Government Department of Immigration and Border Protection Visa Office Australian Consulate-General Hong Kong GUIDE TO COMPLETION OF FORM 80 FOR SIGNIFICANT INVESTOR VISA APPLICANTS The Form 80 Personal particulars for assessment including character assessment is a form used for collection of personal details of Significant Investor Visa applicants. The information gathered is used for assessment of each application. All questions must be answered and genuine, accurate information must be provided as the answers given may affect the outcome of the application. The form must be provided within the timeframe given for response to avoid delays in the processing of the application. If the applicant is unable to answer a question, please provide an explanation next to the space provided or at Part T of the Form. Please also give further details at Part T or attach a separate page if there is insufficient space. Below provides clarification on how to answer some questions which relate to the specific information we require, but that we have frequently found to be missing in many responses. Please note that all questions on the Form 80 must be answered, not just those outlined in this document. The Form 80, 04/14 edition, is the one referred to. It can be downloaded via our website at - http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/80.pdf. Please use the latest edition of the form. Hong Kong Business Skills Processing centre May 2014 1
Question 2 Do you ever use a Chinese Commercial Code Number for your names shown in the passport/travel document at Question 1? Chinese Commercial Code for applicant s name (if the applicant has a Chinese name) If this cannot be provided, the applicant must provide their name in Chinese characters. Question 5 Have you been known by any other name(s)? Include: name at birth; name before or after marriage; adoptive or foster name; alias or pseudonym; cultural or tribal name or clan /subclan name; preferred name; other spellings of names. Family name Given names Chinese Commercial Code Applicable where the applicant also has another Chinese name. Include this in the box for Given Names. If there was no Chinese Commercial Code, the name in Chinese characters must be provided. Question 11 Do you have any other current passport or travel document? Please provide information on all current passports/travel documents the applicant has (other than the one provided at question 10). Passport/travel document number of passport/travel document Date of issue Date of expiry Nationality Place of issue/issuing authority Family name Given names If any of the passports were issued by a country other than shown at Question 10, please specify how and when the applicant gained that citizenship. Exactly as shown on the passport. Exactly as shown on the passport. 2
Question 12 Have you ever had any previous passports or travel documents (including expired, lost or stolen documents)? Just answer yes or no for this question. Question 13 What happened to this document (Tick one only) Specify in the appropriate box what happened to the previous passport. Question 14 Do you have, or remember, any of the document details? Ensure the full details are provided as stipulated for Question 11. Please ensure details of all the passports the applicant used during his/her travel detailed at question 19 are provided. Please specify if exact information cannot be provided due to the passports having been lost or discarded. However, please still give as much information as possible. At Part T of the form, you should then indicate whether the applicant has used those passports for travel and the countries that he/she has travelled to. Simply stating that the passport is lost is not acceptable you will be asked further questions and the application will be delayed. Question 15 Do you currently have, or have you ever had, any national identity documents or numbers (including birth registration numbers, social security cards etc)? Please ensure you provide the name of the identification document (e.g. identity card ) in the first column, then given the actual number of the document in the column on the right. Question 16 Do you have any email addresses? : Include all personal, student and work email addresses. Do not include migration agent email addresses. Please provide both personal and business email addresses Please do not provide migration agent s email address or further clarification will be sought 3
Question 17 Do you have current contact telephone numbers? Work phone number Home phone number Mobile/ Cell phone number (country code) (area code) ( number) (country code) (area code) ( number) (country code) (area code) ( number) Question 18 Your address history for the last 10 years. : If you are applying for a refugee/humanitarian visa, you must provide all addresses for the last 30 years. Include: addresses inside and outside Australia; places you resided for study/work; refugee camps; any other place you have resided such as share houses, university residences and temporary accommodation. : Provide your address history in chronological order with no gaps in the timeline. If there are gaps, you must provide an explanation at Part T Additional information. All addresses of the places where the applicant has lived during the last 10 years are required, including current address. Please clarify the usage of each residence if the applicant has more than one current residential address. Include details such as whether one may be a holiday house and the other may be his/her usual residence. Please also advise how frequently the applicant stays at each place. Ensure the addresses are listed chronologically and it is very important that there are NO time gaps between addresses. Full address month / year month/year Number, street name, suburb, state/province, postcode 4
Question 19 Have you travelled to any country other than Australia in the last 10 years? : If you are applying for a refugee/humanitarian visa, you must provide all visits to any country other than Australia for the last 30 years. Include: work or study outside your usual country of residence; holiday/leisure trips; business; military deployment; visits back to your own country. All records of international travel during the past ten years are required. If exact information cannot be provided, please specify reason for such, e.g. due to the passports having been lost or discarded. Please still provide as much information as possible, such as the countries that the applicant travelled to. Reason for visit day/ month/ year day/ month/ year e.g. holiday/business/study Even though there is a column named country or countries on Form 80, please do not combine the answer into a region. For example Europe or North America is not acceptable and multiple countries on one trip is not acceptable, this is because the arrival and departure dates from each country must be indicated. 5
Question 20 Give details of all employment and unemployment since birth. Employment includes: all paid employment; self-employment/family business; work experience/internships; unpaid employment/volunteer work. Unemployment includes: from date of birth up until first employment; all gaps/breaks between employment; all gaps between education. If you are currently retired write CURRENTLY RETIRED in Name of business field and provide details in the Your occupation and duties field. If you have never worked write your date of birth in the field and NEVER WORKED in the Name of business/company field and provide details in the Your occupation and duties field. : Provide your employment and unemployment history with no gaps in the timeline. If there are gaps, you must provide an explanation at Part T Additional information. Provide your employment and unemployment history with no gaps in the timeline. If there are gaps, you must provide an explanation at Part T Additional information. Please note that NO TIME GAPS are acceptable between periods. The applicant should indicate employed/ unemployed/ studying /home duties etc. For periods of unemployment, please advise how the applicant was financially supported. month/year month/year Name of business/company Full name. Please do not use abbreviations. Type of business Description of the nature of the business. Please give details of activities the business is engaged in (e.g. Toy manufacturing; Clothing Retail or Financial Advisor). Please be specific about the kinds of goods manufactured/ traded or the kind of services provided. Your occupation and duties OR If unemployed/retired/never worked, Please specify the position/title. General terms such as staff, employee and worker are not acceptable. provide details of how you occupied your time Main duties of the position in brief. and financially supported yourself How the applicant spent his/her time during unemployment e.g., housewife, full-time carer for relative. Full address of business/company Full address must be provided. (Building number, street name, suburb, town/city, state/province) 6
Question 21 Give details of all education and qualifications since birth Education/qualification includes: primary, middle and high school; college/vocational schools; university; research/thesis; specialist training; skill /trade qualifications. ALL education details are required, including courses completed, withdrawn or currently studying. Please note that NO TIME GAPS are acceptable between periods. The applicant should indicate employed/ unemployed / studying/ home duties etc. Full name of institution (no abbreviations) Full name of course or description of research/ Thesis and supervisor details (no abbreviations Course status Campus/address of institution month/year month/year Full name Full title, including faculty and whether it was a bachelor / diploma /certificate etc. Completed, withdrew or currently enrolled where course undertaken 7
Question 37 Have you, or any other person included in this application, ever: been convicted of a crime or offence in any country (including any conviction which is now removed from official records)? been charged with any offence or have proceedings against you overseas or in Australia? been acquitted of any criminal offence or other offence on the grounds of mental illness, insanity or unsoundness of mind? been confined in a prison or psychiatric institution by order of a court made in connection with criminal proceedings overseas or in Australia? left any country to avoid being removed or deported (including Australia)? committed, or been involved in the commission of war crimes or crimes against humanity or human rights? been involved in any activities that would represent a risk to Australian national security? had any outstanding debts to the Australian Government or any public authority in Australia? been involved in any activity, or been convicted of any offence, relating to the illegal movement of people to any country (including Australia)? been associated with or involved in a program related to the development of weapons of mass destruction? been associated with or received training from an organisation engaged in violence, or been involved in an act of violence (including war, insurgency, freedom fighting, terrorism, protest) overseas or in Australia? been under a probation order, good behaviour bond, on parole, released on licence or subject to a periodic detention overseas or in Australia? If you answered Yes to any of the questions at Question 37, you must state who it applies to and give ALL relevant details. If the matter relates to a criminal conviction, please give the nature of the offence, full details of sentence and dates of any period of imprisonment or other detention. If the answer is yes to any of the above questions, please give relevant details - Relevant dates Name of court The offence Sentence received 8
Question 38 Have you undertaken any military service? Military service includes: compulsory; conscription; military training; voluntary; professional. If the applicant has or had any military service, the following information is required. that these details should also be provided in the employment section of the form and relevant addresses should be provided in the addresses section of the form (e.g., address of military training facility). of service Full name of Unit/Battalion/Brigade Rank Duties of deployment day/month/year day/month/year The country the applicant was serving for The country where the person was sent on military service. If same as country of service, please still specify. Question 39 Are you currently, or have you been employed as an intelligence officer or an agent of an intelligence or security agency? Must be answered if the applicant is currently, or has been, employed as an intelligence officer or an agent of an intelligence or security agency. Organisation Role Location where served precise dates served precise dates served Question 40 Have you ever been refused a visa to any country? If the applicant has been refused a visa to Australia or any other country, please provide the following information. Date of visa application Date of visa refusal Reason for refusal Please specify the type of visa that was refused. 9
Question 41 Have you ever been excluded, asked to leave, deported or removed from any country? If the applicant has been deported from any country including Australia, please provide the following information. Date of exclusion/ removal Date of deportation Reason for deportation Question 42 Have you ever been refused, renounced or rescinded citizenship of any country? If the applicant has ever been refused citizenship, or has renounced (given up) or rescinded (had taken from them) citizenship of any country, answer yes and provide these details - Date of application Date of refusal Reason for refusal 10
Questions 43-47 Do you have a partner? Partner includes wife, husband, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend, significant other and de facto. If widowed you must give details for your deceased partner Do you have children? Children includes biological or adopted, children from a current or previous marriage, all step-children and deceased children Do you know details of your parents? Parents include biological parents, adopted parents, step parents, legal guardians and deceased parents. Do you have siblings? Siblings include full, half and adopted brothers and sisters. Other travelling family members. Are there any other family members included in the visa application? Family members include nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, grandparents etc. who are travelling with you Please indicate if the applicant has no siblings. Please give details for applicant s natural children, adoptive children and step-children. Information for children who are not included in the visa application is also required. Specify if there are no children. The following information is required for the applicant s partner, parents, siblings, children and other family who are travelling. Relationship to applicant Family name Given names Any other names Sex Date of birth Chinese commercial Code Number Place of birth: Town, State and All citizenships the person currently has, or ever had of current residence Provide FULL names. Chinese Commercial Code for the name is required if the name is in Chinese. Include in the box for Any other names. (day/month/year) Must be provided unless the relative does not have a Chinese name. If this cannot be provided, the applicant must provide their name in Chinese characters. and the year that the citizenship was granted for the relative who is being named If not living, write DECEASED 11