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Address Change? How To Notify Immigration

Key points (updated October 2026)

  • The paper Form 929 was withdrawn on 25 November 2024. Update your address, email, phone and passport details online, through your ImmiAccount or the Department’s online update form.
  • If you have a visa application being processed and you will move from your address for more than 14 days, tell the Department before you move.
  • Your visa is electronically linked to your passport. Update new passport details before you travel, or you may be delayed at check-in or the border. See how to update your passport for your Australian visa.
  • Other changes (a new relationship, a new job, a new baby, a change in your sponsor) are “changes in circumstances”. These are reported on Form 1022, not as an address update.

How can I update my address or passport details?

You must notify DHA of a change in address if you have an undecided application for a visa with the department and you intend to change your residential address for 14 days or more.

You should advise DHA of a change of address while you hold a visa to assist them to contact you if required.

You must advise DHA of a change of passport details if you currently hold a visa, as your visa is associated with your passport.

It is important you notify DHA of any changes to your address or passport details as soon as possible. If you are notifying DHA of a new name on your passport, you should provide official evidence of the name change, for example certified copies of the name change certificate or marriage certificate. It is recommended you also provide a certified copy of the Bio-data page of both the previous passport and your new passport or an endorsement in the current passport with the new name as the principal name. This will ensure that DHA can process the change as soon as possible.

If you need to make any changes to your address or passport details you can notify DHA by one of the following methods:

  • Online through your ImmiAccount (for some applications only).
  • Form 929 Change of address and/or passport details (note: the paper Form 929 was withdrawn on 25 November 2024; use your ImmiAccount or the Department’s online update form instead).
  • Advise DHA in writing of your new address, making sure you include the following details:
    • your full name as set out in the application
    • your date of birth
    • if the application was made outside Australia, the name of the office where you lodged the application and
    • one of the following:
      • your client number
      • the immigration file number for your current application
      • the number of the receipt we issued when the application was made.

If you cannot update your details online, contact the Department to ask how to send your written notice. You can find contact options through the below link:

DHA offices

How to update your details in 2026

The Department no longer accepts the paper Form 929. Most updates are now made online, and the right channel depends on what has changed.

What changed How to tell the Department Notes
Residential or postal address ImmiAccount (for applications lodged online) or the online update form Required if you have an application being processed and will move for more than 14 days
Email or phone number ImmiAccount or the online update form Letters and requests are sent to the contact details on file, so keep them current
New passport ImmiAccount or the online update form, with a copy of the new passport bio-data page Do this before you travel; your visa does not move to a new passport automatically
Name change Online, with certified evidence of the name change For example a marriage certificate or change of name certificate, plus old and new passport pages
Relationship, job, family or sponsor changes Form 1022 Notification of changes in circumstances This is a separate legal obligation while your application is being processed

Step by step: updating your address or passport

  1. Gather your details: full name, date of birth, client number or Transaction Reference Number (TRN), and the visa or application you hold.
  2. Log in to ImmiAccount: open the application and use the update details option. If your application was not lodged online, use the Department’s online update form.
  3. Attach evidence: a copy of the new passport bio-data page, or certified name change documents, where relevant.
  4. Keep the confirmation: save the submission receipt or acknowledgement email.
  5. Check VEVO: after a passport update, confirm through VEVO that your visa now shows against the new passport before you book travel.

Why it matters: under the migration law, a letter sent to the last address, email or phone number you gave the Department is generally treated as received, even if you have moved. If you miss a request for information or a natural justice letter, your application may be refused and appeal time limits may start to run without you knowing.

No. The paper Form 929 was withdrawn on 25 November 2024. Update your contact and passport details online through ImmiAccount or the Department’s online update form.

Yes, your visa is still valid, but it is linked to your old passport number. Update your passport details before you travel, then check VEVO to confirm the change. Our guide on updating your passport for your visa explains the process.

If you have an application being processed, yes, if you will be away from your address for more than 14 days. If you already hold a visa, it is still strongly recommended so the Department can contact you.

Tell your agent first. If the agent is your authorised recipient, letters go to them, but your own residential address must still be kept up to date with the Department.

No. Changes such as a new relationship, separation, a new child, or a change of employer or sponsor are reported on Form 1022. Some visas, such as bridging visas and sponsored visas, have extra conditions about notifying changes.

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