# Form 956

URL: https://pdf.net/pdf-forms/immigration-forms/form-956
Category: Travel and Immigration Forms
Attributes: Trusted by lawyers

Form 956 notifies the Department of Home Affairs that a client has appointed a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person. You can complete our editable Form 956 directly in your browser, then download it ready to lodge.

## Versions

- 2022 — [download PDF](https://cdn.sanity.io/files/i16te7yp/production/dbcc879648a65a0f5f44c669728b76397aa4b09d.pdf)

## How to Fill Out Form 956

1. Open the editable Form 956
2. Add your registration details and contact information
3. Choose a new appointment or an ending appointment
4. Fill in your client’s details and visa matter
5. Sign the Part C declarations with your client
6. Download your printable Form 956

## Facts

### What Is Form 956 Used For?

Form 956, or Appointment of a Registered Migration Agent, Legal Practitioner or Exempt Person, notifies the Department of Home Affairs when a client appoints, or ends the appointment of, a migration professional.

### Who Should Use Form 956?

Form 956 should be used by registered migration agents, Australian legal practitioners and exempt persons, such as close family members, sponsors or nominators, who are helping with a visa matter. Someone appointed only to receive documents should use Form 956A instead.

### When Is Form 956 Due?

Form 956 has no fixed due date. Lodge it when the appointment begins, ideally with the visa application, and lodge another when the appointment ends. Each matter needs its own form, so a new visa matter means a new Form 956.

### What Happens If Form 956 Is Not Submitted?

If Form 956 is not submitted, the department has no formal notice of your appointment and may keep contacting the client directly. Registered migration agents who fail to disclose their assistance can face Form 956 penalties under the Migration Act 1958.

### How and Where Do I File Form 956?

File Form 956 by attaching the completed, signed form to your client’s application in ImmiAccount, the department’s online portal. You can also send it to the processing office handling the matter. Follow the Form 956 instructions on who signs where.