Notifying changes after lodging a subclass 114 application in 2026

A lodged subclass 114 application still carries an ongoing obligation to report change. On its official Aged Dependent Relative visa (Subclass 114) page, the Australian Department of Home Affairs lists three things you need to tell it about after you have applied: changes to your phone number, address or passport; the birth of a child; and your wish to withdraw the application — this reflects the page as of August 2026. The same page routes readers to its separate change-in-situation guidance for the wider circumstances not spelled out here, so this article stays within what the 114 page itself states. What follows is general reference material rather than advice tailored to one person's circumstances; the current official wording and any professional advice you rely on should govern your own case.

What exactly do you have to report after lodging?

The obligation is procedural: the Department is holding a record about you and the people listed on the application, and it expects that record to stay true while the application is undecided. A contact change is mainly about being reachable. A new passport touches the identity documents a grant would be assessed against. A birth changes the composition of your family unit at a point where the application may not yet be decided.

Change	Why it matters	Route described by the page
Phone number, address or passport	Contact record, plus the identity details a grant is assessed against	ImmiAccount once imported (the page enables you to update your details there); for changes, the page directs readers to its change-in-situation guidance
Birth of a child	Must be reported; including the child is a separate step with its own constraints	The page attaches no form number to notifying the birth and instead directs readers to its change-in-situation guidance; separately, adding the child is done through Form 1436 plus evidence of the relationship and the family member's passport, uploaded in ImmiAccount if the application has been imported
You want to withdraw	Ends the application before any decision	Withdrawal is supported inside ImmiAccount

The 114 page does not attach a specific form number to these notifications, and it does not give a deadline. Instead, for how to notify these changes it links readers to the Department's change-in-situation guidance, while the page separately describes ImmiAccount services (including updating details and withdrawal after import) and attaching additional documents or those specific forms through the Other Family Visa Processing Centre online form.

Why a new passport or contact change is not cosmetic

You do not need a valid passport to apply, but the page requires you to provide details of your most recent passport, and it states the visa will only be granted if you hold a valid passport. A replacement passport mid-processing therefore changes the document identity the grant would depend on.

Contact details matter in parallel. The page warns that answers come to you rather than from you chasing updates: the Department cannot provide progress updates within normal processing times, and instead contacts applicants when it needs something further — further documents, health examinations, biometrics, or the second instalment invoice that follows once all other requirements are met and must be paid or the visa cannot be granted.

Identity questions also reach names. Where a change of name needs proving, the page cites a marriage or divorce certificate, change of name documents from an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages or the relevant overseas authority, and documents showing other names you have been known by.

How do you actually send the notification?

Subclass 114 is a paper application. It is completed on Form 47OF, and posted or couriered to the Parent, Child and Other Family Processing Centre in Perth. Everything after that runs through one of two channels.

Import the paper application into ImmiAccount. This can be done once you receive your acknowledgement letter, by entering your application ID, date of birth, and identity document number (passport, ImmiCard or Titre de Voyage number). Applications made outside Australia on or after 25 June 2020 can be imported — relevant here, because you must be outside Australia when you apply.
Once imported, you can attach supporting documents to the application, view messages, update your details, view your application status, and withdraw your application.
If you cannot use ImmiAccount, including where the application was lodged outside Australia before 25 June 2020, completed forms and additional documents go in attached to a completed Other Family Visa Processing Centre online form.

A child born after lodgement: what triggers what

Reporting the birth is listed as a notification in its own right and is not conditional on anything else. Whether the child joins the application is a separate question, governed by different rules.

The Department says you might be able to add family members before it makes a decision, by completing Form 1436 Adding an additional applicant after lodgement, together with evidence of the relationship and of the family member's passport. Two conditions apply to anyone added at that stage: the family member must be in Australia at the time you add them, and must meet the health requirement and the character requirements. Holding the door open until decision time is the whole point of acting during processing rather than after the outcome.

Who may notify on your behalf

The page separates receiving documents from giving immigration assistance, and each has its own form.

Authorised recipient — anyone can be appointed to receive documents about your visa matter, using Form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient.
** Immigration assistance** — only a registered migration agent, a legal practitioner, or an exempt person may be appointed, using Form 956 Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person.
Ending either arrangement — Form 956A for the recipient role and Form 956 for the assistance role. Both can be uploaded in ImmiAccount or attached to the Other Family Visa Processing Centre online form.

This distinction matters if files sit with someone else: notice reaching an appointed person is the mechanism the page provides, and changing or ending that arrangement is itself something the Department expects to be told.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I really have to report something as small as a new phone number?

Yes. The 114 page explicitly lists changes to your phone number, address or passport among the things you must tell the Department after applying. Because a refused application is not refunded and contact failures are not the Department's responsibility to chase, keeping those details current protects the application rather than merely updating a file.

Is there a deadline for reporting a change?

The 114 page does not set a timeframe for change notifications; it lists them as things you need to tell the Department about. A different standard applies to incorrect answers, where the page says to let it know as soon as you can. Any timing rule that sits outside this page should be confirmed against the Department's latest published guidance.

Must my newborn be added to the application?

No — but the birth must be reported. Adding the child is handled separately through Form 1436 before a decision is made, supported by relationship evidence and the child's passport. Anyone added after lodgement must be in Australia at the moment of being added and must satisfy the health and character requirements.

Can I withdraw my subclass 114 application?

Withdrawal appears both in the list of changes to report and among the actions ImmiAccount supports once a paper application is imported. If you let it run instead, expect a written decision, and expect the second instalment invoice once all other requirements are met; without that payment the visa cannot be granted.

What if the problem is a mistake rather than a change?

The two are treated differently. Mistakes go through Form 1023 Notification of incorrect answers, uploaded in ImmiAccount or attached to the processing centre online form, and the Department asks to be told as soon as you can. Changes of situation are the separate category listed above.

I never used ImmiAccount. Are notifications still possible?

Yes. Where ImmiAccount cannot be used, and for applications lodged outside Australia before 25 June 2020, the page directs completed forms and additional documents through the Other Family Visa Processing Centre online form. Offshore applications made on or after 25 June 2020 can instead be imported so that updates, messages and withdrawal are handled online.

Does reporting a change put processing on hold?

The page says nothing about pausing. What it does say is that the Department does not provide progress updates within normal processing times and will contact applicants when it needs anything further, which is why keeping contact and passport details current is materially more useful than asking for a status report.