Form 888 PDF: get the current form, then print, sign and upload it

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As at October 2026: the Home Affairs form listing shows Form 888, design date 08/26, updated 27 August 2026.

The Form 888 PDF is a 2-page fillable form, design date 08/26, published on the Home Affairs form listing, which shows it as updated on 27 August 2026.

Home Affairs designs its forms to be printed and signed, so the supporter types the answers in English or writes them in pen in BLOCK LETTERS, signs and dates the printed form with no witness, and the applicant or their appointed representative attaches a colour scan in ImmiAccount.

Get it and finish it

1. Download Form 888 from the Home Affairs form listing. Use the Home Affairs form listing, which shows the form as updated on 27 August 2026.
2. Check the footer of each page reads “888 (Design date 08/26)”. This identifies the current Home Affairs edition.
3. Open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader and type the answers in English, or print it and write in pen in BLOCK LETTERS. These are the instructions in Form 888 (08/26).
4. Print it, then the supporter alone signs and dates it. Home Affairs says to “print and sign it”; Form 888 has no witness section.
5. Scan or photograph it in colour as one clear file, within 5MB and not a secured PDF. Home Affairs’ document instructions require readable pages saved together and exclude encrypted or secured PDFs.
6. Send it to the applicant, who—or whose appointed representative—attaches it in ImmiAccount. Form 888 assigns the attachment step to the applicant or their appointed representative.

Is Form 888 available as a PDF?

Yes, Form 888 is available as a PDF: the Home Affairs form listing gives its format as “PDF form” and lists it under “Join or bring family” as “Form 888 - Supporting statement in relation to a Partner or Prospective Marriage visa application”.

The Home Affairs 08/26 PDF is 2 pages and fillable, with typed fields, a Yes/No tick box for Question 5 and a Date field that formats the date as day-month-year—for example, 03-Oct-2026. It has no digital-signature field and is not encrypted.

The Home Affairs listing gives one format, “PDF form”; its fillable fields let you type answers without a Word version. This is the official form, not a template to adapt. The 08/26 file is not encrypted, whereas the statutory-declaration editions were owner-password encrypted PDFs. That does not mean those previous files required a password to open.

Where do I get Form 888?

You get Form 888 from the Home Affairs form listing, a public Home Affairs web page, in 3 steps.

1. Open the listing. Visit the Home Affairs form listing.
2. Find the named form. Look for “Form 888 - Supporting statement in relation to a Partner or Prospective Marriage visa application”, shown as “Updated 27 August 2026”.
3. Download and open it. Form 888’s first instruction asks you to open it using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Is my copy the 08/26 edition?

Yes, your copy is the 08/26 edition if each page’s footer contains “888 (Design date 08/26)” and the title is “Supporting statement in relation to a Partner or Prospective Marriage visa application”, as shown in the current Home Affairs form.

A Home Affairs copy titled “Statutory declaration by a supporting witness …”, with “Declared at” and “Before me” boxes, is a previous statutory-declaration edition—10/20 or earlier—wherever it was found.

Every edition was published at the same Home Affairs file address. A copy saved some time ago or downloaded from another website might therefore be an earlier edition; download a fresh copy from the listing before a supporter starts.

For the changes between editions and guidance if a supporter has already signed a previous Form 888 edition, see the edition guide.

Does Form 888 need to be handwritten?

No, Form 888 does not need to be handwritten: Form 888 (08/26) says to “type (in English) in the fields provided or print this form and complete it (in English) using a pen and BLOCK LETTERS”.

Home Affairs’ “Help with forms” page describes a fillable PDF as one that “can be typed in on a computer and then printed out and signed”. Complete it, then print it.

Typed or handwritten, the answers are in English, and the supporter signs and dates the printed form, following Home Affairs’ “print and sign it” instruction.

The format matters less than what the answers say. The question-by-question guide explains how to write a good Form 888.

Can I fill out Form 888 online?

Yes, you can fill out Form 888 online in the way Home Affairs means it: type into the fillable PDF on a computer, then print and sign it. Home Affairs says, “You can fill in the form online then print and sign it.”

It is not filled in inside ImmiAccount: Home Affairs’ ImmiAccount help text for Form 888 asks for “a completed and signed” Form 888 to be attached.

Can Form 888 be signed electronically?

Home Affairs does not say whether Form 888 can be signed electronically: the 08/26 PDF has a blank “Your signature” box and no digital-signature field, and Home Affairs’ instruction is to “fill in the form online then print and sign it”.

Following that instruction means printing the form, signing and dating the printed copy, then scanning it in colour under Home Affairs’ document-preparation instructions.

A supporter without a scanner can photograph the signed pages: Home Affairs accepts “photos of documents if the photos are clear”, with all document information visible.

How do I print, sign and scan Form 888?

To print, sign and scan Form 888, the supporter finishes the answers and then follows these 4 steps from Form 888 (08/26) and Home Affairs’ document instructions.

1. Print the pages. Print both pages after typing, or print the blank form and complete it in pen in BLOCK LETTERS. Print any extra pages written because the lines ran out: Form 888 says, “If insufficient space, please attach additional details”.
2. Answer Question 5, then sign and date. Tick the appropriate Yes/No answer to “Have you attached evidence of your identity?” Sign in “Your signature” and date it in Day Month Year order. Form 888 requires only the supporter’s signature, with no witness, JP or other signature. The signing guide explains why no Form 888 witness or JP has been needed since the 07/23 edition, in mid-2023.
3. Scan or photograph every page in colour. Make each page clear enough to read and save all statement pages as one file. Home Affairs says, “If a document is more than one page, save it all as one file”.
4. Check the finished file and keep a copy. Home Affairs accepts document types including .pdf and .jpg, up to 5MB per document, but not encrypted or secured PDFs. Form 888 advises keeping a copy of the statement and all attachments.

The supporter sends the finished file, with a colour copy of the identity document Question 5 refers to, to the applicant for attachment as described in Form 888 and Home Affairs’ document instructions.

How do I upload Form 888 to ImmiAccount?

To upload Form 888 to ImmiAccount, the visa applicant or their appointed representative attaches each supporter’s signed statement to the partner or prospective marriage visa application, in these 5 steps; Form 888 (08/26) names who attaches it.

1. Use the applicant or appointed representative. Form 888 tells the supporter that the applicant or their appointed representative attaches the completed form. That is why the supporter sends the finished file to the applicant.
2. Attach it as Form 888 evidence. Home Affairs’ public ImmiAccount help text reads: “Attach a completed and signed Supporting statement in relation to a Partner or Prospective Marriage visa application Form 888.”
3. Label each statement and attach it once. Use one clearly labelled file for each statement—for example, the supporter’s name and “Form 888”. Home Affairs’ partner visa instructions say, “Attach a document only once … Clearly label your documents.”
4. Stay within the attachment limits. Home Affairs specifies up to 5MB per document, no encrypted or secured PDFs, and up to 100 documents for each person on a partner visa application. The attachment limit “cannot be increased”; further documents are attached to other clients on the application, and beyond that Home Affairs points to the Partner Processing Enquiry Form.
5. Check before submitting. Home Affairs says documents cannot be removed after submission; an incorrect attachment requires a Notification of incorrect answers form. Documents in an unsubmitted draft are deleted after 30 days.

Form 888’s “Transaction Reference Number” and “File Number” boxes at the bottom of page 1 come with no instruction on who fills them in.

For the upload rules, consult Home Affairs’ “Attach documents to your application” page.

Before upload: a migration lawyer's check of each Form 888

Before upload, arrange a migration lawyer’s check of each Form 888: Home Affairs’ “Attach documents to your application” page says attachments cannot be removed once the application is submitted.

A migration lawyer can check the form, signature and upload file before submission, when missing or incorrect attachments can still be corrected.

The file check covers:

1. The current 08/26 edition, identified by the design-date footer in Home Affairs Form 888.
2. The supporter’s signature and date, with Question 5 answered, as required by Form 888’s signing and identity fields.
3. A legible colour scan, with every statement page in one file, following Home Affairs’ document-preparation instructions.
4. A file within 5MB that is not a secured PDF, under Home Affairs’ attachment rules.
5. A clearly labelled statement attached once, following Home Affairs’ partner visa document instructions.

To ask about migration lawyer checks before lodgement, use the site’s enquiry form; enquiries go to an Australian migration lawyer. A file check does not guarantee a visa grant.

For the guide as a whole, read about Form 888 for a partner visa—what the form is and why Home Affairs asks for it.