---
title: "Form 1563: statement of character"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/form-home-affairs-1563-statement-of-character"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a30-form-home-affairs-1563-statement-of-character"
area_id: "A30"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A30-T1-R6", "A30-Z20261018-1"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Form 1563: statement of character

> Link to Home Affairs Form 1563, Statement of Character. The character page names it beside Form 80. The PDF asks about charges, convictions, orders and security associations.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/form-home-affairs-1563-statement-of-character  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Immigration & Migration Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law.md)
- Jurisdictions: Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the official form at immi.homeaffairs.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when the Department asks for a statement of character on Form 1563. Form 80 is the personal-particulars form. Form 1399 is the declaration of service.

## Used for these tasks

- [Draft representations on a character refusal or cancellation notice](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/draft-representations-on-a-character-refusal-or-cancellation-notice.md)
- [Respond to a notice of proposed visa cancellation](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/respond-to-a-notice-of-proposed-visa-cancellation.md)

## How AI may be used

Yellow. A tool may compare a working note with the current official form and list what is missing. The lawyer downloads the form, completes it and lodges it.

**AI may:**

- List the facts and documents the official page says to have ready.
- Compare a working checklist with the current downloaded form and mark gaps.
- Prepare a filing note that quotes only what the official page says.

**AI must not:**

- Do not copy the official form into a new document or file a retyped version.
- Do not invent a form number, fee, time limit or rule that is not on the official page.
- Do not draft, settle or sign an affidavit, statutory declaration or other sworn evidence.
- Do not lodge the form or tell the client it has been filed.

**The lawyer checks:**

- The character page names Form 1563, Statement of Character, as a document the Department may ask for after a visa application.
- The PDF asks whether the applicant or any other person included in the application has the charge, conviction, order or security history the form lists.
- Answer from the client's instructions and records. Do not fill a 'no' because a record has not been checked.
- The signature block was not read. The lawyer completes it on the current PDF.

## Authorities

- [Form 1563 PDF, Statement of Character.](https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/form-listing/forms/1563.pdf)
- [Character requirements page, which names Form 1563.](https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-support/meeting-our-requirements/character)

## Official form

[Official form](https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/form-listing/forms/1563.pdf)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by immi.homeaffairs.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/form-home-affairs-1563-statement-of-character and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*