Manage your details in Online services for foreign investors

You should keep your details up-to-date

It is important that you keep your details up-to-date in Online services for foreign investors.

We use your:

• contact details to contact you or your authorised representative
• foreign person status to determine your foreign investment obligations.

Changes to your foreign person status are required to be updated within 30 days of the changes. You must notify us if your details such as nationality or source country are incorrect. If you update the details yourself, this is considered a notification.

How to update your contact details

To update your contact details:

• log in to Online services for foreign investorsExternal Link
• on the home page, select Profile then Manage details (or the Manage details quick link) where you can view and update
  • an email address
  • phone numbers
  • addresses
  • passport and visa details (for individuals).

How to manage your foreign person details

To manage your foreign person details:

• log in to Online services for foreign investorsExternal Link.
• On the home page, select Profile then Foreign person details where you can view, update or add
  • a foreign person status
  • dates a person was an active foreign person
  • a nationality (for individuals)
  • a source country percentage of ownership (for entities only).

Note: Only select Delete if a record was added in error, that is, if it should never have been added.

To update your foreign person details, select Edit. If your status is showing No status (unless you are a property developer):

1. select Add at Active foreign person dates
2. select the date you became a foreign person
3. select Add at Nationality
4. type or select the Country
5. for an entity select the Effective date or Source country.

How to update your foreign person status

If you are no longer a foreign person, select Edit next to the foreign person dates when your status changed and:

1. select Set an end date
2. enter the date you stopped being a foreign person
3. select the reason
4. select the declaration and Submit – your status will update within 24 hours.

Do not edit any previous records where you were a foreign person for the whole period.

If you are not sure if you are still considered to be a foreign person for the purpose of investment in Australia, see Are you a foreign person?

How to manage your authorised contacts

Authorised contacts are those people you authorise us to discuss all aspects of your foreign investment obligations administered by the ATO. Being an authorised contact does not automatically grant them access to Online services for foreign investors. If you want your authorised contacts to log in to Online services for foreign investors on your behalf, you will first need to authorise them as a representative.

To manage your authorised contacts:

1. Log in to Online services for foreign investorsExternal Link
2. On the home page, to display all authorised contacts, select Profile then Authorised contacts to

• update contact details for the people listed as Contacts, select Update
• add a new contact select Add – you will need their name, phone numbers and email address
• remove an authorised contact, select Delete next to the relevant contact.