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You must meet the residence requirement in order to qualify. 

• You are an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
• You live in Australia.

Read more about the residency requirements.

If you’re aged seven or older, you can apply in one of the following ways: 

• Your local area coordinator or local NDIS office can help you apply. They can help you through the application process and be your point of contact. Find your nearest location .
• You can apply over the phone on 1800 800 110.
• You can complete an NDIS application form .

Families with children younger than seven years are encouraged to talk to an early childhood partner before applying to the NDIS. These partners would provide supports for children before they apply and would advise if NDIS is right for the child.

Read more on how to apply.

NDIS will write to you to confirm your eligibility, and so you become an NDIS participant. After this, you will be contacted to organise your first planning meeting.

Certain original documents will be required for this meeting after which a plan would be created for your disability support needs.

You will be contacted either by phone or your preferred contact method to explain why you’re not eligible. In addition, a letter with the decision would be sent to you to detailing the reasons why you’re not eligible and what you can do next. The NDIS can help connect you with other service to help with your situation.

If you don’t agree with the NDIS decision, you can ask for a review within 3 months of receiving the decision. If you do ask, another NDIS staff who was not part of your initial assessment and decision will take a second look to see if the right decision was made.