Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115:reg:11:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11 (pt 15/30)
Character Range: 147619–150566

later than a reasonable period after the Minister approves the person as a sponsor.
 (3A) A person who is a sponsor of an applicant for:
 (a) a Skilled (Migrant) (Class VE) visa; or
 (b) a Skilled (Residence) (Class VB) visa; or
 (c) a Skilled (Provisional) (Class VF) visa; or
 (d) a Skilled (Provisional) (Class VC) visa;
must complete the relevant approved form and give it to the Minister prior to the Minister approving the person as a sponsor.
 (4) This regulation does not apply to a visa in the following classes or subclasses:
 (b) Business Skills—Business Talent (Migrant) (Class EA);
 (c) Business Skills—Established Business (Residence) (Class BH);
 (e) Business Skills (Residence) (Class DF);
 (f) Business Skills (Provisional) (Class UR);
 (fb) Superyacht Crew (Temporary) (Class UW);
 (ga) Special Program (Temporary) (Class TE);
 (gb) Subclass 401 (Temporary Work (Long Stay Activity));
 (gc) Subclass 402 (Training and Research);
 (gca) Subclass 407 (Training);
 (gcb) Subclass 408 (Temporary Activity);
 (gd) Subclass 420 (Temporary Work (Entertainment));
 (h) Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled));
 (ha) Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand);
 (i) Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage);
 (ia) Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa;
 (j) Subclass 870 (Sponsored Parent (Temporary)).

Division 1.4B—Limitation on certain sponsorships under Division 1.4

1.20J  Limitation on approval of sponsorships—spouse, partner, prospective marriage and interdependency visas
 (1AA) This regulation applies in relation to an application for:
 (b) a Partner (Provisional) (Class UF) visa; or
 (c) a Prospective Marriage (Temporary) (Class TO) visa; or
 (e) an Extended Eligibility (Temporary) (Class TK) visa; or
 (f) a Partner (Temporary) (Class UK) visa.
 (1) Subject to subregulations (2) and (3), if a person applies for a visa mentioned in subregulation (1AA) as the spouse, de facto partner or prospective spouse of the sponsor, the Minister must not approve the sponsorship of the applicant unless the Minister is satisfied that:
 (a) not more than 1 other person has been granted a relevant permission as:
 (i) the spouse, de facto partner or prospective spouse of the sponsor on the basis of a sponsorship or nomination; or
 (ii) a person who ceased a relationship of a kind mentioned in subparagraph (i) with the sponsor after the person, or another person mentioned in the prescribed criteria for the visa, had experienced family violence committed by the sponsor; and
 (b) if another person has been granted a relevant permission in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (a)—not less than 5 years has passed since the date of making the application for that relevant permission; and
 (c) if the sponsor was granted a relevant permission as the spouse, de facto partner or prospective spouse of another person on the basis of a sponsorship or nomination—not less than 5 years has passed since the