Changes to Sponsorship Regulations for Certain Temporary Residence Visas

News - Migration Geschrieben von: Administrator Freitag, den 24. Oktober 2008 um 10:41 Uhr

• make it clear that a decision on a sponsorship application is a separate decision to that on the associated visa application;
• clarify that decision–makers, in deciding a sponsorship application, must consider the capacity of the applicant to comply with their undertakings; and
• provide that a decision to refuse to approve sponsorship is reviewable by the Migration Review Tribunal (MRT).

• Subclass 415 (Foreign Government Agency),
• Subclass 418 (Educational),
• Subclass 420 (Entertainment),
• Subclass 421 (Sport),
• Subclass 422 (Medical Practitioner),
• Subclass 423 (Media and Film Staff),
• Subclass 427 (Domestic Worker – Executive) and
• Subclass 428 (Religious Worker).

Division 1.4 of Part 1 of the Regulations; Division 4.1 of Part 4 of the Regulations; and Parts 415, 418, 420, 421, 422, 423, 427 and 428 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations

Additional information: The effect of these amendments is to clarify in the Regulations that a decision on sponsorship is separate to the decision on the associated visa application and therefore separately reviewable by the MRT. Previously, the sponsorship assessment was only reviewable as part of a review of the visa decision.

Additionally, decision–makers will be required, when assessing an application for sponsorship, to assess the capacity of the applicant to comply with the sponsor undertakings. This does not however limit other matters that may be considered under policy.