Limitation on sponsorships—remaining relative visas
1.20K Limitation on sponsorships—remaining relative visas
The Minister must not grant a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa or a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa to an applicant if the applicant is sponsored for the visa by a person:
who is an Australian relative for the applicant; and
to whom the Minister has granted any of the following:
a Subclass 104 visa;
a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa;
a Subclass 806 visa;
a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa.
The Minister must not grant a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa or a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa to an applicant if the applicant is sponsored for the visa by a person:
who is an Australian relative for the applicant; and
who has sponsored another applicant for any of the following:
a Subclass 104 visa;
a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa;
a Subclass 806 visa;
a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa; and
the Minister granted the visa to the other applicant.
The Minister must not grant a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa or a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa to an applicant if:
the applicant is sponsored for the visa by a person who is the spouse or de facto partner of an Australian relative for the applicant; and
the Australian relative for the applicant is a person to whom the Minister has granted any of the following:
a Subclass 104 visa;
a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa;
a Subclass 806 visa;
a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa.
The Minister must not grant a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa or a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa to an applicant if:
the applicant is sponsored for the visa by a person who is the spouse or de facto partner of an Australian relative for the applicant; and
the Australian relative for the applicant has sponsored another applicant for any of the following:
a Subclass 104 visa;
a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa;
a Subclass 806 visa;
a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa; and
the Minister granted the visa to the other applicant.
The Minister must not grant a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa or a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa to an applicant if:
the applicant is sponsored for the visa by the spouse or de facto partner of an Australian relative for the applicant; and
the spouse or de facto partner has sponsored another applicant who is a relative of the Australian relative for the applicant for any of the following:
a Subclass 104 visa;
a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa;
a Subclass 806 visa;
a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa; and
the Minister granted the visa to the other applicant.
In this regulation:
Subclass 104 visa means a Subclass 104 (Preferential Family) visa that could have been granted by the Minister under these Regulations, as in force immediately before 1 November 1999.
Subclass 806 visa means a Subclass 806 (Family) visa that could have been granted by the Minister under these Regulations, as in force immediately before 1 November 1999.
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