# Limitation on sponsorships—remaining relative visas

> reg-1.20K — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

1.20K Limitation on sponsorships—remaining relative visas
          (1) 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:
                (a) who is an Australian relative for the applicant; and
               (b) to whom the Minister has granted any of the following:
                      (i) a Subclass 104 visa;
                     (ii) a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa;
                    (iii) a Subclass 806 visa;
                    (iv) a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa.
          (2) 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:
                (a) who is an Australian relative for the applicant; and
               (b) who has sponsored another applicant for any of the following:
                      (i) a Subclass 104 visa;
                     (ii) a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa;
                    (iii) a Subclass 806 visa;
                    (iv) a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa; and
                (c) the Minister granted the visa to the other applicant.
          (3) The Minister must not grant a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa or a
              Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa to an applicant if:
               (a) 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
               (b) the Australian relative for the applicant is a person to whom the Minister
                   has granted any of the following:
                     (i) a Subclass 104 visa;
                    (ii) a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa;
                   (iii) a Subclass 806 visa;
                   (iv) a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa.
          (4) The Minister must not grant a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa or a
              Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa to an applicant if:
               (a) 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
               (b) the Australian relative for the applicant has sponsored another applicant for
                   any of the following:
                     (i) a Subclass 104 visa;
                    (ii) a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa;
                   (iii) a Subclass 806 visa;
                   (iv) a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa; and
               (c) the Minister granted the visa to the other applicant.








          (5) The Minister must not grant a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa or a
              Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa to an applicant if:
               (a) the applicant is sponsored for the visa by the spouse or de facto partner of
                   an Australian relative for the applicant; and
               (b) 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:
                     (i) a Subclass 104 visa;
                    (ii) a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa;
                   (iii) a Subclass 806 visa;
                   (iv) a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa; and
               (c) the Minister granted the visa to the other applicant.
          (6) 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.