# Application by newborn child

> reg-2.08 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

2.08 Application by newborn child
          (1) If:
                (a) a non-citizen applies for a visa; and
                (b) after the application is made, but before it is decided, a child, other than a
                    contributory parent newborn child, is born to the non-citizen;
              then:
                (c) the child is taken to have applied for a visa of the same class at the time he
                    or she was born; and
                (d) the child’s application is taken to be combined with the non-citizen’s
                    application.
          (2) Despite any provision in Schedule 2, a child referred to in subregulation (1):
               (a) must satisfy the criteria to be satisfied at the time of decision; and
               (b) at the time of decision must satisfy a criterion (if any) applicable at the
                   time of application that an applicant must be sponsored, nominated or
                   proposed.
               Note:    Regulations 2.07AL and 2.08AA apply in relation to an application by a contributory
                        parent newborn child.