# Addition of certain dependent children to certain applications for temporary visas

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

2.08B Addition of certain dependent children to certain applications for
         temporary visas
          (1) If:
                (a) a person (the original applicant) applies for:
                       (i) an Extended Eligibility (Temporary) (Class TK) visa; or
                     (iii) a Prospective Marriage (Temporary) (Class TO) visa; or
                     (vi) a Partner (Provisional) (Class UF) visa; or
                    (vii) a Partner (Temporary) (Class UK) visa; or
                  (viiia) a Business Skills (Provisional) (Class EB) visa; or
                      (x) a Skilled (Provisional) (Class VC) visa; or
                     (xi) a Skilled (Provisional) (Class VF) visa; or
                   (xiii) a Skilled—Regional Sponsored (Provisional) (Class SP) visa; or
                   (xiv) a Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (Class PS) visa; or
                    (xv) a Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) (Class PE) visa;
                           and
                (b) the Minister receives, in writing and in accordance with Division 2.3, a
                     request from the original applicant to have a dependent child of the original
                     applicant added to the original applicant’s application; and
               (ba) the request is received after the application is made but before it is decided;
                     and
                (c) the request includes a statement that the original applicant claims that the
                     dependent child is the dependent child of the original applicant; and








                  (d) the additional applicant charge (if any) and the subsequent temporary
                       application charge (if any) have been paid in relation to the dependent
                       child; and
               (daa) at the time when:
                         (i) the Minister has received the request; and
                        (ii) the additional applicant charge (if any) and the subsequent temporary
                             application charge (if any) have been paid in relation to the additional
                             applicant;
                       the dependent child satisfies the provisions of Schedule 1 that relate to the
                       whereabouts of an applicant at the time of application and apply to a visa
                       of the same class;
                then:
                  (e) the dependent child is taken to have applied for a visa of the same class;
                       and
                   (f) the application of the dependent child:
                         (i) is taken to have been made on the latest of:
                                  (A) the Minister receiving the request; and
                                  (B) the additional applicant charge (if any) being paid; and
                                  (C) the subsequent temporary application charge (if any) being
                                      paid; and
                        (ii) is taken to be combined with the application of the original applicant;
                             and
                       (iii) is taken to have been made at the same place as, and on the same form
                             as, the application of the original applicant.
          (2) Despite any provision in Schedule 2, the dependent child:
               (a) must be, at the time when the application is taken to be made under
                   subparagraph (1)(f)(i), a person who satisfies the applicable secondary
                   criteria to be satisfied at the time of application; and
               (b) must satisfy the applicable secondary criteria to be satisfied at the time of
                   decision.