# Priority consideration of certain visa applications on request

> reg-2.12M — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

2.12M Priority consideration of certain visa applications on request
          (1) On a request made in accordance with this regulation in relation to a valid
              application for a visa, the Minister may prioritise the consideration of the
              application.
          (2) An applicant for a visa may make a request under this regulation only if:
               (a) the visa is of a kind specified by the Minister under subregulation (7); and
               (b) the applicant:
                     (i) holds a valid passport of a kind specified by the Minister under
                         subregulation (7) in relation to that kind of visa; and
                    (ii) meets any other requirements specified by the Minister under
                         subregulation (7) in relation to that kind of visa and that kind of valid
                         passport; and
               (c) the application is made:
                     (i) using an approved form specified by the Minister under
                         subregulation (7) in relation to that kind of visa and that kind of valid
                         passport; and
                    (ii) in a way specified by the Minister under subregulation (7) in relation
                         to that kind of visa, that kind of valid passport and that approved
                         form.
          (3) The request must be made:
               (a) as permitted by subregulation (4); or
               (b) in a form approved by the Minister under regulation 1.18 for the purposes
                   of this paragraph.
          (4) If the approved form for the application enables the making of the request, the
              request may be made as enabled by the approved form.
          (5) A request made as mentioned in paragraph (3)(b) must be made:
               (a) using an approved form specified by the Minister under subregulation (7)
                   in relation to the kind of visa applied for and the kind of valid passport held
                   by the applicant; and
               (b) in a way specified by the Minister under subregulation (7) in relation to
                   that kind of visa, that kind of valid passport and that approved form.
          (6) The fee for the request prescribed under regulation 2.12N must be paid in
              accordance with that regulation.
          (7) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify matters for subregulations
              (2) and (5).
          (8) The legislative instrument may specify different matters for different classes of
              applicant.