# Cancellation of regional sponsored employment visas

> reg-2.50AA — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

2.50AA Cancellation of regional sponsored employment visas
                 For section 137Q of the Act, each item in the table sets out:
                  (a) a kind of visa that is a regional sponsored employment visa; and
                  (b) the period within which a holder of a visa of that kind must commence the
                       employment referred to in the employer nomination.

Item      Visa                             Period
1         Subclass 119 (Regional           6 months from the date the holder first entered Australia as the
          Sponsored Migration              holder of the visa
          Scheme) visa
2         Subclass 187 (Regional           If the holder was in Australia on the date of grant of the visa, 6
          Sponsored Migration              months from the date of grant of the visa
          Scheme) visa                     If the holder was not in Australia on the date of grant of the
                                           visa, 6 months from the date the holder first entered Australia
                                           as the holder of the visa
3         Subclass 857 (Regional           6 months from the date of grant of the visa
          Sponsored Migration
          Scheme) visa

Subdivision 2.9.3—Refusal or cancellation on character grounds