# Application for approval as family sponsor

> reg-2.61A — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

2.61A Application for approval as family sponsor
          (1) For the purposes of subsection 140F(1) of the Act, a person may apply to the
              Minister for approval as a family sponsor, in relation to a class of sponsor
              specified in subregulation 2.58(2), in accordance with the process set out in this
              regulation.
          (2) An application for approval as a family sponsor:
               (a) must not be made by a person who is an approved family sponsor; and
               (b) must not be made by a person at a particular time if:
                     (i) the person, or the spouse or de facto partner of the person, has
                         previously made such an application; and
                    (ii) at that time, that application has not been finally determined; and
               (c) must not be made after a day, or during a period, specified in an instrument
                   under subregulation (4).
          (3) An application for approval as a family sponsor:
               (a) must be made using the internet; and
               (b) must be made using the form specified in an instrument under
                   subregulation (4); and
               (c) must be accompanied by the fee specified in an instrument under
                   subregulation (4).
          (4) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify any or all of the following:
               (a) a day, or a period, for the purposes of paragraph (2)(c);
               (b) a form for the purposes of paragraph (3)(b);
               (c) a fee for the purposes of paragraph (3)(c).