Obligations

If the visa is granted, the following requirements must be met.

Applicant and Family members

You, your accompanying partner and dependent family members must comply with all Australian laws as permanent residents.

Sponsor

Your sponsor must continue to help you and your accompanying partner and dependent family members settle in Australia by providing:

• support
• accommodation
• financial assistance.

The sponsor must comply with these obligations for the first two (2) years of residency in Australia.

Assurer

The assurer must:

• provide financial support to you so you do not have to rely on any government forms of support
• repay the Australian Government for any recoverable social security payments made by Centrelink to you and any others covered by the Assurance of Support
• pay a refundable bond when the visa is granted.

The Assurance of Support must remain in place for you and any accompanying family members for ten (10) years from the date of:

• entry into Australia, if the application was lodged outside Australia
  or
• visa grant, if the application was lodged in Australia.

See: Fact Sheet 34 - Assurance of Support