Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) visa (subclass 487)
Adding family members to your subclass 487 visa
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If you currently hold a Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) visa (subclass 487), you may add the following secondary applicants after your visa has been granted:
- your partner
- a dependent child of you or your partner
- a dependent relative of you or your partner.
They must apply using the paper Form 1276.
There is currently no online facility for adding family members after a visa has been granted.
You will need to provide evidence of your relationship to your family members.
See:
Including secondary applicants in your application
General Skilled Migration definitions
Your family members must also meet the following requirements.
Costs
Family members who are added after a visa has been granted (also known as subsequent entrants), must pay the full first instalment Visa Application Charge (VAC) of their application.
Second Instalment
Subsequent entrants may be liable to pay a second instalment VAC if they were aged 18 years or over at the time of application and do not have at least functional English.
If the case officer notifies you that the second instalment VAC is due, it must be paid before the visa can be granted.
Where and how an application must be lodged
Subsequent entrants must lodge their subclass 487 visa application by posting or couriering the application to the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre.
See: General Skilled Migration Processing Centres
Location
Your family members may be in or outside Australia at the time they apply to be added to your subclass 487 visa and in or outside Australia when their visa is granted.
Bridging Visas
If your family members are in Australia when they apply for the subclass 487 visa as subsequent applicants, they will be granted a Bridging visa until their application is decided.
Condition 8503 – ‘No Further Stay’
If your family members have condition 8503 on their visa, it means they cannot apply for another visa or ask for their visa to be extended while they are in Australia. When they depart Australia, condition 8503 will not prevent them from applying for other visas.
Your family members may apply for a waiver of condition 8503 under certain conditions where compelling and compassionate circumstances have developed. If they are granted a waiver, they will be able to apply for this visa in Australia.
Your family members will need to contact your nearest Immigration office for further assistance.
See:
Australian Offices
Fact Sheet 52b Waiving Visa Condition 8503: ‘No Further Stay’
Before lodging an application, please read all related eligibility requirements.
See: Other eligibility