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Visas, Immigration and Refugees

Specialist Entry

Obligation – Provide Information to Immigration When Certain Events Occur


How a sponsor must report an event to Immigration

The sponsor must provide the relevant details of the event by registered post or by electronic mail to an address specified by the Minister within 10 working days.

Events where a sponsor must provide information to Immigration

The information provided in the sponsor application regarding the sponsor's address or contact details has changed.

The legal status of the sponsor ceases to exist.

A primary sponsored person fails to participate in the activity which they were nominated to participate in.

If the primary sponsored person was nominated to perform in a film or television production and they have ceased their participation in that activity.

A primary sponsored person ceases participation, prior to the cessation date specified in the nomination, in an activity they were nominated to participate in.

The entertainment sponsor ceases to hold a licence that they were required to hold for the nomination to be approved.