You might not be allowed to be a sponsor if you held one of the following visas, in certain circumstances.

Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) or Partner visa holders

Usually, you cannot sponsor someone for this visa if:

• you were sponsored for, and granted, a Partner visa or Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300) that you applied for less than 5 years ago, or
• you have sponsored more than 1 other person for a Partner visa or Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300) that they applied for less than 5 years ago

You might still be able to sponsor someone for this visa if there are compelling circumstances – for example, if:

• your previous partner died or left the relationship and you have young children
• you have been with the applicant for more than 2 years
• you (or the applicant) have dependent children

Contributory parent visa holders

You cannot usually sponsor someone for this visa if you:

• were granted a Contributory Parent visa after 30 June 2009 and
• the applicant was your spouse or de facto partner before we granted you that visa, and
• it has been less than 5 years since we granted you that visa

Woman at Risk visa holders

You can’t sponsor an applicant for this visa if you were granted a subclass 204 visa in the 5 years before they applied and:

• they were your spouse or de facto partner when you were granted that visa, but you are now divorced or permanently separated, or
• they were your spouse or de facto when you were granted that visa but you did not notify the Department of Immigration about them at the time