8Requirements for individuals

8 Requirements for individuals

(1) This section specifies the requirements that must be met by an individual in order to be permitted to give an assurance of support for a visa entrant.

(2) The individual must be:

(a) an adult; and

(b) an Australian resident.

(3) The individual may not give an assurance of support for a visa entrant if:

(a) the individual has previously given an assurance for 2 visa entrants (whether in a single assurance or 2 separate assurances) and each assurance remains in force; or

(b) the individual:

(i) has previously given an assurance of support for 1 visa entrant and that assurance remains in force; and

(ii) has previously given an assurance of support for 1 visa entrant for whom the Secretary has not yet accepted or rejected the assurance; or

(c) the individual has previously given an assurance for 2 visa entrants (whether in a single assurance or 2 separate assurances) and the Secretary has not yet accepted or rejected either or both of those assurances.

Note: There are no restrictions on the number of children for whom an individual may give an assurance of support.

(4) The individual may not give an assurance jointly with another individual or other individuals, for a visa entrant (the assured), if acceptance of the assurance would result in assurances from more than 3 individuals being in force for the assured.