- What it is for
- This is a statutory declaration made under the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 by which a person formally agrees to sponsor relatives applying for a Skilled Work Regional (provisional) Subclass 491 visa and undertakes the associated settlement and financial support obligations.
- Who completes it
- Sponsor — an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen aged 18 or over who is supporting the visa applicants.
- Information it collects (in general terms)
- It gathers the sponsor's identity, Australian residential address and occupation, the family relationship to the applicants, identifying details for each sponsored relative, and the sponsor's signed undertakings, together with witnessing details of an authorised person before whom the declaration is made.
- When it is used
- It is used when a family member sponsors relatives for a Skilled Work Regional Subclass 491 (provisional) visa, committing the sponsor to provide accommodation, financial and settlement support and to accept certain responsibilities for a two-year period following the visa grant or first entry.
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