Parents and grandparents sponsorship intake pause extended to January 2014
Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix
Policy effect
From June 15, 2013, ministerial instructions extended the existing pause on accepting new parents and grandparents sponsorship applications under the family class until January 1, 2014. The subsequent capped intake began under a separate provision on January 2, 2014 and is recorded separately.
Conditions and exceptions
Validated condition or limit: From June 15, 2013, ministerial instructions extended the existing pause on accepting new parents and grandparents sponsorship applications under the family class until January 1, 2014.
Official source excerpt
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… member of the family class, to contribute to a strategy to reduce the current backlog of applications and to reduce the likelihood of future backlogs and lengthy wait times. Part One — Extension of the temporary pause on applications to sponsor Parents and Grandparents as members of the family class The temporary pause on the acceptance for processing of new applications for sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents as members of the family class, which has been in place since November 5, 2011, will remain in place until January 1, 2014. Part Two — Cap on the number of applications to sponsor Parents …
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