H2.5 Application of English language policy (26/07/1999)

1. If a principal applicant was eligible to be included as the spouse, de facto partner or dependent child of a principal applicant in an earlier successful application under the General Skills category, Business Immigration Policy or previous Business Investor category, but was not at that time included in the application, they will have to meet the criteria of the English language policy applying at the time the application under Humanitarian category policy is made.
2. Such an applicant will be subject to the applicable English language policy as if they were a non-principal applicant under the General Skills category, Business Immigration or previous Business Investor category policies.
3. An applicant who would have been eligible for inclusion in an earlier General Skills category application will be subject to the English language policy of the General Skills category applying at the time the application under the Humanitarian category policy is made.
4. An applicant who would have been eligible for inclusion in an earlier Business Investor category or Business Immigration Policy application will be subject to the English language policy of Business Immigration Policy applying at the time the application under Humanitarian category policy is made.

Effective 26/07/1999