F5.30 English language requirements

1. If a principal applicant was eligible to be included as a dependent child of a principal applicant in an earlier successful application under the General Skills Category, Skilled Migrant Category, Business Immigration Instructions 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 instruction applicable at the time the application under Dependent Child Category is made.
2. Such an applicant will be subject to the applicable English language instruction as if they were a non-principal applicant under the Skilled Migrant Category or Business Immigration Instructions.
3. A principal applicant who would have been eligible for inclusion in an earlier General Skills category or Skilled Migrant Category application will be subject to the English language instruction of the Skilled Migrant Category applicable at the time the application under the Dependent Child Category is made.
4. A principal applicant who would have been eligible for inclusion in an earlier Business Investor category or Business Immigration Instructions application will be subject to the English language instructions of Business Immigration Instructions applicable at the time the application under Dependent Child Category is made.

Effective 29/11/2010