When parents are both temporary residents – holding, for example, a Temporary Skilled work visa, or Student Visa – or a
certain Provisional visa, such as a Subclass 489 Designated Area Provisional – the baby is deemed by operation of law to
hold the same visa as the parent at the time of birth. While you don’t need to actually make application for the baby’s
visa, you MUST notify the Department of Immigration as soon as the baby’s documents are available – birth certiScate
and overseas passport – so that the visa can be attached to the child’s passport.