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Student visas: changes to GTE requirements

"... The purpose of this amendment is to strengthen the assessment of the student’s intention to genuinely study in Australia and more effectively identify any non-genuine international students seeking to enter Australia for purposes other than study ..."

Institutions and disciplines for subclass 476

"The purpose of the Instrument is to specify institutions for the purposes of paragraph 476.212(b) and disciplines for the purposes of clause 476.212 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations. The Instrument operates to enable recent engineering graduates to live, work or study in Australia for up to 18 months, subject to satisfying the criteria for grant of a subclass 476 visa. Graduates must have completed a degree or higher qualification from a specified institution."

Deferral of sunsetting: RMA legislation

"The Certificate defers the sunsetting date of the following instruments by 24 months from..."

Deferral of sunsetting: class of persons

"The Amendment Certificate amends the principal certificate, extending the previously granted deferral of sunsetting for the ... by an additional 12 months, resulting in a deferral of 24 months in total..."

Computerised decision-making

"The purpose of this Instrument is to allow for the use of computerised decision-making in certain circumstances"

Kinds of critical technology

"The purpose of this Instrument is to specify the kinds of technology for the purposes of the definition of critical technology in regulation 1.03 of the Migration Regulations"

Specified work and areas for subclass 417 and 462

The purpose of the instrument is to amend the areas of Australia and the kinds of work that are specified in another instrument for the definitions of specified Subclass 417 work and specified Subclass 462 work

Closure of the Pandemic event visa

The Pandemic event visa will close to all applicants from...

Capping grants of subclass 476 visas

"The purpose of this instrument is to determine that the maximum number of Subclass 476 visas that may be granted in the 2023/2024 financial year is..."

Resolution of status visa additional cohort

The regulations "amend the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Migration Regulations) to allow for persons affected by the High Court’s decision in Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth (2020) 270 CLR 152 (Love) who have accepted an offer of permanent stay in Australia made by the Australian Government to be granted a permanent visa, the Subclass 851 (Resolution of Status) (RoS) visa..."

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