Working Holiday & Work and Holiday: work and areas
The new instrument expands "the areas of Australia where recovery work can be undertaken for the purposes of satisfying ‘specified work’ requirements for a Working Holiday (Subclass 417) visa or Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) visa"
Status of forces agreement
The new regulations "establish a visa application-free pathway for members and civilian component members of the ... armed forces to enter into Australia"
Increased citizenship fees
"Fees for Australian citizenship are increased to keep pace with the cost of processing applications for Australian citizenship and delivering the Australian citizenship program..."
13 visa subclasses repealed
"Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations repeals five visa classes, and also repeals thirteen visa subclasses in which the criteria for visas of the repealed classes are prescribed"
Nil VAC for Pacific Australia Card holders
The purpose of the new instrument is to specify a nil VAC for Pacific Australia Card holders who ...
Nil VAC for some visitor visas
The purpose of the new instrument is to specify the class of persons for whom the amount of the first instalment of the VAC is nil, if they "seek to be granted of a Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa in either the Tourist stream of Business Visitor stream as set out in Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations; and ..."
New caps for family visas
"The purpose of the instrument is to determine the maximum number of visas that may be granted for certain classes of visas during the 2024-2025 financial year between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025 (inclusive)"
English Language for Pacific Engagement Stream
The new instrument specifies the "English language test requirements that an applicant (or, if making a combined application with the applicant, the applicant’s spouse or de facto partner) may be required to satisfy for the grant of a Subclass 192 (Pacific Engagement) visa in the Pacific Engagement stream"
Pacific Engagement Treaty Stream Determination
"The purpose of the instrument is to make a determination to specify eligibility and other rules in relation to conducting visa pre-application processes for the random selection of registered participants seeking to apply for a permanent Subclass 192 (Pacific Engagement) visa in the Treaty stream..."
Pacific Engagement Stream Determination
"The purpose of the instrument is to make a determination to specify eligibility and other rules in relation to conducting visa pre-application processes for the random selection of registered participants seeking to apply for a permanent Subclass 192 (Pacific Engagement) visa in the Pacific Engagement stream..."