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New Ministerial Direction: national innovation visas

Order of consideration and assessing exceptional and outstanding achievement for the Subclass 858 visa

New Ministerial Direction for student visas

"This Direction provides an order of priorities for considering and disposing of offshore Subclass 500 (Student) visa​ applications in an orderly fashion that aligns with the national interest"

Graduate visa application charge

The visa application charges (VAC) for subclass 485 will go up soon

New skills assessing authorities

The new instrument specifies the relevant assessing authorities for occupations specified in the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List, the Short-term Skilled Occupation List and the Regional Occupation List

Changes to instruments on graduate visas

The new instrument amends two instruments relating to graduate visas The new Migration Legislation Amendment (Graduate Visas No. 2) Instrument (LIN 24/086) 2024 commences on...

Definition of ‘degree’ for graduate visas

The new regulations "ensure the Subclass 485 visa criteria operate as intended following the 1 July 2024 changes to the Subclass 485 visa’s Post Higher Education Work (PHEW) stream, including by establishing an"

Labour agreement for subclasses 186, 482, 494

The new regulations "clarify and enhance the statutory framework for the Minister to prescribe alternative requirements to the standard skilled nomination and visa criteria, in labour agreements"

Approval of skills assessing authorities

The new regulations "clarify the Skills Assessment Minister’s powers regarding Assessing Authorities that deliver skills assessments"

Family violence provisions and other measures

The new regulations insert family violence provisions into Schedule 2 criteria for certain permanent visas and amends the Schedule 1 criteria for a primary applicant for certain visas

Expanded cohort for BVR

The new regulations "expand the cohort of non-citizens who would be eligible for grant of a Subclass 070 (Bridging (Removal Pending)) visa (BVR) with certain mandatory community protection-related conditions imposed on the visa"

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