Priority consideration for certain visitor visas
"The instrument specifies requirements to make a request for the Minister to prioritise the consideration of a valid application for a visa. On a request made in accordance with regulation 2.12M of the Regulations, in relation to a valid application for a visa, the Minister may prioritise the consideration of the application."
Australian citizenship (translation requirements)
The new regulations remove a duplicated requirement to provide English language translations as part of citizenship applications
New instrument on RMA registration fee
The purpose of the instrument is to provide that the registration status charge imposed on RMAs under section 10 of the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997 becomes due and payable on the earlier time of either ...
New instrument on BVA & C for new regional visas
"Specifically, the instrument specifies forms 491D and 494V (Internet) as approved forms for Bridging A (Class WA) and Bridging C (Class WC) visa applications. This ensures that applicants who make an application for a substantive visa using approved forms 491D and 494V (Internet) will be able to make a combined application for a bridging visa with their application for a substantive visa".
Transfer to Australia for medical treatment
The Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2019 commences on 2 Mar 2019; Schedule 6 authorises the transfer of individuals to Australia for medical treatment
New VACs from 1 July 2019
'[The new] Regulations amend the Migration Regulations to increase first instalment VACs for a number of visas. The Regulations increase the majority of VACs'. The VAC for some visas will increase on 1 July 2019 and the VAC for other visas will only increase on 16 November 2019.
New temporary skilled migration income threshold
The new instrument increases the TSMIT (temporary skilled migration income threshold) from ...
Assessing authorities for subclass 494 visas
"The instrument amends LIN 19/260 to update the assessing authorities for certain occupations on the MLTSSL and the ROL"
The new Migration (Assessing Authorities for...
New instrument on child visa
The purpose of the instrument is to update the specified place and manner for making an application for the following visas subclasses: 101 (child), 102 (adoption), 117 (orphan relative), 802 (child), 837 (orphan relative) and 445 (dependent child).
Specification of a class of persons: deferral of sunsetting
"The Instrument is made under paragraphs ... of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Migration Regulations), which provides that the Minister may specify, in an instrument in writing, one or more classes of persons for the purposes of the paragraphs..."