Visitor visa applications from Chinese citizens
"The purpose of this instrument is to list ... as specified areas for the purposes of subclause 600.251(2) of the Migration Regulations"
New instrument on former resident visas
The purpose of the new instrument is "to reflect changes to the approved form, place and manner for making an application for a Special Eligibility (Class CB) visa application. Specifically, the instrument amends the..."
Status of forces
The new regulations prescribe two armed forces, civilian component personnel and their dependants, coming under the Reciprocal Access Agreement between Australia and two countries
The...
Bills: Australia’s engagement in the pacific
"Selection via the ballot will be a legal requirement to apply for a visa... The primary and immediate purpose of the Bill is to support the Government’s policy objectives in relation to engagement with Pacific nations..."
Bill: visa pre-application process charge
"The benefits of a ballot to select eligible visa applicants may include: ... avoidance of the requirement for visa applicants to pay the non-refundable first instalment of the visa application charge (VAC) for an application which may be..."
Arrangements for bridging visa applications
The purpose of the instrument is to update the forms used to apply for bridging visas
Arrangements for protection and other visas
"The purpose of the instrument is to update the eligibility for certain classes of applicants to make an application for Temporary Protection (Class XD)...
Arrangements for others visas
The instrument provides that an application for a Resolution of Status visa must be made by completing the relevant...
The new Migration (Arrangements for Other...
Transitioning TPV/SHEV holders to resolution of status visas
"The purpose of the Amendment Regulations is to amend the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Migration Regulations) to facilitate the transition to permanent residence of persons who...
Bill: aggregate sentences
"The amendments in the Bill respond to the decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (the Federal Court) in Pearson v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] FCAFC 203 (Pearson). In Pearson, the Federal Court relevantly held that, in effect, an aggregate sentence (a single sentence for more than one offence) imposing a term of imprisonment does not, in and of itself, constitute a ‘substantial criminal record’ within the meaning given by subsection 501(7) of the Migration Act..."