Protecting working holiday makers from exploitation
"The [new Regulations] exclude work for specified businesses, which would be listed in a legislative instrument signed by the Minister, from counting towards eligibility for a second or third working holiday maker visa. The exclusion would only apply to work undertaken after the business is listed in the legislative instrument."
Time extension for sub 870 visa holders
"The amendments limit the adverse impact of COVID-19 related travel restrictions on holders of Subclass 870 visas who were outside Australia on 1 July 2021. These visa holders may have been granted the visa while outside Australia and now have difficulty in travelling to Australia, or may have left Australia while holding the visa but now have difficulty in returning. The amendments assist these visa holders by allowing them additional time to travel to and stay in Australia when travel resumes."
New instrument on complying investments
The new instrument "specifies the investments permitted for certain streams for Subclass 188 (Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional)) visa and Subclass 888 (Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent)) visa under Australia’s Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP)"
Changes to bridging visas
"The purpose of the instrument is to ... reflect changes to the manner in which a Bridging E (Class WE) application on paper forms 1005 and 1008 is lodged... In addition, the instrument amends the approved forms for bridging visa applications under the Migration Regulations to include references to..."
VACs go up due to 2020-21 budget measure migration program
The purpose of the new instrument is to "amend the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Migration Regulations) to make changes to visa application charges (VACs) for certain visas as a consequence of the 2017-18 Budget Measure Indexation of visa application charges, and 2020-21 Budget Measure Migration Program – changes to the Business Innovation and Investment Program"
Nil VAC for work & holiday and working holiday visas
The purpose of the new provision is to describe the visas that are COVID-19 affected visas. A working holiday maker visa is a COVID-19 affected visa if all of the following requirements are met...
AAT fees: sharp increase
The new instrument significantly increases the fees for applications to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for the review of decisions relating to non-protection visas
Several changes coming soon
The new Regulations make changes to the business innovation and investment program, working holiday maker visas, bridging visas, the manner of reporting on arriving overseas passengers and crew members and citizenship fees
Payment of VACs & fees in foreign currencies
The new instrument "repeals the Migration (LIN 21/001: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2021 as in force on 1 January 2021 and operates to specify the currency applicable and the exchange rate for the currency specified for the purpose of subregulation 5.36(1A) as at 1 July 2021"
Places and currencies for paying of fees
The new instrument "repeals the Migration (LIN 21/002: Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees) Instrument 2021 as in force on 1 January 2021 and operates to specify the place in which a fee (excluding visa application charges mentioned in subregulation 5.36(3A) of the Regulations) must be paid and to specify the currency in which a fee must be paid in that place, being Australia or a foreign country, for the purpose of paragraphs 5.36(1)(a) and (b) of the Regulations as at 1 July 2021"