Legislative Updates

"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the class of persons for whom the base application charge (payable at the time a visa application is made) for a subclass 417 visa or subclass 462 visa is nil, for subparagraph 1224A(2)(a)(i) and 1225(2)(a)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations"

"The purpose of the instrument is to specify, under regulation 1.15FA of the Regulations, areas of Australia and kinds of work for the definition of specified Subclass 462 work in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations"

The new regulations "repeal the existing Seasonal Worker Program and Pacific Labour Scheme streams from the Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa and replace them with... The Regulations also raise the visa application charge for the Australian Agriculture Worker visa stream"

"The purpose of the instrument is to specify, under regulation 1.15FAA of the Regulations, areas of Australia and kinds of work for the definition of specified Subclass 417 work in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations"

"Schedule 1 amends visa conditions 8104 and 8105 to allow student visa holders and their dependants to work full-time before the student’s course of study commences, where they...". Changes are also made to subclasses 445, 155 and 157.

"The purpose of the instrument is to update the approved form, place and manner (the arrangements) for making an application for the Extended Eligibility (Temporary) (Class TK) visa (Class TK visa)"

The new instrument amends the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) to: "provide certain concessions to facilitate the grant of further WHM visas to certain holders and former holders of those visas in Australia who have been affected by the COVID‑19 pandemic; establish an instrument-making power for the Minister to exempt holders of certain passports from meeting ‘specified work’ requirements when they apply for a second or third WHM visa; and ..."

"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the approved form, place and manner (the arrangements) for making an application for a Temporary Work (International Relations) (Class GD) visa (Class GD visa)"

"The purpose of the instrument is to amend the approved form, place and manner (the arrangements) for making an application for a Visitor (Class FA) visa in the Tourist stream (Tourist stream visa) in Australia"

"The purpose of the instrument is to expand the parts and areas of Australia that are specified for subregulation 1.15M(1), the definition of regional Australia in subregulation 5.19(16), and for subparagraph 888.226(2)(c)(i) and paragraph 892.213(3)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.  The instrument adds postcodes in the local government areas of..."