Suspending education providers

The new regulations "amend Division 1.6 in Part 1 of the Migration Regulations 1994  to prescribe the ‘relevant score’ as a matter that the Minister may have regard to when considering whether to issue a suspension certificate under section 97 of the [Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (Cth)]"

LIN 18/077: Supporting Innovation in South Australia Event

The instrument specifies the Supporting Innovation in South Australia event for the purposes of visa subclass 408

Medical Treatment Bill passes House of Reps

'This bill seeks to amend the Migration Act 1958 to require the temporary transfer to Australia of transitory persons on Manus Island or Nauru, and their families, if they are assessed by two or more treating doctors as requiring medical treatment'

Objectionable goods

The new Migration Amendment (Biosecurity Contraventions and Importation of Objectionable Goods) Regulations 2019 commences on 17 April 2019

Form and place & manner of application for skilled and graduate visas

The new instrument specifies the approved form and the place and manner in which applications must be lodged for the following visa subclasses: 189, 190, 485, 476, 489, 491 and 887.

Increased credit card & PayPal surcharges

From 1 July 2020, credit card surcharges relating to visa and citizenship applications will be increased, as detailed in this update. It is important to know the precise amount of charges and fees to be paid by clients in order to comply with cl 2.20(a) of the Code, which reads as follows: A registered migration agent must ... find out the correct amount of any visa application charge and all other fees or charges required to be paid for a client’s visa application...

Health Workforce Certificate: new definition

"The instrument operates to amend LIN 19/047 and LIN 19/049 to change the definition of Health Workforce Certificate" for the purpose of subclasses 186 and 187

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...

Visitors: nil VAC for some applicants due to covid

The intent of the new instrument "is to provide a concession where subclass 600 visa holders’ intended travel has not been completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic"

Specified work and areas for subclass 417 & 462 visas

"The purpose of the instrument is to amend the areas of Australia and kinds of work specified in LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013 for the definition of specified Subclass 417 work and specified Subclass 462 work in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations, respectively"

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