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The new instrument specifies the relevant assessing authorities for occupations specified in the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List, the Short-term Skilled Occupation List and the Regional Occupation List

"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the kinds of passports, held by applicants for second or third Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visas for the purposes of subitem 1225(3BA) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations. This cohort will be exempt from the requirements for making a valid application for a second or third Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) 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"

If Schedules 1 and 2 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) no longer contain the provisions for visa class UC, subclass 457, how can that type of visa still be granted?

The purpose of the new instrument is to specify the fees payable to TRA for assessment of a person’s occupational qualifications, experience, or both, and educational qualifications and the fees payable for the internal review of such assessments

The rules for the new Subclass 870 (Sponsored Parent (Temporary)) visa are contained in the new Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa and Other Measures) Regulations 2019, to commence on 17 April 2019

"The instrument also operates to specify appropriate regional authorities for the purpose of the definition of appropriate regional authority in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations. Specifically to reflect the correct names for the appropriate regional authorities who are able to sign sponsorship forms required to be lodged with an application for one of five legacy classes of visa".

"The Amendment Regulations provide that Subclass 188 visa applications in the Business Innovation, Investor, Significant Investor, and Entrepreneur streams must be made before ..."

Sponsors' obligations and liabilities are a serious matter and practitioners should ensure that clients are made aware of them. For instance, sponsors are required to notify Immigration (not via email) when certain events occur, such as a change to any information provided in the sponsorship application. Lack of notification can result in the following sanctions against the sponsor: a bar; sponsorship cancellation; civil penalty order; and others. Further, the visa's expiry date is brought forward if the sponsorship is cancelled.

"The instrument specifies that certain applicants for Visitor (Class FA) visas and Temporary Activity (Class GG) visas who provide evidence of ..., have a visa application charge (VAC) of nil"