Citizenship: permanent resident determination
"The instrument operates to determine that certain New Zealand citizens are permanent residents, including those ..."
Subclass 191: form, place & manner of applications
"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the approved form, place and manner (the arrangements) for making an application for a Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) (Class PR) visa (Class PR visa), which commences on 5 March 2021"
Changes to subclass 408 and visitor visas
"The instrument, made for the purposes of subparagraph 1237(2)(a)(i) and subparagraph 1236(2)(a)(iv) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations, specifies that certain applicants for...
Increased flexibility for international students to support supermarkets
The Federal government has recently announced as follows: "Today the Morrison Government has announced that supermarkets in States and Territories subject to COVID-19 lockdowns...
Closure of covid-19 event to new subclass 408 applications
The purpose of the new instrument is to "gradually close the COVID-19 pandemic event 408 visa to new applications from ..."
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)...
“Regional Australia” replaced by “regional areas”
"The purpose of the instrument is to amend IMMI 18/037 to remove references to “regional Australia” as defined under subregulation 5.19(16) of the Regulations. As part of the package introducing new regional visas, a new instrument ... specifies the parts of Australia that are regional Australia under subregulation 5.19(16) of the Regulations. Amending IMMI 18/037 to remove references to regional Australia ensures two instruments that specify regional Australia for the purposes of subregulation 5.19(16) do not operate concurrently".
Child visa application arrangements
The purpose of the new instrument is to amend a drafting error
Medicare for regional visa holders
A new instrument has just been registered. It commences on 16 November 2019 and will treat holders of new regional visas as "eligible persons" under the Health Insurance Act 1973 (Cth).
Extended expiry of sub 300 due to covid-19
The new instrument amends Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth), to extend certain Subclass 300 (Prospective Marriage) visas so that, instead of ceasing 9 months after the visa is granted, the visas cease on ... The Regulations commence retrospectively on...