Subclass 494: health waiver available?
The new Subclass 494 visa will "replace" subclass 187 on 16 November 2019. But will the health waiver, which is available for some subclass 187 applicants, be available for subclass 494?
28-day “grace period” for student visa applicants?
It is sometimes said by applicants that a person who remains in Australia after their student visa expires has a 28-day "grace period" during which they remain lawful non-citizens. We explain why that is not the case.
Citizenship Cessation Bill
According to the explanatory memorandum to the Bill introduced on 19 September 2019, "a person who is a national or citizen of a country other than Australia ceases to be an Australian citizen if the person acts inconsistently with their allegiance to Australia by" engaging in certain type of conduct. Is this Bill a further erosion of the "sacred" concept of citizenship? Could it become a "slippery slope" towards citizenship cancellation on less serious, more subjective grounds?
Work & Holiday: changes to Chileans & Malaysians
The new LIN 19/088 exempts Chilean applicants from need to provide evidence of government support and amends lodgement requirements for Malaysian applicants
Subclass 494: transitional provisions
The new Subclass 494 visa will "replace" subclass 187 on 16 November 2019. However, that does not necessarily mean that 187 nomination and visa applications must be made before that date.
New VACs from 1 July 2024
The new regulations implement new VACs. The increase for student visas is significant, from $710 for primary applicants to...
Places and currencies for paying fees
"The purpose of the instrument is to specify Australia and a number of foreign countries for paragraph 5.36(1)(a) of the Regulations and the associated currency, or currencies, in which a fee may be paid in that country for paragraph 5.36(1)(b) of the Regulations. The instrument also repeals ..."
Changes to BVA/B/C: application forms, place & manner
"The purpose of the instrument is to ... reflect changes to the approved forms and the place and manner in which a Bridging A...
Personal Identifiers Regulations
The new regulations "amend the Migration Regulations 1994 to enable the Department of Home Affairs (the Department), including the Australian Border Force, to collect facial images from..."
Family violence provisions and other measures
The new regulations insert family violence provisions into Schedule 2 criteria for certain permanent visas and amends the Schedule 1 criteria for a primary applicant for certain visas