Institutions and disciplines for subclass 476
"The purpose of the Instrument is to specify institutions for the purposes of paragraph 476.212(b) and disciplines for the purposes of clause 476.212 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations. The Instrument operates to enable recent engineering graduates to live, work or study in Australia for up to 18 months, subject to satisfying the criteria for grant of a subclass 476 visa. Graduates must have completed a degree or higher qualification from a specified institution."
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The new instrument amends IMMI 12/127 to...
New instrument on BVA & C for new regional visas
"Specifically, the instrument specifies forms 491D and 494V (Internet) as approved forms for Bridging A (Class WA) and Bridging C (Class WC) visa applications. This ensures that applicants who make an application for a substantive visa using approved forms 491D and 494V (Internet) will be able to make a combined application for a bridging visa with their application for a substantive visa".
Direction No 82: order of processing for subclasses 457 & 482
New Direction No 82 replaces Direction No 77: 'the Government considers that [Sponsors awarded Accredited Status] should be able to access streamlined processing arrangements and their applications should be allocated to a decision-maker for initial assessment as a priority'
Exempt occupations
The new instrument specifies exempt occupations for the following visa subclasses: 482 (TSS), 457, 186, 187 and 494
New TRA fees
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
AAT on deregulation: action required
The Tribunal is requiring Australian legal practitioners with pending migration matters to take the steps described in this article, due to the commencement of deregulation
Specification of health service provider
"The purpose of the instrument is to specify ... as the health service provider for the purposes of subregulation 1.15AA(2)" of the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth)
Time extension for sub 870 visa holders
"The amendments limit the adverse impact of COVID-19 related travel restrictions on holders of Subclass 870 visas who were outside Australia on 1 July 2021. These visa holders may have been granted the visa while outside Australia and now have difficulty in travelling to Australia, or may have left Australia while holding the visa but now have difficulty in returning. The amendments assist these visa holders by allowing them additional time to travel to and stay in Australia when travel resumes."
LMT exemption: PACER Plus treaty
The Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER Plus) came into force on 13 December 2020. As a result, a legislative instrument based on the PACER Plus exempting individuals from Labour Market Testing requirements has commenced on the same day.