Can a person hold 2 substantive visas at once?
Tip Series - Common mistakes: many RMAs say that a person cannot hold 2 substantive visas at once. One of the reasons would be s 82 of the Migration Act. The other reason would be the fact that one visa could allow the person to work while the other could prohibit work, thus resulting in a deadlock. With respect, those assertions are wrong ...
Subs 491 & 494: new instrument
The purpose of the new instrument is "to update the place and manner of lodgement for applications for the Subclass 491 (Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)) visa in the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (Class PS) class of visa" and to "update the definition of departmental email and repeal the definition of official departmental email address to provide clarity regarding an official departmental email address" for visa class PE (subclass 494).
BVE and BVD changes
The purpose of the new instrument is to "provide that an application for a Bridging D (Class WD) visa (BVD) using paper form 1007 and an application for a Bridging E (Class WE) visa (BVE) using paper form 1008 must..."
Graduate visa application charge
The visa application charges (VAC) for subclass 485 will go up soon
Pacific Engagement Treaty Stream Determination
"The purpose of the instrument is to make a determination to specify eligibility and other rules in relation to conducting visa pre-application processes for the random selection of registered participants seeking to apply for a permanent Subclass 192 (Pacific Engagement) visa in the Treaty stream..."
Subclass 494: SBS status (or work agreement) required
The new Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa will "replace" subclass 187. However, r 5.19 of the Migration Regulations 1994 will not apply to the new subclass. Instead, nomination applications will need to satisfy the requirements in the newly introduced r 2.72C, which is very different to r 5.19. For instance, nomination applicants will need to be Standard Business Sponsors (or a party to a work agreement) for the new visa, which is not a requirement for subclass 187.
Amendments to subclass 189 visas
"... the amendments provide concessions to exempt New Zealand citizens from the requirements to meet certain residence and income thresholds as well as the health criterion ..."
Family violence: new rules
The new instrument includes new rules for establishing non-judicially determined claims of family violence
New instrument on period, manner & evidence of Labour Market Testing
The new legislative instrument specifies the period, manner and evidence of Labour Market Testing for the purposes of visa subclasses 457, 482 (TSS) and 494 (new regional visa)
Form, place and manner for resident return visas
"The purpose of the instrument is to update the approved form, place and manner (“the arrangements”) for making an application for a Return (Residence) (Class BB) visa (Class BB visa). The instrument follows recent amendments to the Regulations by the Migration Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2022 (the amendment Regulations) (F2022L00255). Previously, an applicant for a Class BB visa had to ..."