TSS: new English requirements
The new instrument specifies "the English language test requirements for an applicant for a Subclass 482 visa in the Specialist Skills and Core Skills streams"
DAMA for Orana (NSW)
'Employers in the Orana region in the central west and western region of New South Wales have been given a boost, with a new migration agreement between the Federal Government and Regional Development Australia (RDA) Orana to attract skilled workers to the region'
Iran: arrival control determination
The Minister has made an arrival control determination under the new s 84E of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
The new Migration (Arrival Control) Determination...
SAF for new Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa
'Nominations would incur a charge of AUD 5000 or, for businesses with an annual turnover of less than AUD 10 million, a charge of AUD 3000'
Expanding Access to English Tuition
The Bill that sought to "expand eligibility for migrants to access English tuition" passed both houses of Parliament on 10 December 2020 and received the Royal Assent on 17 Dec 2020, with the commencement to be set out by proclamation. A proclamation has been published and sets out the commencement as...
Bridging visa conditions
The new Regulations "allow the Minister to impose a number of existing visa conditions, relating to the safety and security of the Australian community, on Subclass 050 (Bridging (General)) visas and Subclass 070 (Bridging (Removal Pending)) visas. The conditions may be imposed if the visa is granted by the Minister exercising his or her personal power under section 195A of the Migration Act to grant a visa to a detainee".
Instrument for the MATES scheme
The purpose of the new instrument is to "specify the requirements for making an application for a MATES stream visa" for Indian nationals under visa subclass 403
Biosecurity contraventions: visa cancellation
The new instrument amends the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) to prescribe additional visa subclasses that may be cancelled if the visa holder is in Australia, has not been immigration cleared and the Minister reasonably believes that the visa holder has contravened subsection 126(2), 128(2), 532(1) or 533(1) of the Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cth)
Types of work exempted from criminal offence
The new instrument exempts certain types of work carried out by unlawful non-citizens in immigration detention from a criminal offence created under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).
eVisitor eligible passport and conditions
The purpose of this instrument is to specify eVisitor eligible passports for visa subclass 651 and any conditions that must be satisfied