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The purpose of the Act is to "improve and clarify the intended operation of the legislative framework for the giving of notices and other documents, and to remove restrictions on certain non-citizens from lodging a valid application for a protection visa". Part of the new Act commenced on 24 June 2023.

'Immigration SA has released further information relating to South Australia's Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMA) which is now available...'

"The instrument operates to amend LIN 19/047 and LIN 19/049 to change the definition of Health Workforce Certificate" for the purpose of subclasses 186 and 187

There are cases where a person applies for a PR visa while overseas and becomes pregnant before grant. In some of those cases, the applicant is determined to give birth overseas in order to obtain family support and the baby will not become an Australian citizen by birth. Further, the mother runs the risk of the baby being born without a visa and having to apply for a costly and lengthy child visa. We explain how practitioners can minimise that risk.

The new regulations "prescribe a charge of ... for each registration for the visa pre-application process for the newly established Subclass 403 (Temporary Work) (International Relations)) visa in the Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme stream (the MATES stream visa)" for Indian nationals

"The purpose of this instrument is to specify the ... as an AGEE under clause 408.229 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations"

A summary of the changes to the points test that will come into effect on 16 November 2019 for subclasses 189, 190 and 491.

The new instrument includes new rules for establishing non-judicially determined claims of family violence

The purpose of the new instrument is to designate a country as a regional processing country

The new instrument increases Visa Application Charges (VACs) starting on 1 July 2025. The new Migration Amendment (Visa Application Charges) Regulations 2025 commences on 1...