New instrument on complying investments
The new instrument "specifies the investments permitted for certain streams for Subclass 188 (Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional)) visa and Subclass 888 (Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent)) visa under Australia’s Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP)"
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
New subclass 192
The new regulations "introduce a new permanent Subclass 192 (Pacific Engagement) visa (the Pacific Engagement visa). The Pacific Engagement visa will provide access to permanent residence in Australia for citizens of a number of Pacific island countries and Timor-Leste, and members of their family units"
Australian citizenship (translation requirements)
The new regulations remove a duplicated requirement to provide English language translations as part of citizenship applications
New caveat for subclasses 482 and 186
The new instrument creates an additional caveat related to the hospitality, retail and services sector
Advising clients on non-migration matters
It is very common for clients to ask us questions such as: "would visa X give me access to Medicare and if so, would I have full benefits, or would there be some limitation?"; "would visa X allow my children to study in public schools?"; "would visa X give me access to welfare benefits?". And the list goes on. We discuss some of the implications of giving advice on matters in which we do not have the required knowledge and/or licence/registration.
Daily maintenance amount for persons in detention
The new instruments specifies the daily amount for the keeping and maintaining of a person in immigration detention, for the purposes of s 262(2) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
Work & holiday: from 500 to 2,000 places for a particular country
On 4 Nov 2019, the federal government announced it will increase the number of annual places available under the Work & Holiday visa program from 500 to 2,000 for a particular country.
Place, manner & form for Class XB visa application
"The purpose of the instrument is to update the approved place and manner for making an application for Refugee and Humanitarian (Class XB) visa"
Graduate visa: additional year
'International students will be able to apply for an additional year on a second post-study work visa if they complete a higher education or postgraduate qualification in a regional area, and live in a regional area while holding a Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa'