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 citizenship fees
The new Regulations apply the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to Australian citizenship application fees from ...
Can changes to TOA criteria after application is made affect eligibility?
Obviously, "time of application" (TOA) provisions set out the criteria applicants must meet with reference to the time of application. However, can TOA provisions change after an application is made in a way that impacts the applicant's eligibility? Readers might be surprised with the answer.
Payment of VACs and fees in foreign currencies
"The purpose of the instrument is to undertake a biannual update of the foreign currency exchange rates"
Partner visa: new rules for secondary applicants
The new regulations enable a cohort of secondary applicants for Subclass 309 (Partner (Provisional)) and Subclass 100 (Partner) visas who no longer meet the age requirement for the visa, to be eligible for the grant of the visa
Expanding access to TRT stream
Among the many changes, the new instrument amends the definitions for the classes of persons who are exempt from or are not required to meet the age requirement for visa subclasses 186, 187 and 494
Student visas: English tests & evidence exemptions
The new instrument amends "the definition of eligible pathway program and to specify by way of a Schedule, the list of registered courses that are an eligible pathway program"
New instrument on values statement
'The purpose of the instrument is to update the language of the values statement for all visa subclasses specified to better reflect the values that are important to Australian society'
Purposes of managed fund investments
The purpose of the instrument is to specify the purpose of an investment in a managed fund for paragraph 5.19B(2)(c) of the Regulations for visa subclasses 188 and 888
Changes to subclass 482 and other visas
The new regulations "give effect to key commitments made by the Government in the Migration Strategy, released on 11 December 2023, that concern Australia’s temporary skilled migration system. In particular, the Amendment Regulations: implement the Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa, which replaces the Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) visa as ..."