Work & Holiday: changes to Chileans & Malaysians
The new LIN 19/088 exempts Chilean applicants from need to provide evidence of government support and amends lodgement requirements for Malaysian applicants
Regulations expanding access to TRT stream
The new Regulations "amend the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Migration Regulations) to expand access to the Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) stream of the Subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa (Subclass 186 visa). The changes also apply to the TRT stream of the Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visa (Subclass 187 visa)."
VACs and fees in foreign currencies
"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the exchange rates and foreign currencies used to make payments of certain fees, for paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) of the Regulations, from 1 July 2022. The instrument also repeals..."
Bill: ART decisions on the paper
The new Bill would require the Tribunal to make decisions in relation to certain kinds of visa applications without holding an oral hearing
Assessing authorities for subclass 494 visas
"The instrument amends LIN 19/260 to update the assessing authorities for certain occupations on the MLTSSL and the ROL"
The new Migration (Assessing Authorities for...
Skilled visa reform technical measures
"The Amendment Regulations amend several provisions in the Migration Regulations to clarify and align the [Skills in Demand] visa with existing arrangements in relation to the TSS visa..."
Increased flexibility for international students to support supermarkets
The Federal government has recently announced as follows: "Today the Morrison Government has announced that supermarkets in States and Territories subject to COVID-19 lockdowns...
Changes to covid-19 event for subclass 408
"The purpose of this instrument is to ... expand the class of persons specified in subsection 8(3) to capture people who are ...; and amend the class of persons specified in subsection 8(1) to allow for an application for a Subclass 408 visa to be made if the person holds a ..."
New court rules: costs, and more
New rules for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law). Compared to the current rules, there is a significant difference as to how costs are to be determined, among other things.
Payment of VACs & fees in foreign currencies
The new instrument "repeals the Migration (LIN 21/001: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2021 as in force on 1 January 2021 and operates to specify the currency applicable and the exchange rate for the currency specified for the purpose of subregulation 5.36(1A) as at 1 July 2021"