Giving documents and other measures
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.
Visas affected by the new regional visas
8 existing visa types are adversely affected by the new subclass 491 and 494 regional visas. If a subclass 491/494 visa is (or has been) held by a client, that client might not be eligible for any of those 8 existing visa types and might not even be eligible for a BVA. However, those 8 existing visas are not affected in the same way. As a result, it is not enough to understand Schedules 1 and 2 for the new visas. It is also necessary to understand how those new visas could affect each of those 8 existing visas types.
South Australian DAMA: FAQ updated
Additional questions and answers have been incorporated into to the South Australian DAMA's FAQ
Australian citizenship (translation requirements)
The new regulations remove a duplicated requirement to provide English language translations as part of citizenship applications
Legislation purity sacrificed to avoid tortuous route?
Federal Court. Do 476A of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) and s 24(1)(d) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) favour a finding...
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"
All visas cancelled if a visa is cancelled?
Tip Series - Visa Cancellation: it is commonly said that if a person's visa is cancelled, all other visas held by the same person are automatically cancelled. With respect, that is not the case.
New condition for student visas
The new condition safeguards against the risk of unwanted transfer of Australia’s critical technology
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)."
Instrument amends new instrument for visitor visas
This further new instrument amends a drafting error contained in the new legislative instrument about visitor visas which commenced on 24 August 2019