No governmental support needed
The purpose of this instrument is to enable applicants from a specific country to make valid applications for a Subclass 462 visa without providing evidence of support from the government of that country
Costs excluded from consideration under PIC 4005 & 4007
"By making a legislative instrument under subclauses 4005(3) and 4007(1B), the Minister can exclude the cost of specified ... from the consideration of costs under...
Biosecurity contravention regulations
The new regulations "provide the Minister with a discretion to cancel the same specified visas in Australia in circumstances where it is reasonably believed that there has been an attempt to..."
Improved access to permanent residence
"The purpose of the instrument is to specify a new cohort of specified persons who, after 30 June 2022, will be eligible to meet requirements under regulation 5.19 of the Regulations for applications seeking approval for a nomination of a TRT visa. It also exempts the new specified persons and an additional cohort of subclass 457 visa holders after 30 June 2022 from the operation of paragraph 5.19(5)(c) of the Regulations"
Waiting for subclass 309 onshore
"This Bill seeks to amend the Migration Act 1958 to enable applicants for Subclass 309 (Partner (Provisional)) visas to be granted the visa onshore,...
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
Additional courses for lower English
The new instruments expands the list of courses for which student visa applicants need to obtain a lower IELTS score of 5.5 or equivalent
Extended expiry of sub 300 due to covid-19
The new instrument amends Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth), to extend certain Subclass 300 (Prospective Marriage) visas so that, instead of ceasing 9 months after the visa is granted, the visas cease on ... The Regulations commence retrospectively on...
Digital passenger declaration: where passenger card also required
"The purpose of the instrument is to specify circumstances, for subregulation 3.03AB(2) of the Regulations, in which a clearance officer may require a person to provide a completed passenger card"
Approval of skills assessing authorities
The new regulations "clarify the Skills Assessment Minister’s powers regarding Assessing Authorities that deliver skills assessments"