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Part 2 of the Migration and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Integrity) Act 2018 brings changes to the circumstances in which a subclass 482 visa refusal is reviewable by the AAT. If s 57 of the Migration Act is not enlivened and the TSS application is refused, the visa applicant might not be eligible for merits review.

The "Amendment Regulations also establish the need for National Innovation (Class BX) applicants to be ..., and require the visa applicant to produce equivalent record of ..."

The new instrument requires for nominated positions for visa subclasses 482 and 494 to be advertised on the Government’s Jobactive website as part of the Labour Market Testing (LMT) requirements

The new instrument provides for internet lodgement of applications for a Class XB visa through ...

The new Bill strengthens "arrangements around skilled entry to Australia, by legislating income threshold requirements for skilled workers and amending the labour market testing provisions in the Migration Act. The amendments will promote transparency and worker mobility by introducing a public register of approved sponsors..."

The new instrument specifies the occupations for subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visas. Special requirements apply to some of the occupations, as we explain in this article.

Order of consideration and assessing exceptional and outstanding achievement for the Subclass 858 visa

The purpose of this instrument is to determine the maximum number of visas that may be granted for certain parent visas and other family visas between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023

"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the minimum amount of taxable income for the income year 2019-2020. The amount is... " The Migration...

The new Subclass 494 visa will "replace" subclass 187 on 16 November 2019. But will the health waiver, which is available for some subclass 187 applicants, be available for subclass 494?