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Number of invitations reduced drastically from 1,500 to 110; invitation threshold raised from to 75 to 80 points for visa subclass 189 and threshold for visa subclass 489 remained the same at 80 points

We have recently received a copy of an electronic, unclassified newsletter published by the Department of Home Affairs for Regional Certifying Bodies (RCBs), which includes the following passage: "RCB officers can use the ESPM mailbox to raise issues requiring clarification and to copy us into your email to the RCB Advice mailbox in cases where you suspect fraudulent practices by nominators or migration agents".

A summary of the changes to the points test that will come into effect on 16 November 2019 for subclasses 189, 190 and 491.

"The purpose of the instrument is to specify ... as the health service provider for the purposes of subregulation 1.15AA(2)" of the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth)

The new instrument amends two instruments relating to graduate visas The new Migration Legislation Amendment (Graduate Visas No. 2) Instrument (LIN 24/086) 2024 commences on...

The purpose of the instrument is to remove references in another instrument to one of the streams in the Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations))...

"The purpose of the instrument is to ... specify certain legacy 457 workers as an additional class of persons for paragraph 186.221(b) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations. This will exempt them from the age requirement for the subclass 186 visa in the TRT stream."

The new regulations "introduce a requirement that to make a valid application for a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa, applicants who hold a passport issued by a specified foreign country must have been..."

The government of South Australia has updated the skilled nomination requirements and the international graduate of South Australia requirements and waivers

"The [new Regulations] exclude work for specified businesses, which would be listed in a legislative instrument signed by the Minister, from counting towards eligibility for a second or third working holiday maker visa. The exclusion would only apply to work undertaken after the business is listed in the legislative instrument."