Subclass 494: health waiver available?
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?
Subclass 191: supporting family unit
The new regulations amend the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) to support family unity for skilled workers by...
Several changes coming soon
The new Regulations make changes to the business innovation and investment program, working holiday maker visas, bridging visas, the manner of reporting on arriving overseas passengers and crew members and citizenship fees
Form, place and manner for International Relations visa
"The purpose of the instrument is to update the approved form, place and manner (“the arrangements”) requirements for making an application for a Temporary Work (International Relations) (Class GD) visa (Class GD visa) in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility stream..."
New English tests for student visas
"The purpose of this instrument is to specify the English language proficiency requirements that an applicant may be required to meet to satisfy the criterion for the grant of a Subclass 500 visa..."
New instrument on period, manner & evidence of Labour Market Testing
The new legislative instrument specifies the period, manner and evidence of Labour Market Testing for the purposes of visa subclasses 457, 482 (TSS) and 494 (new regional visa)
New measures including on subclass 461 visas
"Schedule 2 allows applicants for Subclass 461 (New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship) visas, who are..."
The new Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1)...
New instrument on how to make valid application for subclass 494
"The instrument operates to specify the requirements for making an application for a Subclass 494 visa. For the purposes of subitem 1242(1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the instrument specifies the approved form for making a valid application. For the purposes of paragraph 1242(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the instrument also specifies the manner in which an application must be made".
Resolution of status visa additional cohort
The regulations "amend the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Migration Regulations) to allow for persons affected by the High Court’s decision in Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth (2020) 270 CLR 152 (Love) who have accepted an offer of permanent stay in Australia made by the Australian Government to be granted a permanent visa, the Subclass 851 (Resolution of Status) (RoS) visa..."
Age exemption for subclass 186
"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."