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"The purpose of the instrument is to amend the areas of Australia and kinds of work specified in LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013 for the definition of specified Subclass 417 work and specified Subclass 462 work in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations, respectively"

The new instrument specifies the assessing authorities for the new subclass 494 (regional) visa. For some occupations, the assessing authorities will depend on the date of the assessment, as we explain in this article.

"The instrument specifies the class of persons for the purposes of paragraphs 010.611(1)(c) and 020.611(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations"

The intent of the new instrument "is to ensure that the Department can process the ‘complying investment’ criteria in Subclass 188 and Subclass 888 visa applications that were made prior to 31 July 2024 but are not yet finally determined"

The new instrument increases Visa Application Charges (VACs) starting on 1 July 2025. The new Migration Amendment (Visa Application Charges) Regulations 2025 commences on 1...

The new regulations "introduce a new permanent Subclass 192 (Pacific Engagement) visa (the Pacific Engagement visa). The Pacific Engagement visa will provide access to permanent residence in Australia for citizens of a number of Pacific island countries and Timor-Leste, and members of their family units"

"The Amendment Certificate amends the principal certificate, extending the previously granted deferral of sunsetting for the ... by an additional 12 months, resulting in a deferral of 24 months in total..."

The new Regulations provide access to a partial refund of the visa application charges for student visa applicants from specified countries

The new Regulations "extend certain temporary visas by six months from the date they would otherwise have ceased for Ukrainian passport holders who were in Australia on..."

"The purpose of the instrument is to determine the maximum number of visas that may be granted for certain classes of visas in the financial year from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. The instrument covers the following visa classes (with item numbers referring to items in Schedule 1 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Migration Regulations))".