National Innovation Visa
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 ..."
Expanded cohort for BVR
The new regulations "expand the cohort of non-citizens who would be eligible for grant of a Subclass 070 (Bridging (Removal Pending)) visa (BVR) with certain mandatory community protection-related conditions imposed on the visa"
Pool & pass marks for subclasses 491, 189 and 190
The new instrument specifies the pool and pass marks for the following visa subclasses: 491, 189 and 190
Chemicals of security concern
"The purpose of the instrument is to specify chemicals of security concern under subclauses 8551(2) and 8560(2) of Schedule 8 to the Migration Regulations, for the purposes of visa conditions 8551 and 8560"
Direction No 81: order of consideration of skilled visas
New Direction No 81 (Order of Consideration – Certain Skilled Migration Visas): replaces Direction No 74; sets the order of processing of applications for visa subclasses 189, 190, 489, 186 and 187; sets the order of processing of nomination applications for visa subclasses 186 and 187
English requirements for new Skills in Demand visa
The new instrument specifies the language test requirements for an applicant to the Specialist Skills stream and Core Skills stream of the Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa
New instrument on movement records
The new instrument commences on 23 September 2025
Persons and events specified for subclass 408
The new instrument specifies the Australian Government Endorsed Event (AGEE) and classes of persons for the purposes of a Subclass 408 visa.
Labour agreement for subclasses 186, 482, 494
The new regulations "clarify and enhance the statutory framework for the Minister to prescribe alternative requirements to the standard skilled nomination and visa criteria, in labour agreements"
New instrument on regional areas
The instrument specifies: a part of Australia to be a designated city or major regional centre for the purposes of reg 1.15M(1) of the Regulations; a part of Australia to be a regional centre or other regional area for the purposes of reg 1.15M(2); a part of Australia as regional Australia for the purposes of reg 5.19(16); an area for the purposes of cl 892.213(3)(b) of Schedule 2; an area for the purposes of cl 888.226(2)(c)(i) of Schedule 2. It also provides access to a second Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate) visa in the Post-Study Work stream in certain circumstances.