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This instrument specifies the date for the purposes of paragraph 1.15N(1)(b) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth), as the day on which the COVID-19 concession period ends

"The amendments limit the adverse impact of COVID-19 related travel restrictions on holders of Subclass 870 visas who were outside Australia on 1 July 2021. These visa holders may have been granted the visa while outside Australia and now have difficulty in travelling to Australia, or may have left Australia while holding the visa but now have difficulty in returning.  The amendments assist these visa holders by allowing them additional time to travel to and stay in Australia when travel resumes."

"The purpose of the instrument is to expand the kind of work an applicant can be doing, or have an offer to do, to be eligible for grant of a Subclass 408 visa by..."

"The purpose of the instrument is to retrospectively authorise a class of persons to receive a pledge of commitment for 20 March 2022, namely ..."

"The instrument operates to specify temporary visa subclasses which may lead to permanent visas for subparagraphs 4005(2)(b)(ii) and 4007(1A)(b)(ii) of Schedule 4 to the Regulations"

'[The Bill] makes consequential amendments to legislation administered by the Department of Social Services, the Department of Education and the Attorney-General’s Department, to give effect to Government policy that holders of provisional skilled regional visas, which come into effect on 16 November 2019, to have ...'

"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the organisation ... for the purposes of the definition of independent expert in regulation 1.21 of the Migration Regulations..."

The article recently published on the changes made to s 338(2) of the Migration Act has prompted industry discussions, with some practitioners arguing that those changes will not affect the AAT eligibility of TSS applicants. The writer respectfully disagrees, as s 57 not always applies.

"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the English language requirements to be satisfied to meet the criteria for a Subclass 476 (Skilled – Recognised Graduate) visa or Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate) visa under clauses 476.213 and 485.212"

"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the minimum amount of taxable income for the income year 2018-2019".