Nil VAC for Pacific Australia Card holders
The purpose of the new instrument is to specify a nil VAC for Pacific Australia Card holders who ...
Changes to sponsorship requirements for training visas
"The Amendment Regulations provide that in order for an applicant to make a valid application for a Subclass 407 visa, the applicant must have an ..."
Combatting migration exploitation
The amendments to the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) will allow for the implementation and maintenance of a public register of ...
Occupations for subclass 494 visas
The new instrument specifies the occupations for subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visas. Special requirements apply to some of the occupations, as we explain in this article.
Visitors: nil VAC for some applicants due to covid
The intent of the new instrument "is to provide a concession where subclass 600 visa holders’ intended travel has not been completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic"
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?
Removal of health workforce certificate requirements: part 2
"The amendments made by this instrument enable employers to nominate a proposed occupation in relation to a person with one of the abovementioned ... occupations who is the holder of or who has applied for a Subclass 482 visa or Subclass 494 visa without being required to provide a HWC or HWEC"
Amendment (subclass 462 visa) Regulations
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..."
New court rules: costs, and more
New rules for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law). Compared to the current rules, there is a significant difference as to how costs are to be determined, among other things.
Kinds of critical technology
"The purpose of this Instrument is to specify the kinds of technology for the purposes of the definition of critical technology in regulation 1.03 of the Migration Regulations"




















