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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 Minister has made an arrival control determination under the new s 84E of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) The new Migration (Arrival Control) Determination...

The visa conditions for the new subclass 491 are completely different and much more strict compared to subclass 489. For instance, a subclass 491 visa holder will need to notify Immigration within 14 days of any changes to: their phone number; their email address; the address of an employer; etc. They will also need to provide evidence, if requested, of: their address; the address of an education institution they attend; etc. And the list of requirements goes on. Non-compliance might lead to visa cancellation.

The new regulations "amend Division 1.6 in Part 1 of the Migration Regulations 1994  to prescribe the ‘relevant score’ as a matter that the Minister may have regard to when considering whether to issue a suspension certificate under section 97 of the [Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (Cth)]"

The new regulations enable a cohort of secondary applicants for Subclass 309 (Partner (Provisional)) and Subclass 100 (Partner) visas who no longer meet the age requirement for the visa, to be eligible for the grant of the visa

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Sponsors "inherit" any outstanding public health debt incurred by visa applicants and the government can recover the debt from sponsors in court, which could add up to several thousands of dollars of out of pocket health expenses, not to mention legal costs. Practitioners might need to advise both visa applicants and sponsors about that liability. Otherwise, sponsors could seek compensation from, and/or complain against, practitioners on the basis that, had they been informed of the liability, they would not have applied for sponsorship.

If the Department sends a s 57 (natural justice) letter alleging that the primary and secondary applicants have provide false or misleading information about their relationship, the obvious options are to dispute the allegation and run the risk of a visa refusal under PIC 4020(1) and a 3-year ban under PIC 4020(2) or to withdraw both the primary and secondary applications. A less obvious, yet quite interesting, option is to withdraw only the secondary applicant's application, as we explain.

Tribunal application fees will increase from 1 July 2024 as follows...

"The amendments in the [new legislation on RMA application charges] ensure that a [registered migration agent] who paid the non-commercial application charge in relation to their current period of registration, but gives immigration assistance otherwise than on a non-commercial basis, is liable to pay an adjusted charge". The date of commencement of the new legislation is...