2023-2024 caps on parent and other family visas
"The purpose of the instrument is to determine the maximum number of visas that may be granted for certain classes of visas during the 2023-2024 financial year between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024"
BVA if person applies for visa while offshore?
Common mistake: It is commonly said that a BVA can only be granted if a person makes a substantive visa application while that person is onshore, but a closer look at the relevant legislative provisions reveals otherwise.
Increased flexibility for international students to support supermarkets
The Federal government has recently announced as follows: "Today the Morrison Government has announced that supermarkets in States and Territories subject to COVID-19 lockdowns...
VACs and fees in foreign currencies
"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the exchange rates and foreign currencies used to make payments of certain fees, for paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) of the Regulations, from 1 July 2022. The instrument also repeals..."
New instrument: who may accept pledge of commitment
"The purpose of the instrument is to update the class of persons listed in Schedule 1 of the instrument, who are authorised to receive a pledge of commitment [for Australian citizenship]. In particular, to remove the distinction between..."
Additional courses for lower English
The new instruments expands the list of courses for which student visa applicants need to obtain a lower IELTS score of 5.5 or equivalent
TSS: new English requirements
The new instrument specifies "the English language test requirements for an applicant for a Subclass 482 visa in the Specialist Skills and Core Skills streams"
Sub 462: COVID-19 work in healthcare & medical sectors
The purpose of the instrument is to specify critical COVID-19 work in the healthcare and medical sectors carried out after after a certain date for the purposes of the definition of specified Subclass 462 work in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations.
Migration Amendment (Working Holiday Maker) Regulations 2019
'The legislative instrument ... allows holders of a second Subclass 417 ... 462 ... visa to obtain a third visa of the same type if they have spent 6 months working in specified areas of regional Australia. This is in addition to the three months of work required to obtain the second visa'
New instrument on the Annual Market Salary Rate
"The purpose of this instrument is to amend Migration (IMMI 18/033: Specification of Income Threshold and Annual Earnings and Methodology of Annual Market Salary Rate) Instrument 2018 (IMMI 18/033) to address changes to the Regulations as a result of amendments to the Regulations by the Migration Amendment (New Skilled Regional Visas) Regulations 2019 (the amending Regulations)".