Class TK visas: form, place & manner of applications
"The purpose of the instrument is to update the approved form, place and manner (the arrangements) for making an application for the Extended Eligibility (Temporary) (Class TK) visa (Class TK visa)"
Subs 457, 482 & 485: new instrument for Hong Kong passport holders
The amendments extend some subclass 457, 482 and 485 visas for Hong Kong passport holders and family members to a period of 5 years.
Circumstances where BVR granted without application
The new regulations "clarify the circumstances in which the Minister may grant a Bridging R (Class WR) visa (BVR) without application to certain eligible non-citizens who may be unlawful non-citizens at the time of grant, or who already hold a visa other than a substantive visa, a criminal justice visa or an enforcement visa"
DAMA for Warrnambool (Vic)
'Businesses in Victoria's Great South Coast region will receive the boost they need with the Morrison Government finalising a Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) with Warrnambool City Council'
Nil VAC for some subclass 408 visas
"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the ... as an AGEE under paragraph 408.229(b) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations"
Subclass 494: SAF and refunds
The new Subclass 494 visa will "replace" subclass 187 on 16 November 2019. What will be the SAF amount for the new subclass? On what circumstances will the SAF for subclass 187 be refundable?
New parent visa sponsorship fee
According to the new Migration (LIN 19/147: Arrangements for Sponsorship for Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa) Instrument 2019, the sponsorship application fee for the new parent visa (subclass 870) will be $420
Closure of covid-19 event to new subclass 408 applications
The purpose of the new instrument is to "gradually close the COVID-19 pandemic event 408 visa to new applications from ..."
Pregnant & overseas while waiting for PR
There are cases where a person applies for a PR visa while overseas and becomes pregnant before grant. In some of those cases, the applicant is determined to give birth overseas in order to obtain family support and the baby will not become an Australian citizen by birth. Further, the mother runs the risk of the baby being born without a visa and having to apply for a costly and lengthy child visa. We explain how practitioners can minimise that risk.
Suspending education providers
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)]"