Nil VAC for some Visitor and Temporary Activity visas
"The instrument specifies that certain applicants for Visitor (Class FA) visas and Temporary Activity (Class GG) visas who provide evidence of ..., have a visa application charge (VAC) of nil"
South Australian DAMA: FAQ updated
Additional questions and answers have been incorporated into to the South Australian DAMA's FAQ
Capping grants of subclass 476 visas
"The purpose of this instrument is to determine that the maximum number of Subclass 476 visas that may be granted in the 2023/2024 financial year is..."
Work & Holiday: changes to Chileans & Malaysians
The new LIN 19/088 exempts Chilean applicants from need to provide evidence of government support and amends lodgement requirements for Malaysian applicants
No VAC for sub 408: additional class of persons
The new instrument specifies "an additional class of persons, who are eligible to apply for a Subclass 408 visa in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a nil VAC"
Regulations expanding access to TRT stream
The new Regulations "amend the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Migration Regulations) to expand access to the Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) stream of the Subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa (Subclass 186 visa). The changes also apply to the TRT stream of the Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visa (Subclass 187 visa)."
‘Visa hoping’ changes
The new instrument specifies additional categories of substantive temporary visas that preclude a person in Australia from making student visa applications
Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees
"The purpose of the [new] instrument is to undertake a biannual update of the places and corresponding currencies in which payment of a fee may be made".
Subclass 485: new instrument on AQF level
"The purpose of the instrument is to specify that applicants must hold one or more of the following qualifications that are a result of study undertaken at the Australian Qualification Framework level..."
457/186/187 grandfathering provisions: Part 1
If Schedules 1 and 2 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) no longer contain the provisions for visa class UC, subclass 457, how can that type of visa still be granted?



















