Work & holiday: from 500 to 2,000 places for a particular country
On 4 Nov 2019, the federal government announced it will increase the number of annual places available under the Work & Holiday visa program from 500 to 2,000 for a particular country.
Age exemption for subclass 186
"The purpose of the instrument is to ... specify certain legacy 457 workers as an additional class of persons for paragraph 186.221(b) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations. This will exempt them from the age requirement for the subclass 186 visa in the TRT stream."
Subclass 309: changes to review rights
The purpose of the new instrument is to change the eligibility requirements for merits review at the AAT for subclass 309 (partner) visa applicants
Arrangements for bridging visa applications
The purpose of the instrument is to update the forms used to apply for bridging visas
New legislative instrument on various visas
The new legislative instrument: increases the VAC for some visas; expands the group benefitting from transitional arrangements related to the closure of subclass 187; adds one of the new regional visas to the visas for which, unless there are compelling and compassionate circumstances, the Minister must be satisfied that an applicant claiming to be in a de facto relationship has been in that relationship for at least 12 months at time of application; ensures that eligible family members can join an application for one of the new regional visas after it is made and before it is decided.
Afghan Locally Engaged Employee
The new instrument amends IMMI 12/127 to...
Assessing authorities for subclass 494 visas
"The instrument amends LIN 19/260 to update the assessing authorities for certain occupations on the MLTSSL and the ROL"
The new Migration (Assessing Authorities for...
Sub 417: 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 definition of specified work in subitem 1225(5) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations.
Form, place and manner for skilled visa applications
"The purpose of the instrument is to update the arrangements for making an application for a Skilled (Provisional) (Class VF) visa or for a Skilled (Provisional) (Class VC) visa"
BVA taken to have been granted immediately?
Tip Series: Is the Department required to backdate the time of grant of a BVA to the time of the respective substantive visa application? No. As a result, a last minute BVA application might result in clients being unlawful for hours and even days.