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"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the kinds of passports, held by applicants for second or third Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visas for the purposes of subitem 1225(3BA) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations. This cohort will be exempt from the requirements for making a valid application for a second or third Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa..."

"The purpose of the instrument is to amend ... to specify the arrangements for applicants covered by subitem 1402(3B) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations to make a visa application for a Class XB visa, to specifically provide that these applicants must make their application using form ..."

The new scheme allows "Indian graduates and early career professionals with knowledge and skills in targeted fields of study to live and work in Australia for up to..."

The Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee has just released a report following an inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019, also known as the "Deregulation Bill". The report, containing the Committee's recommendation, has just been tabled in the Senate, which might debate the Bill as early as 23 March 2020.

"The purpose of the instrument is to update the following requirements in relation to applications for Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) visas (Class US visas): the list of countries where an applicant is exempt from providing evidence of home government support; the education requirements for applicants from various countries; and the place and manner for making an application".

The new instrument specifies: the minimum amount of taxable income for an income year that a primary applicant for a subclass 189 visa in the New Zealand stream must meet; the circumstances under which an applicant for a subclass 189 visa is a member of a class of applicants exempt from the minimum amount of taxable income specified and the evidence required for the class.

The new instruments raises the financial capacity requirements for students visas from 24 October 2019.

Part 2 of the Migration and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Integrity) Act 2018 brings changes to the circumstances in which a subclass 482 visa refusal is reviewable by the AAT. If s 57 of the Migration Act is not enlivened and the TSS application is refused, the visa applicant might not be eligible for merits review.

According to the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Commencement Proclamation 2019, the new Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Act 2018 will commence on 17 April 2019

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.