Payment of VACs & fees in foreign currencies

"As a result of the bi-annual AC&FCER review, it was identified that there were very few transactions to support the continued specification of additional currencies and foreign currency exchange rates..."

Citizenship amendment determination

"The purpose of the instrument is to determine New Zealand citizens who hold or have held a special category visa (SCV) and have satisfied specific requirements to be permanent residents for the purposes of the Act. The instrument removes the requirement for an SCV holder to also be ..."

Afghan Locally Engaged Employee

The new instrument amends IMMI 12/127 to...

Giving documents and other measures

The purpose of the Act is to "improve and clarify the intended operation of the legislative framework for the giving of notices and other documents, and to remove restrictions on certain non-citizens from lodging a valid application for a protection visa". Part of the new Act commenced on 24 June 2023.

Capping of parent & other family visas until 30 Jun 2023

The purpose of this instrument is to determine the maximum number of visas that may be granted for certain parent visas and other family visas between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023

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

Family violence: new rules

The new instrument includes new rules for establishing non-judicially determined claims of family violence

Securities for investment & business visas

The new instrument specified certain securities as a security in which an investment is a designated investment for the purposes of visa subclasses 188, 405, 888, 891 and 893

Specification of a class of persons: deferral of sunsetting

"The Instrument is made under paragraphs ... of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Migration Regulations), which provides that the Minister may specify, in an instrument in writing, one or more classes of persons for the purposes of the paragraphs..."

New instrument on bridging visas

"The instrument specifies the class of persons for the purposes of paragraphs 010.611(1)(c) and 020.611(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations"

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