Temporary Graduate (Subclass 485) visa is for international students who have recently finished their studies. The is a temporary visa that allows eligible students to live, study and work in Australia after completion of studies for up to 4 years. Students are eligible to apply for Subclass 485 visa once as a primary applicant. Further,…
Skilled Regional visa (Subclass 887) allows people who have lived and worked in specified areas of regional Australia to live anywhere in Australia permanently. To provide assistance to temporary and provisional visa holders, who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to travel restrictions, the Migration Amendment (COVID-19 Concessions) Regulations 2020 dated 17 September…
Migration Regulations 1994, as amended by Migration Amendment (COVID-19 Concessions) Regulations 2020 dated 17 September 2020 to provide assistance to temporary and provisional visa holders who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to travel restrictions or restrictions imposed on businesses, was compiled and registered on the Federal Register of Legislation on 07 October…
Migration Amendment (COVID-19 Concessions) Regulations 2020 dated 17 September 2020 [“the Regulations”] amend the Migration Regulations 1994 to provide assistance to temporary and provisional visa holders, who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to travel restrictions or restrictions imposed on businesses. The Regulations defines a concession period, termed as ‘the initial concession period’…
Migration Agents Regulations 1998 have been compiled to incorporate the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 August 2020, taking into account amendments up to Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Regulations 2020. Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Regulations 2020 amended the Migration Agents Regulations 1998 to amend provisions relating…
Migration Amendment (Hong Kong Passport Holders) Regulations 2020 dated 20 August 2020 [“the Regulations”] amends Migration Regulations 1994 to implement policy changes relating to visas for Hong Kong passport holders. The Regulations amend Reg 482.511 of the Migration Regulations and defines a temporary visa permitting the holder to travel to, and enter, Australia and to…
Migration Act 1958 (Cth) has been compiled to incorporate the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 August 2020, taking into account amendments up to Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020 (Cth). Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020 (Cth) amended the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) and contains…
The recent actions of a detainee in immigration detention, who was caught viewing and distributing images of child exploitation material on his mobile phone, has re-emphasised the need for granting mobile phone seizure powers to the authorised officers in immigration detention facility. Earlier, on 14 May 2020, the Government had introduced the Migration Amendment (Prohibiting…
Migration Agents Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Regulations 2020 dated 06 August 2020 [“the Instrument”] amends the Migration Agents Regulations 1998 to reflect the changes made by the Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020 (Cth). Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020 (Cth) amends the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) and contains provisions…
Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) (Schedules 3, 4 and 6) Commencement Proclamation 2020 dated 06 August 2020 [“the Instrument”] fixes 11 August 2020 as the day on which Schedules 3, 4 and 6 to the Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020 commences. Schedules 3, 4 and 6 to the Migration Amendment (Regulation…