Selected Legislation Changes November 2019
Change | Detail | Effective from |
Student visas - Financial capacity increase |
LIN 19/198: Evidence of financial capacity—Subclass 500 Visa and Subclass 590 Visa https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019L01366 This instrument specifies the requirements an applicant for a Subclass 500 (Student) visa or a Subclass 590 (Student Guardian) visa must meet to provide evidence of their financial capacity. |
23 October 2019 |
Skilled Occupation Lists |
All occupation lists in one place: http://visa.ozhome.info/legislation-_-policy/2019/skilled-occupation-lists---16-november-2019 189/190/491/485 visas: LIN 19/051 as amended by LIN 19/243 482 visa: LIN 19/048 and LIN 19/048 Amendment and LIN20/274 Amendment 186 visa: LIN 19/049 and LIN 20/273 Amendment 494 visa: LIN 19/219 (Skills assessing authorities: LIN 19/260 ) and LIN20/274 Amendment 407 visa: LIN 19/050 187 visa: LIN 19/047 and LIN 20/273 Amendment |
16 November 2019 |
Pass Marks for GSM visas |
LIN 19/210: Pool and Pass Marks for General Skilled Migration Visas |
16 November 2019 |
LMT update to include 494 |
LIN 19/268: Period, Manner and Evidence of Labour Market Testing (amending LIN 18/036) |
16 November 2019 |
AMSR update to include 494 |
LIN 19/213: Specification of Income Threshold and Annual Earnings and Methodology of Annual Market Salary Rate (amending IMMI 18/033) |
16 November 2019 |
Regional Australia definition |
LIN 19/217: Regional Areas |
16 November 2019 |
RCB for 494 visa |
LIN 19/214: Regional Certifying Bodies |
16 November 2019 |
RCB for 187 visa and removing definition of regional Australia from IMMI 18/037 |
LIN 19/267: Regional Certifying Bodies and Regional Postcodes (amending IMMI 18/037) https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019L01447 IMMI 18/037 will continue to apply to 5.19(12)(g)(i) and specify the regional certifying bodies for the purposes of subclass 187 in the Direct Entry stream. However, it will no longer define the meaning and specify the postcodes for regional Australia for Reg 5.19(16) as this is in LIN 19/217. |
16 November 2019 |
Skills, age, English exemptions for 186, 187, 494 |
LIN 19/216: Exemptions from Skill, Age and English Language Requirements for Subclass 186, 187 and 494 Visas |
16 November 2019 |
Occupations exempt from direct employer sponsorship for 482, 186, 187, 494 |
LIN 19/212: Specification of Exempt Occupations |
16 November 2019 |
494 form and manner of a visa application |
LIN 19/211: Arrangements for Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) Visa Applications https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019L01449 amended by: |
16 November 2019 |
Medicare eligibility for 491/494 holders |
Health Insurance (Eligible persons and Holders of Skilled Work Visa (subclass 491 and 494)) Order 2019 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019N00081 This instrument extends Medicare Eligibility to holders of two provisional Skilled Work Visas (Subclasses 491 and 494). |
16 November 2019 |
Arrangements for 887, 189, 190, 476, 485, 489, 491 visa applications |
LIN 19/209: Arrangements for Certain Skilled and Temporary Graduate Visa Applications https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019L01401 amended by: |
16 November 2019 |
Arrangements for sponsorship and nominations for 407, 457, 482, 494 |
LIN 19/215: Sponsorship Applications and Nominations for Subclass 407, 457, 482 and 494 Visas |
16 November 2019 |
Bridging visa arrangements to include 494/491 visas |
LIN 19/296: Arrangements for Applications for Bridging Visas (amending LIN 19/186) |
16 November 2019 |
SAF legislation update to include 494 |
Migration (Skilling Australians Fund) Charges Regulations 2018 |
16 November 2019 |
Various changes |
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2019 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019L01423 Schedule 1 - Citizenship currency and payment update instruments Schedule 2 - Visa application charges - Temporary Protection and Safe Haven Enterprise Visa fee increase. Schedule 3 Schedule 4 |
Varies |
AMEP eligibility for 491/494 |
LIN 19/218: Temporary visa classes for eligibility for English Courses |
16 November 2019 |
Regional incentives - government announcement |
Joint media release with the Hon Scott Morrison MP, Prime Minister, the Hon Alan Tudge MP and the Hon Dan Tehan MP - Morrison Government increases regional migration target: |
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Income threshold and exemptions 189NZ stream |
LIN 19/191: Specification of Income Threshold and Exemptions—Subclass 189 Visa (New Zealand Stream) https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019L01378 This instrument specifies the minimum amount of taxable income for the corresponding income years for an applicant in order to meet the primary criteria for a Subclass 189 (Skilled – Independent) visa in the New Zealand stream. |
30 October 2019 |
Parent and other family visas - maximum number in FY2019-20 |
LIN 19/131: Granting of Contributory Parent Visas, Parent Visas and Other Family Visas in the 2019/2020 Financial Year |
25 November 2019 |
Review rights subclass 870, condition 8609 for 870 and 600 visas |
Migration Amendment (Subclass 600 and 870 Visas) Regulations 2019 Review rights for offshore 870 visa applications (Schedule 1) New visa condition 8609 for 600FTS and 870 visas (Schedule 2) |
Schedule 1: 19 December 2019 Schedule 2: 29 February 2020 |
Currencies and exchange rates |
LIN 20/001: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies LIN 20/002: Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees |
1 January 2020 |
Refugee Protection Bill |
Refugee Protection Bill 2019 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019B00205 To provide a legislative response to all people seeking asylum in Australia, and for related purposes |
BILL ONLY |