Australian Immigration Daily News

The Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa and Other Measures) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations) amend the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Migration Regulations) to: 

- establish a new family sponsorship framework, as provided for by the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Act 2018, and create a new class of family sponsor called a 'parent sponsor' 
- create a new Subclass 870 (Sponsored Parent (Temporary)) visa (a Temporary Sponsored Parent visa) for the parents of Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and eligible New Zealand citizens; 
- create a new defined term, 'outstanding public health debt', which relates to debts for medical and aged care expenses, which have been appropriately notified to the Department of Home Affairs: 
        o the parent sponsor, their spouse or de facto partner, and their sponsored parent(s) must not have an outstanding public health debt, or they must have made appropriate arrangements to pay any such debt; and 
- clarify requirements for certain temporary visa holders to maintain adequate health insurance in Australia.

 Source: Migration-Amendment-Temporary-Sponsored-Parent-Visa-and-Other-Measures-Regulations-2019---Explanatory-Statement.pdf

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Migration-Amendment-Temporary-Sponsored-Parent-Visa-and-Other-Measures-Regulations-2019.pdf