Australian Immigration Daily News

The instrument operates, for the purposes of clause 189.233, to specify 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. A Subclass 189 visa applicant’s taxable income must be no less than the specified amount, unless they are a member of a class of exempt applicants.

The instrument also specifies classes of applicants who are exempt from the requirement to meet the criteria of the minimum amount of taxable income for the relevant whole income year. The instrument specifies the evidence that a Subclass 189 visa applicant must provide to support their claim that they are a member of an exempt class of applicant.

The purpose of the instrument is to specify the minimum amount of taxable income for the income year 2018-2019 by inserting item 8 into the table in section 6 of the instrument. The minimum amount of taxable income for income year 2018-2019 remains unchanged from the previous income year 2017-2018 at $53,900 (again - no change).

The minimum amount of taxable income for income year 2018-2019 has not changed from income years 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018.

LIN19191-instrument.pdf

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LIN19191-Explanatory-Statement.pdf