Australian Immigration Daily News

The purpose of the instrument is to determine the maximum number of visas for the
following specified classes of visas for the financial year commencing 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 Item numbers refer to items in Schedule 1 of the Regulations:

Contributory Parent classes of visas
a. Item 1130 – Contributory Parent (Migrant) (Class CA) visa;
b. Item 1130A – Contributory Aged Parent (Residence) (Class DG) visa;
c. Item 1221 – Contributory Parent (Temporary) (Class UT) visa;
d. Item 1221A – Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) (Class UU) visa.

Parent classes of visas
a. Item 1124 – Parent (Migrant) (Class AX) visa;
b. Item 1124A – Aged Parent (Residence) (Class BP) visa.

Other Family classes of visas
a. Item 1123A – Other Family (Migrant) (Class BO) visas;
b. Item 1123B – Other Family (Residence) (Class BU) visas.

Source: LIN19131.pdf and LIN19131-Explanatory-Statement.pdf

Migration (IMMI 18/033: Specification of Income Threshold and Annual Earnings and Methodology of Annual Market Salary Rate) Instrument 2018
Compilation was registered on 22/11/2019
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019C00858

Migration (IMMI 18/037: Regional Certifying Bodies and Regional Postcodes) Instrument 2018
Compilation was registered on 22/11/2019
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019C00854


Migration (LIN 19/051: Specification of Occupations and Assessing Authorities) Instrument 2019
Compilation was registered on 22/11/2019
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019C00855


Migration (LIN 19/186: Arrangements for Applications for Bridging Visas) Instrument 2019
Compilation was registered on 22/11/2019
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019C00856

The following case at the Federal Court shows what the risks are for unrepresented applicants.

https://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/single/2019/2019fca1926

Jibal v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2019] FCA 1926

Compilation was registered on 21/11/2019
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019C00853

Border Watch and the Office of the MARA co-hosted a booth at the Home Affairs Industry Summit in Melbourne this week.

Border Watch is the correct place for people to lodge complaints against unregistered immigration operators.  Not the Office of the MARA. 

The Office of the MARA only deal with Registered Migration Agents.  The Office of the MARA do not handle complaints about unregistered operators, even if the unregistered person is located inside Australia.