Australian Immigration Daily News

New changes for the 2019-2020 migration program

The ACT has announced new changes on their website regarding the 2019-2020 migration program. The ACT have published new guidelines about the latest changes in the migration program for 2019-20, which will take effect from November to June 30th 2020.  Below are the links to the new documents: 

New occupations list: http://www.canberrayourfuture.com.au/workspace/uploads/documents/final-act-occupation-list-1-july-19.pdf

New occupations list (Effective 29 November 2019): http://www.canberrayourfuture.com.au/workspace/uploads/documents/act-occupation-list-nov-18-updated-march-19.pdf

Former Manus detainee addresses UN to call for freedom - Refugee & human rights defender addressed UN Human Rights Council to call out cruel treatment of people still held on Nauru & Manus Island

“Each day it gets worse for over 800 vulnerable women and men still detained by the Australian Government on Manus Island and Nauru. Human beings are being destroyed, physically and mentally. Twelve people have died. Over 100 have attempted suicide on Manus Island in just the last month,” said Mr Muhamat.

“This is a humanitarian crisis that requires urgent action. I am asking the UN and the international community to demand the Australian Government act humanely.”

“My brothers and sisters on Manus Island and Nauru need a future where they can rebuild their lives in freedom and safety,” said Mr Muhamat.

The operation of this instrument is to specify requirements for the Family (Temporary) (Class GH) visa class (Class GH visa). The Subclass visa under the Class GH visa is the Subclass 870 - Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa (Subclass 870 visa). Subregulation 2.07(5) of the Regulations empowers the Minister to make legislative instruments specifying criteria or requirements in relation to an approved form for making an application for a specified class of visa, the way in which an application for a specified class of visa must be made, the place at which an application for a specified class of visa must be made, and any other matter.

The purpose of the instrument is to specify the requirement that Form 1502 (Internet) is the approved form for making an application for a Class GH visa and specify the place and manner for making an application for a Class GH visa.  

This instrument is a ministerial priority in line with the (Migration Amendment (Sponsored Parent Visa and Other Measures) Regulations 2019) which commenced on 17 April 2019.

The purpose of the instrument is to undertake a biannual update of the foreign currency exchange rates.

Paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) - Migration Regulations 1994

Migration Alliance is delighted to host the following presenters from the Department of Home Affairs at  the MIGRATION 2019 Conference on 15 November 2019 in Sydney:

• Skilled and investment visas – Peter Richards (Assistant Secretary Skilled and Family Visa Programs)
• Temporary migration – Peter Richards, Sonya Boylan (Employer Sponsored Programs) 
• Migration advice regulation update (Panel Format) – Ben Biddington (Assistant Secretary Migration Policy Branch), Lesley Dalton (Regional Director and Assistant Secretary OMARA), Graeme Grosse (ABF Commander Investigations), James Copeman (ABF Commander Field Operations)

For more information, and to secure your seat at Migration 2019 please click here.

Five (5) category B migration CPD points can be earned by attending the conference.