The Disallowable Legislative Instrument amends the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations) to reduce the total visa application charge (VAC) payable by CSP primary applicants for Subclass 202 (Global Special Humanitarian) visas by approximately 60 per cent and removes the VAC entirely for secondary applicants (members of the family unit of the primary applicant). It is anticipated that the VAC reduction will result in an increase in the number of CSP visa application lodgements. This will enable the CSP to achieve its policy intention to operate at scale as an effective visa pathway that complements the other existing Refugee and Humanitarian Program visa categories.
The Disallowable Legislative Instrument also streamlines the AoS requirements by making the requirement discretionary for secondary applicants so that the secondary applicants can be excluded from the AoS requirement if they have not reached the age of 15, or if they have reached or are close to reaching pension age as defined in the Social Security Act 1991.
Migration-Amendment-subclass-202-visas-Regulations-2022.pdf and
Migration-Amendment-subclass-202-visas-Regulations-2022-explanatory-statement.pdf