2003 Notices of Legislation Changes
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Legislation change, by implementation date:
1 December 2003
1 November 2003
28 August 2003
1 July 2003
1 March 2003
24 February 2003
Effective 1 December 2003
Effective 1 November 2003
- Technical amendments
- Subclass 832 Close Ties - policy change for applicants who meet the subclass 151 Former Resident criteria
- Centralised onshore processing of subclass 832 Close Ties, subclass 151 Former Resident and subclass 858 and 124 Distinguished Talent category visas
- Removal of requirement in child and adoption visas for a permanent resident sponsor to be usually resident in Australia
- Distinguished Talent - subclass 124 and 858
- Replacement of the Regional Headquarters Agreement with the Invest Australia Support Skills program
- Expansion of the list of information able to be provided under Migration Regulation 3.10
- Passport requirement for seafarers
- Aircraft safety inspector
- Inclusion of France and Turkey under Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) provisions
- Changes to the 410 (Retirement) visa regulations to provide consistency of requirements for all applicants seeking subsequent (second or more) 410 visas
- Repeal of the Migration (Angola - United Nations Security Council Resolutions) Regulations
Effective 28 August 2003
Effective 1 July 2003
- Parent visa changes
- Grant of BVA without application to certain Parent visa applicants
- Parent visa application charge limit and indexation formula
- Subclass 457 (Business (Long Stay))
- Business Skills Provisional visa holders
- Entertainment (subclass 420) visa
- Amendments to certain cessation provisions for subclass 050 (Bridging (General)) visas
- Visa Application Charge indexation increases effective 1 July 2003
- New Visa - Sponsored Training: Professional Development Visa (UV 470)
- Lowering of x-ray screening age
- Amendments to the Migration Agents Regulations 1998 and the Migration Agents Charge Regulations 1998
- Student visa changes
- Regulation 4.31B: Increase in the post Refugee Review Tribunal decision fee to $1400 and extension of the sunset provision until 30 June 2005.
- Religious Worker (subclass 428) visa
- Onshore lodgment of subclass 445 visa applications
Effective 1 March 2003
- Amendments affecting the grant of subclass 050 (Bridging visa E) where the Minister is considering intervention in relation to decisions on offshore visa applications
- Validity of combined applications by members of the family unit under Onshore General Skilled Migration (GSM) Visas
- Student visa changes
- Internet lodgement available for passport holders from the United Arab Emirates applying for an electronic subclass 676 Tourist (Short Stay) visa
- Requirement for onshore visa applicants to have complied substantially with visa conditions extended
- Applications for subclass 420 (Entertainer) visas to be lodged at Sydney Gateway Business Centre
- Amendments to prevent the grant of a Bridging visa E under regulation 2.25 to certain unlawful non-citizens
- Grant of a Bridging visa E under regulation 2.25 without interview
- Subclass 151 Former Resident - variation to health requirements for defence service applicants
- Amendments to subclass 832 Close Ties in relation to applicants who were formerly "innocent unlawful" minors
- Two stage processing for Business Skills visas
- Changes to the Migration Agents Regulations 1998 concerning lodgement of complaints and Code of Conduct requirements
- Amendments to subclass 457 visa valid application requirements and time of decision requirements relating to the sponsoring employer
- Changes to subclass 410 (Retirement) visa allow limited work rights