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Migration (LIN 19/209: Arrangements for Certain Skilled and Temporary Graduate Visa Applications) Instrument 2019

made under subregulation 2.07(5) of the

Migration Regulations 1994

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date:   14 March 2020

Includes amendments up to: F2020L00245

    

About this compilation

 

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Migration (LIN 19/209: Arrangements for Certain Skilled and Temporary Graduate Visa Applications) Instrument 2019 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 March 2020 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Selfrepealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

 

 

 

 

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1  Name

3  Authority

4  Schedules

Part 2—Arrangements for Skilled and Temporary Graduate Visas

5  Form, place and manner for making an application

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

 

Part 1—Preliminary

1  Name

(1)  This instrument is the Migration (LIN 19/209: Arrangements for Certain Skilled and Temporary Graduate Visa Applications) Instrument 2019.

(2)   This instrument may be cited as LIN 19/209.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subregulation 2.07(5) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).

4  Schedules

  The instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 to this instrument is repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and has effect according to its terms.

 


Part 2Arrangements for Skilled and Temporary Graduate Visas

5  Form, place and manner for making an application

In relation to an application for a class of visa mentioned in column 1 of an item of the following table, made by an applicant of a kind mentioned in column 3 of the item, for the purposes of the provision of Schedule 1 to the Regulations mentioned in column 2 of the item:

(a)    the form mentioned in column 4 of the item is specified; and

(b)    the place and manner mentioned in column 5 of the item for making the application is specified.

Table

Item

Column 1

Class of visa

Column 2

Provision of Schedule 1 to the Regulations

Column 3

kind of applicant

Column 4

Form

Column 5

Place and manner

1

Skilled (Residence) (Class VB)

Subclass 887 (Skilled Regional) visa

Item 1136

All applicants

1276 (internet)

Application must be made as an internet application

2

Skilled Independent (Permanent) (Class SI)

Subclass 189 (Skilled Independent) visa

Item 1137

All applicants

1393 (internet)

Application must be made as an internet application

3

Skilled – Nominated (Permanent) (Class SN)

Subclass 190 (Skilled Nominated) visa

Item 1138

All applicants

1393 (internet)

Application must be made as an internet application

4

Skilled (Provisional) (Class VF)

Subclass 476 (Skilled Recognised Graduate) visa

 

Item 1228

All applicants

1276 (internet)

Application must be made as an internet application

1276

Application must be:

(i) posted to (with the correct pre-paid postage):

SA Temporary Graduate Processing Centre

Department of Home Affairs

GPO Box 2399 Adelaide SA 5001 Australia; or

(ii)   delivered by courier service to:

SA Temporary Graduate Processing Centre

Department of Home Affairs

4th Floor

70 Franklin Street

Adelaide SA 5000

Australia.

5

Skilled (Provisional) (Class VC)

Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate) visa

Item 1229

All applicants

1276 (internet)

Application must be made as an internet application

1409

Application must be:

(i)  posted to (with the correct pre-paid postage):

SA Temporary Graduate Processing Centre

Department of Home Affairs

GPO Box 2399 Adelaide SA 5001 Australia; or

(ii) delivered by courier service to:

SA Temporary Graduate Processing Centre

Department of Home Affairs

4th Floor

70 Franklin Street

Adelaide SA 5000

Australia.

6

Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) (Class SP)

Subclass 489 (Skilled Regional (Provisional)) visa

Item 1230

 

All applicants

 

1393 (internet)

Application must be made as an internet application

7

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (Class PS)

Subclass 491 (Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)) visa

Item 1241

 

 

All applicants

 

1393 (internet)

 

Application must be made as an internet application

 

 

 


Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history. 

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

 

o = order(s)

ad = added or inserted

Ord = Ordinance

am = amended

orig = original

amdt = amendment

par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)

c = clause(s)

    /subsubparagraph(s)

C[x] = Compilation No. x

pres = present

Ch = Chapter(s)

prev = previous

def = definition(s)

(prev…) = previously

Dict = Dictionary

Pt = Part(s)

disallowed = disallowed by Parliament

r = regulation(s)/rule(s)

Div = Division(s)

 

exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have

reloc = relocated

    effect

renum = renumbered

F = Federal Register of Legislation

rep = repealed

gaz = gazette

rs = repealed and substituted

LA = Legislation Act 2003

s = section(s)/subsection(s)

LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Sch = Schedule(s)

(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given

Sdiv = Subdivision(s)

    effect

SLI = Select Legislative Instrument

(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment

SR = Statutory Rules

    cannot be given effect

SubCh = SubChapter(s)

mod = modified/modification

SubPt = Subpart(s)

No. = Number(s)

underlining = whole or part not

 

    commenced or to be commenced

 

Endnote 3—Legislation history

 

Name

Registration

Commencement

Application, saving and transitional provisions

Migration (LIN 19/209: Arrangements for Certain Skilled and Temporary Graduate Visa Applications) Instrument 2019

31 Oct 2019 (F2019L01401)

16 November 2019 (s 2)

 

Migration (LIN 20/101: Arrangements for certain visa applications) Amendment Instrument 2020

12 Mar 2020 (F2020L00245)

14 March 2020 (s 2)

 

 


Endnote 4—Amendment history

 

Provision affected

How affected

Part 1

 

s 2

rep LA 48D

Part 2

 

table in s 5

am F2020L00245