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New family violence provisions that come into effect tomorrow enable secondary visa applicants for a number of permanent skilled visas to be eligible to be granted their visa if they experienced family violence by the primary applicant.
Read MoreA new Ministerial Direction no. 110 will come into effect on 21 June 2024 to strengthen the criteria for revocation of visa cancellations on character grounds.
Read MoreA new instrument commencing on 1 July 2024 will introduce a mandatory hepatitis B test for certain cohorts when applying for a permanent or provisional visa. It also will introduce a list of provisional visas for visa medicals as these are not defined in law.
Read MoreThe Federal Budget was passed down last night, with altogether unsurprising outcomes. Major reforms include the lowering of work experience for a subclass 482 visa from 2 years to 1 year from 23 November 2024. Business skills visas will, along with the subclass 476 visa, be scrapped.
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