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

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 ( 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.

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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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

1  Name........................................................................................................................................ 1

3  Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1

4  Schedules................................................................................................................................. 1

Part 2—Arrangements for Skilled and Temporary Graduate Visas  2

5  Form, place and manner for making an application.................................................................. 2

Endnotes5

Endnote 1—About the endnotes  5

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key  6

Endnote 3—Legislation history  7

Endnote 4—Amendment history  8

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 2—Arrangements 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)	/sub‑subparagraph(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	Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(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