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These are some of the recent changes applicable from the 1st of July 2018 through a legislative instrument that have amended the Partner, Parent, Skilled visas and also a few charges and fees.
Skilled visa changes
Age for partner points in Skilled Migration is now to be under the age of 45 years old (was previously under 50) and applies to
- 189 subclass
- 190 subclass
- 489 subclass
Parent and Partner visa changes
- Allows the Minister to make a legislative instrument specifying the form, manner, and place for making a valid application for Parent and Partner The amendments enable greater efficiency and flexibility for making administrative changes to application requirements.
Charges and Fees
- The increase in credit card surcharges to 1.32% which allows the Department to recover a greater proportion of the cost of merchant fees, (the previous surcharge rate was 0.98%).
- The Citizenship Regulation sets out, amongst other things, in which foreign currencies and countries a citizenship application fee may be paid and how the exchange rate is to be calculated, with several instruments in force on July 1st
- A conversion legislative instrument IMMI 18/063 (regarding payment of visa application charges and fees in foreign countries).
- A place and currencies legislative instrument IMMI 18/064 (regarding the places and currencies of fees paid).
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