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The Morrison Government has just announced important new changes for students and graduate visa holders/applicants.

Here is the summary:
“Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa holders who have been unable to travel to Australia as a result of COVID-19 international border restrictions will be able to apply for a replacement visa. This will allow current and former Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa holders whose visas expired on or after 1 February 2020 to re-apply for a new subclass 485 visa of the same duration as their original visa.

Additionally, the Morrison Government will increase the length of stay on the Temporary Graduate visa from two to three years for Masters by coursework graduates, matching that of Masters by reseach graduates. Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector graduates will also receive a two year Temporary Graduate visa.

The new visa settings will also extend existing measures for students and temporary graduates to recognise time spent offshore studying online to count towards qualifying for a temporary graduate visa.”

Further support for international education sector and international students The Morrison Government will introduce further targeted measures to support the international education sector to roar back, as international borders reopen. More than $37 million will be available to support those international education providers most affected by COVID-19. Extended regulatory fee....

From today, lawyers will not be required to be registered as Migration Agents with the MARA (https://www.mara.gov.au/)

The link below provides a useful summary of the changes.

https://www.lawcouncil.asn.au/federal-litigation-dispute-resolution/lca-immigration-lawyers?fbclid=IwAR0TVPQXeZaPB97LwPKt-n2zTVEqG7DCfamLYsFbsj6vegnl61XdjFleFyE

LCA Immigration Lawyers - Law Council of Australia LCA Immigration Lawyers What deregulation means for lawyers? The Law Council of Australia is pleased to announce that Australian legal practitioners are no longer subject to regulation by the Office of the Migration Agents’ Registration Authority (OMARA) due to legislation that came into effect on...