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Amendments to introduce a new points test for certain applicants for General Skilled Migration visas
Commencement: 1 July 2011
From 1 July 2011, the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations) are amended to:
amend several definitions relating to English language qualifications to clarify the time frame within which an English language test must have been conducted for the purposes of a visa application;
increase the threshold English language requirement for applicants for a Subclass 475 (Skilled – Regional Sponsored) visa or a Subclass 487 (Skilled – Regional Sponsored) visa to provide consistency for English language qualifications across all GSM visas;
place greater emphasis on skilled work experience through the insertion of the new Schedule 6C in the requirements for the grant of GSM visas;
prescribe qualifications and points under Schedule 6C in respect of certain applicants for a GSM visa for which criteria require the applicant to receive a qualifying score when assessed under Subdivision B of Division 3 of Part 2 of the Act; and
make a number of minor amendments that are consequential to the insertion of Schedule 6C for the purposes of prescribing qualifications and points.
Part 1, regulation 1.03, definition of superior English, is inserted
Part 1, regulation 1.15C, definition of competent English, is amended
Part 1, regulation 1.15D, definition of proficient English, is amended
Part 1, regulation 1.15E, definition of concessional competent English, is amended
Part 1, regulation 1.15EA, definition of superior English, is inserted
Part 1, subregulation 1.15I(1), definition of skilled occupation, is amended
Part 2, regulation 2.26AA, is amended
Part 2, regulation 2.26AB, is inserted
Schedule 1, paragraph 1135(3)(b), is amended
Schedule 1, subparagraphs 1136(4)(b)(i) and (ii), are amended
Schedule 1, subparagraph 1136(5)(b)(ii), is amended
Schedule 1, subparagraphs 1136(6)(b)(ii) and (iii), are amended
Schedule 1, subparagraph 1228(3)(b)(i), is amended
Schedule 1, subparagraphs 1229(4)(b)(i) and (ii), are amended
Schedule 1, subparagraph 1229(5)(b)(ii), is amended
Schedule 1, subparagraphs 1229(6)(b)(ii) and (iii), are amended
Schedule 1, subparagraphs 1229(7)(b)(i) and (ii), are amended
Schedule 2, clause 175.221, Note, is amended
Schedule 2, clause 176.221, Note, is amended
Schedule 2, clause 475.111, Note 3, is amended
Schedule 2, clause 475.214, is amended
Schedule 2, clause 475.221, Note, is amended
Schedule 2, clause 487.111, Note 3, is amended
Schedule 2, clause 487.215, is amended
Schedule 2, clause 487.222, Note, is amended
Schedule 2, clause 487.224, is omitted
Schedule 2, clause 885.221, Note, is amended
Schedule 2, clause 886.221, Note, is amended
Schedule 6B, Heading, is amended
Schedule 6C, is inserted.
The requirement that an applicant has been assessed as having the relevant qualifying score for a points test applies in relation to the following GSM visa subclasses:
All new applicants for a GSM visa made on or after 1 July 2011 who are required to be assessed against a points test for the grant of the visa will be assessed against the points test prescribed under regulation 2.26AB to the Regulations.
However, certain GSM visa applicants who, on 8 February 2010, held or had applied for a Subclass 485 (Skilled – Graduate) visa and who made or will make an application for a Subclass 487 (Skilled – Regional Sponsored) visa; or a Subclass 885 (Skilled – Independent) visa; or a Subclass 886 (Skilled – Sponsored) visa before 1 January 2013 will first be assessed against the points test prescribed under regulation 2.26AA to the Regulations on the basis of the skilled occupation list in effect on 8 February 2010.
In certain circumstances, applicants who fall within this group and who fail to meet the relevant pass mark for the points test prescribed under regulation 2.26AA to the Regulations will then be assessed against the points test prescribed under regulation 2.26AB to the Regulations on the basis of the skilled occupation list in effect at the time they lodged their application.
These amendments apply (other than the amendments made to subregulation 1.15I(1), regulation 2.26AA, regulation 2.26AB, Schedule 6B and Schedule 6C to the Regulations) in relation to an application for a General Skilled Migration visa (within the meaning of the Regulations) made on or after 1 July 2011.
The amendments to regulation 2.26AA, regulation 2.26AB, Schedule 6B and Schedule 6C to the Regulations identify the visa applications to which they apply. The amendments to subregulation 1.15I(1) are consequential to the amendments to regulation 2.26AA, regulation 2.26AB, Schedule 6B and Schedule 6C to the Regulations.
The following forms will be amended to reflect these changes:
Form 1276 Application for general skilled migration to Australia; and
Form 1119 Information Booklet 6: General Skilled Migration.
PAM3 will be amended to reflect these amendments.