I, Alex Hawke, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make this instrument under paragraph 186.221(b) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).
Dated 31 March 2022
The Hon Alex Hawke MP
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs
This instrument is the Migration (Age exemption for subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa) Amendment Instrument (LIN 22/047) 2022.
This instrument commences on 1 July 2022.
3 Amendment
Schedule 1 amends Migration (LIN 19/216: Exemptions from Skill, Age and English Language Requirements for Subclass 186, 187 and 494 Visas) Instrument 2019 (F2020C01075).
Schedule 1 Amendment
(section 3)
[1] Section 5, after definition of ‘high income threshold’
insert
legacy 457 worker, for a subclass 186 visa application, means a person who:
(a) held a subclass 457 visa on or after 18 April 2017; and
(b) was in Australia for at least 12 months between 1 February 2020 and 14 December 2021.
[2] After paragraph 6(1)(a)
insert
(aa) legacy 457 workers;