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Immigration News - 24 May 2017

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This newsletter provides details about a new temporary parent visa and an instrument relating to work visas in Australia.
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Government Announces New (Temporary) Parent Visas
On 5 May 2017, the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection announced the introduction of a new "temporary sponsored parent visa". In order to be eligible for this visa, parents must be sponsored by a biological, adoptive or step-child who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen.

Migration (IMMI 17/039 Arrangements for Temporary Work and Temporary Activity Visa Applications) Instrument 2017
17/05/2017 – This instrument adds an address of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection as the place to which applications must be made for a Temporary Work (International Relations) (Class GD) visa where the applicant is seeking to satisfy the criteria for Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) in the Seasonal Worker Program stream, and repeals Arrangements for Temporary Work and Temporary Activity Visa Applications 2017/019 (IMMI 17/019) (F2017L00131).

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