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Subclass 445 grant-location flexibility extended beyond the COVID concession

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryAustralia
Operative dateMarch 5, 2022
CategoryFamily
Policy toolGrant location
Affected groupSubclass 445 (dependent child) visa applicants

Policy effect

From March 5, 2022, the Migration Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2022 replaced clauses 445.411 and 445.412 with a rule allowing a Subclass 445 (Dependent Child) visa applicant to be in or outside Australia at the time of grant, but not in immigration clearance.

Official source excerpt

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7 Clauses 445.411 and 445.412 of Schedule 2 Repeal the clauses, substitute: 445.411 The applicant may be in or outside Australia at the time of grant, but not in immigration clearance. … 1. The whole of this instrument 5 March 2022. 5 March 2022 … Schedule 2—Application arrangements for Subclass 445 (Dependent Child) visas … (3) The amendment of these Regulations made by item 7 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2022 applies in relation to visa applications made before, on or after the commencement of that Schedule.
Federal Register of LegislationF2022L00255, section 2, Schedule 2 item 7 and Schedule 4 clause 10502(3); F2021L00136, Schedule 1 item 8.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2022L00255/asmade/2022-03-03/text/original/pdf

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