1Migration (Age exemption for subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa) Amendment Instrument (LIN 22/047) 2022

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LIN 22/047

Migration (Age exemption for subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa) Amendment Instrument (LIN 22/047) 2022

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

1 Name

This instrument is the Migration (Age exemption for subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa) Amendment Instrument (LIN 22/047) 2022.

2 Commencement

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;