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Migration (Arrangements for Certain Skilled and Temporary Graduate Visa Applications) Instrument (LIN 20/162) 2020
Part 2Arrangements for certain skilled and temporary visas
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## Part 2 Arrangements for certain skilled and temporary visas
> Note: 8 Form, place and manner for a Skilled (Provisional) (Class VC) visa application
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), for the purposes of item 1229 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, an application for a Skilled (Provisional) (Class VC) visa must be made using form 1276 (internet) as an internet application.
(2) If an applicant cannot make an application in the manner specified in subsection (1), an application may be made using paper form 1409 if the Department has provided approval by an authorising email.
(3) An application referred to in subsection (2) must:
(a) be lodged according to the directions in the authorising email;
(b) attach a copy of the authorising email to the application;
(c) be submitted before 11:59pm (AEST or AEDT when applicable) on the day after the day on which the authorising email was sent.
> Note: 9 Form, place and manner for other skilled visa applications
Under the item of Schedule 1 to the Regulations mentioned in column 1 of the following table, for a class of visa mentioned in column 2 for the item, an application must be made, using the form mentioned in column 3 for the item, as an internet application.
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:411.1pt; margin-left:28.35pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:20.65pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableheading"><span>Item No.</span></p></td><td style="width:59.85pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableheading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="LDTableheading"><span>Item of Schedule 1</span></p></td><td style="width:241.6pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableheading"><span>Column 2</span></p><p class="LDTableheading"><span>Class of visa</span></p></td><td style="width:45.8pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableheading"><span>Column 3</span></p><p class="LDTableheading"><span>Form</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:59.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>Item 1136</span></p></td><td style="width:241.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>Skilled (Residence) (Class VB)</span></p></td><td style="width:45.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>1276 (internet)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:59.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>Item 1137</span></p></td><td style="width:241.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">Skilled Independent (Permanent) (Class SI)</span></p></td><td rowspan="5" style="width:45.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>1393 (internet)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:59.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>Item 1138</span></p></td><td style="width:241.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">Skilled—Nominated (Permanent) (Class SN)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>3A</span></p></td><td style="width:59.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>Item 1139</span></p></td><td style="width:241.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) (Class PR)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:59.85pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>Item 1230</span></p></td><td style="width:241.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">Skilled—Regional Sponsored (Provisional) (Class SP)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.65pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:59.85pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext"><span>Item 1241</span></p></td><td style="width:241.6pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (Class PS)</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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