Migration and citizenship legislation
Migration, visa and citizenship legislation
A focused index for Migration Act material, visa instruments, citizenship law, immigration measures and Border Force rules already in Zoe.
Priority instruments
Common migration and visa lookups
- CTHIn ForceActNo. 62 of 1958
Migration Act 1958
Read Migration Act 1958, a act in Zoe.
14,484 case citations
- CTHIn ForceLegislative InstrumentNo. 268 of 1994
Migration Regulations 1994
Read Migration Regulations 1994, a legislation in Zoe.
2,232 case citations
- CTHIn ForceActNo. 20 of 2007
Australian Citizenship Act 2007
This law sets who is an Australian citizen, how citizenship is acquired or lost, what counts as proof, and rules for collecting and using identity information (including biometrics and automated decision...
155 case citations
- CTHIn ForceActNo. 45 of 1946
Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946
This law makes the federal Immigration Minister the legal guardian (with full parental rights and responsibilities) of certain children under 18 who are not Australian citizens and who come to Australia...
55 case citations
- CTHIn ForceActNo. 40 of 2015
Australian Border Force Act 2015
The Act creates the Australian Border Force, placing it inside the Department (now Home Affairs) and empowering a Commissioner to direct staff and exercise border-related powers. It applies to a broad class...
6 case citations
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Migration (English Language Test Requirements for Subclass 482 Visas) Instrument 2025
This instrument sets the English‑language test rules for Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) Specialist and Core Skills stream applicants from 13 September 2025. It names approved tests and component minima,...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Migration (IMMI 18/039: Mandatory Skills Assessment—Subclass 482 Visa) Instrument 2018
This instrument makes skills assessments mandatory for people applying for a Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa in a list of specified occupations. It names the assessing bodies (TRA or VETASSESS), the...
- CTHRepealedLegislative Instrument
Migration (Access to Movement Records) Instrument (LIN 23/015) 2023
LIN 23/015 updates which laws, agencies, and classes of public employees may be authorised to access migration "movement records" and for what narrow statutory purposes, replacing LIN 20/033. Made under the...
- CTHRepealedLegislative Instrument
Migration (Granting of contributory parent visas, parent visas and other family visas in the 2021/2022 financial year) Instrument (LIN 22/006) 2022
Read Migration (Granting of contributory parent visas, parent visas and other family visas in the 2021/2022 financial year) Instrument (LIN 22/006) 2022, a legislation in Zoe.
- CTHRepealedLegislative Instrument
Migration Act 1958 - Determination of International Trade Obligations Relating to Labour Market Testing 2015 - IMMI 15/149
Read Migration Act 1958 - Determination of International Trade Obligations Relating to Labour Market Testing 2015 - IMMI 15/149, a legislation in Zoe.
Current instruments
Migration, citizenship and Border Force material
- CTHIn ForceActNo. 21 of 2007
Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007
This law smoothly switches Australia from its old 1948 citizenship rules to a brand-new set of rules in the Australian Citizenship Act 2007. It makes three key changes:...
13 case citations
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Australian Citizenship Regulation 2016
This instrument prescribes detailed administrative rules under the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 for how citizenship is recorded and evidenced, which intercountry...
1 case citation
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Australian Citizenship (Authorisation) Instrument 2025
The instrument authorises people designated as “entrusted persons” under the Citizenship Act to request personal identifiers and to access, disclose, modify, store and...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Australian Citizenship (LIN 22/074: Classes of Persons Who May Receive a Pledge of Commitment) Authorisation 2022
This instrument authorises particular officeholders and officials to receive the pledge of commitment at Australian citizenship ceremonies, naming federal...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Australian Citizenship (Permanent Resident) Determination (LIN 22/103) 2022
This instrument treats particular New Zealand citizens who hold, or held, a special category visa (and some related visas) as "permanent residents" for the purposes of...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Australian Citizenship (special residence requirement) Instrument (LIN 21/069) 2021
This instrument names specific activities, organisations and kinds of work that count as “specified” for certain Citizenship Act residence rules, defining who can rely...
- CTHIn ForceBill
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Stripping Terrorists of Australian Citizenship) Bill 2026
Read Australian Citizenship Amendment (Stripping Terrorists of Australian Citizenship) Bill 2026, a bill in Zoe.
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Australian Citizenship Regulation) Certificate 2026
This certificate delays the automatic repeal (sunsetting) of the Australian Citizenship Regulation 2016. Under the Legislation Act mechanism it moves the regulation’s...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Arrangements for Child Visa Applications 2016/051
This instrument makes certain child visa applications invalid when applicants try to meet adoption‑timing rules by claiming an overseas adoption “at a particular time.”...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Class of Persons for Reduced Visa Application Charge for Temporary Activity (Class GG) Visa 2016/117
This instrument specifies which Temporary Activity visa applicants qualify for a reduced visa application charge: applicants covered by clause 408.229A whose...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Criteria for Approval of Nomination and Occupational Training for the Purposes of Subclass 407 (Training) Visa 2016/108
This instrument specifies which organisations may sponsor Subclass 407 (Training) visa nominations and sets when workplace-based occupational training will be approved....
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Higher Education Support (Visa Specification for Eligible Former Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders) Determination 2021
This Determination specifies that two Migration Act visa subclasses—subclass 155 (Five Year Resident Return) and subclass 157 (Three Month Resident Return)—are the...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Immigration (Education) (Classes of Temporary Visas Eligible for English Courses) Determination 2026
This determination under the Immigration (Education) Act 1971 specifies which temporary visa subclasses are eligible for government-funded English courses and repeals...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Migration (Arrangements for Bridging visa applications) Instrument (LIN 21/045) 2021
This instrument sets which application forms and lodgement channels are “approved” for each Bridging visa class and links how a bridging application must be lodged to...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Migration (Arrangements for Certain Skilled and Temporary Graduate Visa Applications) Amendment Instrument (LIN 22/035) 2022
This amendment changes the earlier LIN 20/162 arrangement by replacing certain regulatory references and adding an entry that links the Permanent Residence (Skilled...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Migration (Arrangements for Certain Skilled and Temporary Graduate Visa Applications) Instrument (LIN 20/162) 2020
This instrument prescribes how certain skilled and related temporary graduate visa applications must be made. It makes online lodgement the default for the listed visa...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Migration (Arrangements for Electronic Travel Authority (Class UD) visa applications) Instrument (LIN 22/048) 2022
This instrument requires that Electronic Travel Authority (Subclass 601) applications made under subitem 1208A(1) and paragraph 1208A(3)(a) must be lodged using the...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Migration (Arrangements for Employer Nomination and Regional Employer Nomination Skilled Visas) Instrument 2024
This instrument fixes which online forms must be used for employer‑nominated skilled visas (subclass 186 and 187) and for Class EN/RN applications, and creates a narrow...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Migration (Arrangements for Pacific Engagement Visa Applications) Instrument (LIN 24/012) 2024
This instrument sets the approved forms and the ways people must lodge Subclass 192 (Pacific Engagement) visa applications. It requires online applicants to use...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Migration (Arrangements for Parent Visa Applications) Instrument 2026
Read Migration (Arrangements for Parent Visa Applications) Instrument 2026, a legislation in Zoe.
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Migration (Arrangements for Protection, Refugee and Humanitarian Visas) Instrument (LIN 20/169) 2020
This instrument specifies the exact forms and methods for lodging Protection, Refugee and Humanitarian visa applications. Most applications must be made online using...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Migration (Arrangements for Resident Return visa applications) Instrument (LIN 22/019) 2022
This instrument sets the required application channels and forms for three Resident Return visa types: Special Eligibility (Class CB), Return (Residence) (Class BB) and...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Migration (Arrangements for Special Category Visa applications) Instrument (LIN 22/020) 2022
This instrument sets the procedural rules for applying for a Special Category (Temporary) (Class TY) visa in Australia, replacing the 2019 instrument and commencing 27...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Migration (Arrangements for Temporary Work (International Relations) (Class GD) visa applications) (LIN 22/009) Instrument 2022
Mechanically, this instrument requires most Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) applications to be lodged online through ImmiAccount using form 1403...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Migration (Arrangements for Visitor (Class FA) visa applications) Instrument (LIN 21/056) 2021
This instrument prescribes how people must lodge applications for specified Subclass 600 visitor streams: which online form to use and that applications default to...
- CTHIn ForceLegislative Instrument
Migration (Arrangements for Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) Visa Applications) Instrument (LIN 21/019) 2021
This instrument sets how eligible applicants apply for the Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) visa: it requires Department authorisation (a specified email), use of Form...