Children born and ordinarily resident in Australia no longer required to pass visa medicals

Children born and ordinarily resident in Australia no longer required to pass visa medicals

Amendments to public interest criteria (PIC) 4005 and 4007, which relate to health assessments see that children born and ordinarily resident in Australia cannot fail a visa medical examination. The benefit of this policy will naturally extend to family members when combined applications are made.

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Permanent skilled visas add family violence provisions for secondary visa applicants

Permanent skilled visas add family violence provisions for secondary visa applicants

New family violence provisions that come into effect tomorrow enable secondary visa applicants for a number of permanent skilled visas to be eligible to be granted their visa if they experienced family violence by the primary applicant.

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Visa medicals: Hepatitis B tests added, provisional visa defined from 1 July 2024

Visa medicals: Hepatitis B tests added, provisional visa defined from 1 July 2024

A new instrument commencing on 1 July 2024 will introduce a mandatory hepatitis B test for certain cohorts when applying for a permanent or provisional visa. It also will introduce a list of provisional visas for visa medicals as these are not defined in law.

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