Commonwealth regulations
Migration Regulations 1994
Made under the Act: the classes of visa, how to apply for each and the criteria for each subclass.
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Made under the Migration Act 1958. Schedule 1 sets out how to apply for each class of visa; Schedule 2 sets out the criteria for each subclass, in a Part numbered with that subclass.
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- Migration Regulations 1994 ↗
- Version F2026C01017 · compilation 289. Registered ; compilation starts . Register status: InForce. Marked current by the Register at collection.