Commonwealth of Australia Migration Regulations 1994
 
 
ARRANGEMENTS FOR SKILLED AND TEMPORARY GRADUATE VISA APPLICATIONS 2015
(Items 1136, 1137, 1138, 1228, 1229 and 1230)
 
I, MICHAELIA CASH, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under subregulation 2.07(5) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations) for items 1136, 1137, 1138, 1228, 1229 and 1230 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations:
 
 
1.      REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 14/071, (F2014L01031), signed on 18 July 2014, specifying post office box and courier addresses for paragraphs 1228(3)(a) and 1229(3)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations; AND
 
2.      REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 13/014, (F2013L00533), signed 19 March 2013, specifying forms for the Temporary Graduate (Subclass 485) visa for the purposes of subitem 1229(1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations; AND
 
3.      SPECIFY for subitems 1136(1), 1137(1), 1138(1), 1228(1), 1229(1) and 1230(1), and for paragraphs 1136(3)(a), 1137(3)(a), 1138(3)(a), 1228(3)(a), 1229(3)(c) and 1230(3)(a), of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following approved forms, and the place and manner for  making an applications:
 
 
Item and Visa
Form
Place and Manner

1
 
1136 - Skilled (Residence) (Class VB)
Subclass 887 (Skilled – Regional)
 
1276 (Internet)
 
Application must be made as an internet application.

2
 
1137 - Skilled – Independent (Permanent) (Class SI)
Subclass 189 (Skilled – Independent)
 
1393 (Internet)
 
Application must be made as an internet application.

3
 
1138 – Skilled – Nominated (Permanent)(Class SN)
Subclass 190 (Skilled – Nominated)
 
1393 (Internet)
 
Application must be made as an internet application.

 
 
Item and Visa
Form
Place and Manner

4
1228 – Skilled (Provisional) (Class VF)
Subclass 476 (Skilled – Recognised Graduate)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1276 or
1276 (Internet)
 
 
 
 
 
Application must be made:
 
i.                   as an internet application; or
 
ii.                 by posting the application (with the correct pre-paid postage) to:
 
SA Temporary Graduate Processing Centre
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
GPO Box 2399 Adelaide SA 5001
AUSTRALIA; or
 
iii.        by having the application delivered by courier service to:
 
SA Temporary Graduate Processing Centre
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
4th Floor
 70 Franklin Street
 ADELAIDE SA 5000
 AUSTRALIA
 

5
1229 – Skilled (Provisional) (Class VC)
Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate)
 
1409 or
1276 (Internet)

6
 
ITEM 1230 – Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional)(Class SP)
Subclass 489 (Skilled – Regional (Provisional)
 
1393 (Internet)
 
Application must be made as an internet application.

 
[NOTE: An Internet application is taken to have been made at the time, identified using Australian Eastern Standard Time or Australian Eastern Standard Time incorporating Daylight Saving Time in the Australian Capital Territory, that corresponds to the time at which the Internet application is made: see regulation 2.10C.]
 
This Instrument, number IMMI 15/035, commences on 18 April 2015.                                           
 
Dated 16 April 2015
 
 
 
 
Michaelia Cash
 
Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection