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Migration Amendment (Skilled Visa Reform Technical Measures) Regulations 2025

In force Visa & immigration

Effective 29 November 2025, technical amendments to the Migration Regulations 1994 aligned the operational mechanics of the Skills in Demand visa — extending the Minister's power to cancel SID visas where sponsorship obligations are breached, updating sponsored-person definitions under labour agreements, clarifying employer-sponsor obligation termination circumstances, and ensuring overseas SID refusals are reviewable.

Who it affects

Technical compliance for SID 482 sponsors and applicants.

Sources

Primary: Parliament of Australia ↗

Corroborating: Department of Home Affairs (Australia) ↗

Verified 2026-04-19 · methodology · report a correction