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Migration Amendment (Training Visas—Sponsorship Requirements) Regulations 2026

🇦🇺 AustraliaWork Permits1 recorded versionLast change 10 Mar 2026
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Current rules

The sponsorship and nomination requirements introduced in March 2026 have been incorporated into Australia's current Migration Regulations. The original amendment instrument, F2026L00221, ceased to be in force on 29 June 2026, but the changes it made remain part of the current regulatory framework.

Overview

The Migration Amendment (Training Visas—Sponsorship Requirements) Regulations 2026, which altered sponsorship requirements for training visas, were enacted on 10 March 2026. These regulations ceased to be in force on 29 June 2026, indicating a temporary modification to the sponsorship framework for training visa applicants.

Who is affected by the latest change

  • People applying for a Subclass 407 Training visa
  • Employers and organisations acting as Temporary Activities Sponsors
  • Organisations nominating occupational training programmes
  • Applicants whose sponsor is not a government agency
  • Migration professionals preparing Subclass 407 applications

What changed in the latest version

Before

Before 11 March 2026, a person wanting a Subclass 407 visa could apply for sponsorship, training nomination, and the visa all at the same time. The sponsor and nomination still needed approval before the visa could be given.

After

The sponsorship and nomination rules that started in March 2026 are now part of Australia's current Migration Regulations. The original change document, F2026L00221, stopped being active on 29 June 2026. However, the changes it made remain part of the current rules.

This change adjusts how Training Visas, likely the Subclass 407 visa, work. This is especially true for the duties and conditions for sponsors. The exact details of the changes are not given here. However, this shows that the framework for international training programmes in Australia has been reviewed or changed. Organisations that sponsor people for training visas, or individuals who apply for these visas, must know about the updated rules. This is important even if the specific effect is not yet clear.

Explained simply

Australia made some temporary changes to the rules about who can sponsor people coming to Australia for training. These new rules started on 10 March 2026, but they stopped being active on 29 June 2026. So, for a few months, there were different rules about training visa sponsors, but now those specific changes aren't in effect anymore.

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Version history

  1. v6Issued 10 Mar 2026RepealedLow impact
    Migration Amendment (Training Visas—Sponsorship Requirements) Regulations 2026

    Australia has made new rules called the Migration Amendment (Training Visas—Sponsorship Requirements) Regulations 2026. These rules started on 10 March 2026. This legal document changes the Migration Regulations 1994. It changes the rules for sponsorship for Training Visas.

Timeline

  1. Announced

    10 Mar 2026

    The Migration Amendment (Training Visas—Sponsorship Requirements) Regulations 2026, which altered sponsorship requirements for training visas, were enacted on 10 March 2026. These regulations ceased to be in force on 29 June 2026, indicating a temporary modification to the sponsorship framework for training visa applicants.

  2. Takes effect

    10 Mar 2026

    Amends the Migration Regulations 1994 regarding Training Visas and sponsorship requirements.

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