Regional Employer Nomination (Permanent) (Class RN)

(1) Form: The approved form specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for this item under subregulation 2.07(5).

(2) Visa application charge:

(a) first instalment (payable at the time the application is made):

Note: Regulation 2.12C explains the components of the first instalment of visa application charge and specifies the amounts of subsequent temporary application charge and non-Internet application charge. Not all of the components may apply to a particular application. Additional applicant charge is paid by an applicant who claims to be a member of the family unit of another applicant and seeks to combine the application with that applicant’s application.

(b) second instalment (payable before grant of visa):

Second instalment Item Applicant Amount 1 Applicant: $9 800

(a) who was at least 18 at the time of application; and

(b) who is assessed as not having functional English; and

(c) who satisfies the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visa; and

(d) to whom item 3 does not apply

2 Applicant: $4 890

(a) who was at least 18 at the time of application; and

(b) who is assessed as not having functional English; and

(c) who satisfies the secondary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visa; and

(d) to whom item 3 does not apply

3 Applicant who is: Nil

(a) nominated as a Minister of Religion by a religious institution; or

(b) a member of the family unit of an applicant referred to in paragraph (a); or

(c) an applicant who meets the requirements of subclause 187.311(3), (4) or (5) of Schedule 2

4 Any other applicant Nil

(3) Other:

(aa) Subject to subitem (3A), an application by a person seeking to satisfy the primary criteria in a stream must be made before 16 November 2019.

(a) An application must be made at the place, and in the manner, (if any) specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for this item under subregulation 2.07(5).

(b) An applicant may be in or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance.

(c) An applicant in Australia must hold:

(i) a substantive visa; or

(ii) a Subclass 010 (Bridging A) visa; or

(iii) a Subclass 020 (Bridging B) visa; or

(iv) a Subclass 030 (Bridging C) visa.

(d) An applicant seeking to satisfy the primary criteria must declare in the application that the position to which the application relates is a position nominated under regulation 5.19.

(da) An applicant seeking to satisfy the primary criteria must declare in the application (the primary application) whether or not either:

(i) the applicant; or

(ii) any person who has made a combined application with the applicant;

has engaged in conduct, in relation to the primary application or the combined application, that constitutes a contravention of subsection 245AS(1) of the Act.

(e) An application by a person claiming to be a member of the family unit of a person who is an applicant for a Regional Employer Nomination (Permanent) (Class RN) visa may be made at the same time as, and combined with, the application by that person.

(3A) Paragraph (3)(aa) does not apply if:

(a) the stream is the Temporary Residence Transition stream; and

(b) the applicant is a transitional 457 worker or transitional 482 worker at the time the application is made.