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Immigration Act 2009

Core provisions and matters in relation to decision making - Immigration instructions

23: Immigration instructions classified as residence instructions, temporary entry instructions, or transit instructions

You could also call this:

“Rules for classifying different types of immigration instructions”

The Minister must sort immigration instructions into three types. These types are residence instructions, temporary entry instructions, and transit instructions. The Minister can also label some temporary entry instructions as restricted.

It’s important to know that temporary entry instructions are not the same as residence instructions. This is true even if following the temporary entry instructions might help you get a residence class visa later on.

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Part 2 Core provisions and matters in relation to decision making
Immigration instructions

23Immigration instructions classified as residence instructions, temporary entry instructions, or transit instructions

  1. The Minister must classify immigration instructions as—

  2. residence instructions; or
    1. temporary entry instructions (and, if appropriate, as restricted temporary entry instructions); or
      1. transit instructions.

        1. To avoid doubt, any temporary entry instructions are not residence instructions, regardless of whether the granting of a visa or entry permission under those instructions may affect eligibility for, or otherwise relate to, the grant of a residence class visa.