A new legislative instrument, the Immigration (Education) (Classes of Temporary Visas Eligible for English Courses) Determination 2026, has been introduced to update the list of temporary visas that make a person eligible for the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP).
The instrument repeals and replaces LIN 21/013 and specifies the classes of temporary visas that a person must hold, or have applied for, to access the Adult Migrant English Program.
The Determination introduces a technical amendment by combining two separate tables that were previously set out in sections 5 and 6 of LIN 21/013. These tables previously distinguished between active and repealed visa subclasses.
The new instrument consolidates these lists into a single table, reducing confusion in situations where:
- a visa subclass has been repealed but individuals continue to hold that visa, or
- a person remains eligible to lodge a valid application.
This amendment ensures that individuals in these situations continue to have access to and remain eligible for the AMEP.
Click here: Immigration (Education) (Classes of Temporary Visas Eligible for English Courses) Determination 2026