On 21 June 2016 the Government made an election commitment to enhance existing visa arrangements to enable parents to visit family in Australia for a continuous period of up to five years. Parents currently have a temporary and permanent visa options to visit Australia to spend time with their children. Visitor visas (subclass 600) allow Read more about Visa Options For Parents of Australian Citizens & Permanent Residents[…]
Changes To Member of Family Units With effect from 19th November 2016, the definition of Member of the Family Unit (MoFU) has been changed and limited to direct family members under 23 years of age (and dependent children with a medically accepted disability). To read more about Changes To Member of Family Units, please read Read more about Australian Immigration – Changes To Member of Family Units[…]
From 1 July 2016, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection will bring in few changes to few visa subclasses. These changes will impact mainly the Student visa ssvf and the skilled occupation list which will in turn impact certain applicant under 189 Skilled Independent visa. We will focus on the Student visa at this Read more about Simplified Student Visa Framework (SSVF)[…]
From 1 July 2016, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) introduced major changes to the student visa programme. There are now only two subclasses of visas, subclass 500 for student visas and subclass 590 for student guardian visas. Under the new student visa programme, the Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) criteria will still apply Read more about Student Visa – Genuine Temporary Entrant[…]
When a person decides to build a house, they usually hire professionals such as an architect, and a builder, even though most people would know how to use a hammer and a saw. The reason they hire professionals is because their house is one of their most expensive investments and it’s important that what is Read more about Money Well Spent (article April-2016)[…]
Recent changes to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s policies have made it very difficult for visa applicants to sponsor themselves from their own business. 457 applications must satisfy the Department of Immigration that the applicant will be employed in a position that is genuinely required by the business. The Department of Immigration may Read more about 457 Policy Changes to Self-Sponsorship[…]
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection is stepping up their monitoring of visa holder’s compliance with their visa conditions, and even the smallest of breaches can lead to visa cancellations. To advise the Department you were not aware of the condition will not be enough to cease the cancellation process. 457 visa holders should Read more about Subclass 457 Visa – Condition 8107[…]
Migration Law is a very complicated set of process that evolve from time to time. At times, the Department do not provide much notice for any proposed changes. In July 2012, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (then known as Department of Immigration and Citizenship) introduced a new system for the Point Test Skilled Read more about Skilled Migration- Skill select[…]
From 1 July 2016, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) announced the following Student Visa Update. DIBP introduced major changes to the student visa programme. There are now only two subclasses of visas, subclass 500 for student visas and subclass 590 for student guardian visas. Under the new student visa programme, the Genuine Read more about Student Visa update[…]
With more and more migrants becoming Australian permanent residents and citizens every year, many filial children are wondering what will happen to the people who made it all possible, their parents? On 2 June 2014, a great shock came to many when some types of Parent visas and Family visas ceased operation. Keep calm! Just Read more about Parent Visa[…]
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