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Closure of ACT nomination program to overseas applicants for 2015/16 - subclass 190 visa
Closure of ACT nomination program to overseas applicants for 2015/16 - subclass 190 visa The following has recently been announced by Migration and Information Services section of the ACT Government. …
Australia announces new Entrepreneur Visa to promote innovation
Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull has announced new visa pathways for innovative entrepreneurs under the new National Innovation and Science Agenda. Australia has recently been ranked low …
Permanent Visas will now be much more difficult for Religious Ministers and more flexible for General Medical Practitioners
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has announced changes affecting the Employer Nomination Scheme (Subclass 186 Visa) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (Subclass 187 …
Changes for the Migration Programme in the New Fiscal Year 2015-16
The new fiscal year has arrived! Historically the Department of Immigration and Border Protection introduces changes to the Australian migration programme on the 1st July each year. Below is a list of …
Australia Visa Application Fees are increasing 1 July 2015
Details of the visa application fee increases have been released today and here is a highlight: a 2.3% increase for all Skilled Migration, Business Innovation and Investment, Employer Sponsored 457, …
Changes announced for the 457 visa – Lower English Requirements
This is the news that many have been waiting for. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has amended English requirements for the Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled)) visas. The …Changes announced for the 476 and 485 visa – Lower English Requirements
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has announced lower English requirements for the Skilled – Recognised Graduate (subclass 476) and Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visas. …Significant Investor Visas (SIV) to be Suspended on 24 April 2015
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has announced that new Significant Visa (SIV) applications will be suspended from 24 April 2015 to 30 June 2015. The suspension of new …ACT Closing Overseas Applications for 190 Sponsorship
ACT has announced that applications from overseas for the 190 state sponsorship will be closed on Friday, 3rd April 2015 at 5 p.m. AEST. Planning numbers for the 2014-2015 sponsorship programme has …Skilled Nomination category visas - 190 and 489 for the 2014 -15 programme almost filled
Applicants for the 190 and 489 visas may have received the following email notification from case officers in the past few days: I am writing to you regarding your application for an Australian …