Family Sponsored
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SkillSelect May & June 2020 Invitation Rounds Affected by COVID-19
May 2020 Invitation Round Number of Invitations These are the number of invitations issued in May 2020: Visa subclass Number Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 550 Skilled Work Regional …
Partner and Parent Sponsorship changes UPDATE
What does this mean for new visa applications? If you apply for one of the affected visas once the new requirement has been introduced, your sponsor will need to first be approved by the Department of …
New Australian Parent Visa: Five-year Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa (Subclass 870) Available 2019
Children of Parents wanting to sponsor their parents will need to apply for Sponsorship Approval to sponsor a parent visa from 17 April 2019. Who Can Apply For The 5 Year Parent Visa? To be eligible …
Partner Visa Sponsorship 2021: Changes Affecting Processing Times & Offshore Partner Visa Applications
What is the current process to apply for a Partner Visa? If you and your partner meet the eligibility requirements for a Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) Visa or Partner (subclass 309 & 100) …
The cap of 35 invitations per round only applies to Family Sponsored 489 visas
I have been contacted by a number of people planning to lodge a state sponsored 489, who want to know if the cap applies to them. Some of them had already started to plan for an alternative visa …