Immigration Policy
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July 2021 Immigration Updates: Borders, SkillSelect, Business, GTI, Prospective Marriage, & more!
Video Watch the video version of this article: Borders and Restrictions The Australian borders still remain closed to travellers except for a narrow range of exemptions. Adding further limitations, …
RETURN TO OZ: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA
UNHAPPY STUDENTS There are currently over 150,000 international students waiting to return to Australia and for them, this plan cannot come fast enough. “We have gone to depression,” says one YouTube …
Skilled Visa Allocations, Student Visas & Border Openings? Australian Budget 2022
Allocations are to remain at the same levels as the prior year, 160,000 places, however it is unclear if the Government will reach actually these figures. The Budget document states the Humanitarian …
New Minister for Home Affairs: Karen Andrews MP
Who is Karen Andrews? The Hon Karen Andrews MP is a member of the Liberal Party of Australia and has been the elected federal member for the McPherson electorate in Queensland for the last 11 …
New Policy: Backpackers to Benefit Australian Farmers, Rural Economies, & Regional Communities
What’s Different? The Australian Federal Government has announced amendments to the Working Holiday Visa with the aim of helping Australian regional and rural communities. On 5 November 2018, Home …
Labour Agreement for Fast Food Industry scrapped! 457 visas for Fast Food businesses to be cut!
Key terms: 457 visa – labour agreement – employer sponsored visas – migration policy changes The Fast Food Industry Labour Agreement established in 2012 has been scrapped by Immigration Minister Peter …
Australian Temporary visa holders and Permanent Residents with criminal charges and convictions face visa cancellations and deportation under section 501 of the Migration Act!
Recent Visa Cancellation Headlines in the Media In addition to Vince Focarelli there have been a number of other prominent figures who were charged or convicted of a criminal offence. These …
Australian Migration News 1 July 2016! News for SOL, CSOL, Accountants, Registered and Enrolled Nurses, Student Visas and more!
Happy New Australian Migration Programme Year 2016-17!News for Accountants, Registered and Enrolled Nurses, Student Visas and more! The 1st of July each year ushers in the new migration programme year …
Australia takes a tougher stance on Immigration and Visa matters
The name for Australia’s immigration department changes every few years and the most recent change was from the “Department of Immigration and Citizenship” (DIAC) to the current “Department of …
Australian Student Visas to be Reduced to TWO Subclasses in July 2016!
From 1 July 2016 the Australian student visa programme will be amended to having just two visa subclasses (currently there are EIGHT subclasses). The two visa subclasses will be Subclass 500 (Student) …