You no longer have to do a “visa run” to another country in order to get your partner visa approved! Offshore partner visa applicants are now able to have their visas approved from within Australia. Under previous regulations, offshore applicants had to be physically offshore to receive their visa,...
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated that talks are underway with countries such as Singapore and Japan about opening up quarantine-free travel. Diplomatic and Government sources say the change in restrictions could be months away, or in the case of another resurgence of the virus in Asia, even longer....
There are two lists of occupations eligible for this visa that can be found here: https://migration.wa.gov.au/…/skille…/occupation%20lists These lists are for the general skilled nominated visa and graduate skilled nominated visa streams. To qualify for the graduate stream you must have completed a cert three or higher education course, but...
With the recent Federal Budget came the announcement of more changes to the Australian partner visa program. The long-awaited sponsorship application that was originally legislated back in 2018 but never implemented will come into effect sometime during the 2020-2021 financial year. This essentially means that there will be a...
There will be concessions for some visa holders when it comes to things like extending visas and applying from overseas. This means there are many new opportunities for people wishing to migrate to Australia. Check our list of visas with concessions: 458 Graduate Temporary Visa: Can apply from overseas...
If you are being sponsored for a position, employers now have to post job ads for the position to sponsor you The requirement for employers to have to advertise a visa sponsored position has been around for a while, but now the employer has to advertise on two different...
In the scenario involving COVID 19 and the current economic situation of the labor market in Australia, the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) was recently released by Immigration. It will allow qualified professionals to return to the country. This list was made with the advice of the National...
South Australia is letting 300 international students into the state as a pilot program to test whether a return of international students nationally could be managed. The students will undergo mandatory hotel quarantine for 2 weeks on arrival into Australia. According to the Department of Home Affairs, overseas student...
Unexpected news has been published on SkillSelect! The invitation points needed for the Family Sponsored stream of the subclass 491 have suddenly dropped. In the Invitation Round for June 2020 the minimum points for the subclass 491 under the family sponsored stream dropped to 70 points. By comparison the...
1. Visas will be issued offshore to students wishing to study in Australia so they can make travel arrangements as soon as the borders open. 2. If you can not complete your studies before your current visa end date due to COVID-19 you can apply for a further visa...