Amidst China’s crackdown on rights and freedoms in Hong Kong, 5-year visa extensions have been proposed for Hongkongers that are temporary residents in Australia. In a press conference, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that the government will be adjusting policy to enable Hong Kong citizens who are currently in Australia on temporary visas toRead more

Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Hon Alan Tudge MP, has released a statement regarding the Coronavirus and Temporary Visa holders on 04 April 2020. Coronavirus and Temporary Visa holders The Government is making a number of changes to temporary visa holder arrangements during the coronavirus crisis in order to protectRead more

The following visas will have an increase to their Visa Application Charges, starting 1 July 2019. Below is a table of selected visas and their changes. Visit Migration Amendment (Visa Application Charges) Regulations 2019 for more details. Visa TypeSubclass 500 (Student visa)Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate visa)Subclass 189 (Skilled – Independent) visaSubclass 190 (Skilled – Nominated)Read more

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The new Short-Term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) can be used to nominate occupations for the following visa subclasses: Employer Nominated Scheme (subclass 186) – Direct Entry Stream Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) – if nominated by a State or Territory Government Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) Training visaRead more