A new Entrepreneur Visa will be introduced to attract innovative talent and changes will be made to retain high achieving foreign students in Australia under the Coalition Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda. There will be extra points available for science Engineering and ICT students completing courses in Australia. This initiates students who complete PHD […]
The Department of Training and Workforce Development has released the Western Australian skilled migration occupation list (WASMOL) for 2015-2016. The State nomination criteria will remain the same. You must have an occupation on the WASMOL to be invited to apply for State nomination. If you have lodged an application for State nomination […]
Future directions for streamlined Student visa processing On 16 June 2015 the Australian Government released the Future directions for streamlined visa processing (2MB PDF) report and announced the introduction of a simplified international student visa framework (SSVF) to support Australia’s education services sector. The release of the report follows a period of extensive stakeholder consultation which […]
The Migration Amendment (Charging for a Migration Outcome) Bill 2015 has been read for the second time in Parliament. This Bill will “introduce a new criminal and civil penalty regime that will make it unlawful for a person to ask for, receive, offer or provide payment or other benefits in return for a range of sponsorship-related events. The […]
Labels for Australian visas won’t be issued from September 1 in a move designed to streamline visa processing and encourage digital service use. The practice of obtaining visa labels often resulted in unnecessary expenses, delays and inconvenience for clients and stakeholders. Offering these services digitally is an efficient, economical and sustainable solution. The step is […]
Department of Immigration has release the occupational ceilings for the2015-2016 programme year. Occupational ceilings do not apply to, State or Territory Nominated, Employer Sponsored or Business Innovation and Investment visa subclasses. Due to high levels of demand, the below three occupation groups will be subject to pro rata arrangements to ensure availability of invitations across […]
Following the release of the Federal Budget for 2015-16, the increases in visa application charges (VAC) have been announced today by the Department. While relatively minor changes have been made to many VACs in line with inflation or where sustained volume is expected, significant increases have been made for the Significant Investor Visa subclasses and also for offshore Partner visas. […]
From 18 April 2015, minimum English language test scores for the Skilled – Recognised Graduate (subclass 476) and Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visas will change. If you lodge an application for either of these visas on or after 18 April, you must provide evidence of having achieved one of the following in a test taken […]
The Government has supported the majority of the recommendations that were made by the Review Committee in the Report. The Government notes the importance of the 457 programme in supplementing the Australian workforce while protecting Australian jobs. The overriding aim of the Government in accepting these recommendations was to ensure the integrity of the programme, while […]
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