On 10 September 2014, the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection released the independent panel’s final report of the Independent Review into Integrity in the Subclass 457 Programme, titled Robust New Foundations: A Streamlined, Transparent and Responsive System for the 457 Programme. The panel’s report identified 22 recommendations and addresses a number of elements of […]
The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the Hon Scott Morrison MP, announced the Migration Programme for 2014-15 will be set at 190 000 places. This covers the skill, family and special eligibility streams at 128 550, 60 885 and 565 places respectively. The programme is strongly focused on the skill stream, for the economic benefits it brings […]
Bupa Medical Visa Services is the new provider of health examinations for visa applicants in Australia. The change in service provider, which took effect on 28 July 2014, will benefit clients through improvements to processing times and reduced examination fees. Bupa also has the capability to provide medical services for visa applications made outside […]
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