By Anna Gorna The Australian Immigration Department has been planning changes to the Australia partner visa application process since introduction of the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill in 2017. So far, changes have not been formally...

The Australian Immigration Department to introduce changes to the Family Visa program to help applicants impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government plans to allow certain Family visas applicants who made applications outside Australia to remain in country when...

The acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Alan Tudge held a conference on 6th November 2020. Below is a summary of the key points covered: International borders: Work is being done to try to ‘’our borders slowly but...

In preparation for the safe opening of global travel, ​​the Australian Government announced an introduction of a new digital system that will support safe and efficient collection of incoming passenger information. The new system will replace the traditional Incoming...

The Australian Immigration Department announced new initiatives to boost the country’s international tourism and agriculture once the borders start to gradually re-open. To ensure Australia remains an attractive destination for tourists, and temporary visa holders,...

Following the Federal budget review on 6th October, the Australian Government outlined main points in relation to the Australian Migration program for the current financial year 2020-2021: • The Migration Planning Level remains the same at 160,000 places. • The...

Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List ​​​The Australian Government has released a new list of occupations in demand, the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL). The list has been prepared based on advice from the National Skills Commission and...

Australia Skilled Migration – State nomination update from South Australia Government The Government of South Australia have received a limited number of interim allocation places for the State General Skilled Migration and Business Migration Program for 2020/2021. It...