Australia Skilled Migrant Visa - State Nomination Program Closures South Australia From Monday, 24th June, the South Australia Government will be closing the General Skilled Migration (GSM) State nomination applications for the 190 and 489 Visa. The system will...

Australia Visa Changes 2019   New Visa and Amended Points Test from November 2019 Proposed changes are to take place on 16th November 2019. The new changes are relevant to applicants applying under the Skilled Migration or Employer Sponsored Visa pathways. The...

Moving to Regional Australia  - Migrating to Australia The Australian Government has been actively looking at trying to limit migration to the major cities. The move is to help Australian Regional areas to fill local skills shortages and ease strain on big cities like...

SkillSelect – April 2019 Invitation Round Results A significant drop in 189 Visa invitations. The Australian Immigration Department has released the details of the SkillSelect invitation round which took place on 11th April 2019. In the latest round only 100...

Australian Visa Fee - Visa Application Fee Increase New Visa application fee from 1st July 2019   The Australian Immigration Department has announced an increase in Visa application charges from 1st July 2019. The 5.4% increase will apply to all Visa subclasses...

Emigrate-to-Australia team from Taylor Hampton Solicitors, Anna Gorna and Greg Veal were delighted to attend a ‘Global Outlook for Trade & Investment 2019’ Seminar at the Australian High Commission in London organised by FairFx in partnership with the Britain...

SkillSelect – February 2019 Invitation Round Results Announced   The Australian Immigration Department has released the details of the SkillSelect invitation round which took place on 11th February 2019. The number of invitations for the Skilled Migrant...

Australia Skilled Occupation List -  March 2019 Update   Changes to the Australia Skilled Occupation List – a new list in place from 11 March 2019 – relevant to Skilled Migrant Visa subclasses: 189, 190, 489 and 485. The following skilled occupations have been...